Central Administrative Okrug, or Tsentralny Administrativny Okrug (, ''Tsentralny administrativny okrug''), is one of the twelve administrative okrugs of

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. Population: . It is the core of the city that includes its oldest, historical parts:

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, the Federation Council, and most ministries. A large part of the territory is occupied by office buildings, especially in the "Moscow-City" business district on the west side of the Okrug.

Territorial organisation

The okrug, governed by the prefecture, encompasses ten districts. The territory of Kitai-gorod is not a part of any district and is governed by the administrative okrug directly. As other okrugs, it was formally established in 1991. Its OKATO number is 45 286 000 000.

Coat of arms

The

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, from which the colonization of Moscow began, is depicted under Yury Dolgoruky. The purple background symbolizes the supreme power of Russia, concentrated in Central Administrative Okrug. The gold

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was a traditional symbol of the Russian

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s. Below him an ancient

white-stone wall is featured.

Government and infrastructure

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, has its head office in the Yakimanka District in the okrug.Main
." Interstate Aviation Committee. Retrieved on 24 June 2010. "119017, Moscow, Russia Bolshaya Ordynka str. 22/2/1
Address in Russian
: 119017, Москва, Россия ул.Большая Ордынка, 22/2/1 The Federal Penitentiary Service has its head office in Yakimanka District. The Ministry of Education and Science has its head office in the Tverskoy District.

Economy

Aeroflot PJSC AeroflotRussian Airlines (, ), commonly known as Aeroflot ( or ; , , ), is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Russia. Aeroflot is headquartered in the Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow, with its hub being Sheremetyevo Interna ...

has its head office in the Arbat District in the okrug. United Aircraft Corporation has its head office in the Krasnoselsky District in the okrug.

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has its head office in the Basmanny District in the okrug. The

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Moscow sales office is located in the Presnensky District in the okrug.

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operates its CIS office in the Tverskoy District in the okrug.

Education

The '' Lycée Français Alexandre Dumas de Moscou'', a French international school, is located in the Krasnoselsky District in the okrug.Accueil
." ''Lycée Français Alexandre Dumas de Moscou''. Retrieved on 22 March 2014. "101000 МОСКВА, Милютинский пер. д. 7А, Французский лицей Lycée français, 7A Milioutinsky per., 101000 MOSCOU"

Sister cities

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References

External links

Official website of Central Administrative Okrug
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