North-Wastren Admeenistrative Okrug

North-Wastren Admeenistrative Okrug, or Severo-Zapadny Admeenistrative Okrug (), is ane o the ten admeenistrative okrugs o Moscow, Roushie. It wis foondit in 1991 an haes an aurie o . Population:  

Its borders wi Northren an Central Admeenistrative Okrugs in the east an passes bi the Khimki Reservoir an the Moscow District Railway. In the sooth, it borders wi Wastren Admeenistrative Okrug an the bed o the Moskva River.

History
The North-Wastren Admeenistrative Okrug wis formit in 1991 frae Tushinsky an Khoroshevsky Destricts o Moscow. The okrug is whiles referred tae as "the lungs o the caipital", as it is surroondit bi the Khimki Reservoir, the Moskva River, an the Moscow Canal, an aboot 46% o its territory is covered bi naitural features.

Till the beginnin o the 20t century, wha is nou the admeenistrative okrug's territory wis hame tae peasant settlements in the nearest Moscow suburbs: Spas, Tushino, Strogino, Streshnevo, Khoroshevo, Shchukino, an ithers, which wur incorporatit intae the bundaries o the ceety ower the last fifty years. Mony historical an cultural monuments reside athin the okrug, such as Trinity Kirk (in Khoroshyovo), as well as the stane kirk o the Vladimir Icon o the Mither o God, which wis biggit in 1672 an haes been preservit tae this day.History of the North-Western Administrative Okrug  Retrieved on October 30, 2009

Destricts
The okrug encompasses aicht destricts:
Kurkino
Mitino
Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo
Severnoye Tushino
Strogino
Shchukino
Khoroshevo-Mnevniki
Yuzhnoye Tushino

References

Freemit airtins
Offeecial wabsteid  

Category:Admeenistrative okrugs o Moscow