Municipal districts of Moscow are an integral part of districts. The latter were created after the 1991 reform to facilitate coordination and approximation of self-government bodies to the population. Counties are governed by prefectures. Today , Moscow is divided into 12 districts and 125 districts. Let's consider some of them.
Northwest District
It occupies 11% of the total area of the capital. It is about 107 square kilometers. The North-Western district is considered the most favorable for living in terms of ecology. It includes such municipal areas of Moscow as Schukino, Khoroshevo-Mnevniki, Strogino, Northern and Southern Tushino, Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo, Mitino, Kurkino. The population of the district is about 990 thousand. The most populated area is Mitino.
Southwestern
It includes such municipal areas of the city of Moscow as Yasenevo, Cheryomushki, South and North Butovo, Teply Stan, Obruchevsky, Lomonosovsky, Kotlovka, Konkovo, Zyuzino, Gagarinsky and Akademichesky. The South-Western district occupies 10.3% of the capital. It contains the "light capital". So called the vast green areas, providing Muscovites with clean and fresh air.
West
It is bounded by the Moscow River, the ring highway and Leninsky and Vernadsky Avenues. The district occupies 14% of the capital. Its population exceeds one million people. The composition of the Western District includes such areas as Filevsky Park, Kuntsevo, Vnukovo, Solntsevo, Novoperedelkino and others.
Central
This district occupies about 6% of the territory of Moscow. 650 thousand people live in it. Its feature is a high population density. There are many administrative, public, commercial, cultural and other institutions. There are many attractions in the Central District, including the Kremlin.
Northern
This is one of the largest regions. Its area is 113.3 square kilometers. It stretches from the Moscow Ring Road to the Belorussky Station. The northern district is quite densely populated. 880 thousand people live in it. The Northern District includes 16 districts.
Northeastern
This district occupies 9.4% of the capital. It contains many buildings of citywide significance. Among them are the Botanical Garden, Ostansk TV Center. The population of the Northeast District exceeds one million people. It includes 17 municipal districts.
Southeastern
It occupies 11% of the entire page. The district extends beyond the Moscow Ring Road. It is home to more than one million people. The southeast district is divided into 12 districts. Among them are Yuzhnoportovy, Tekstilshchiki, Lefortovo, Nekrasovka, Kuzminki.
Municipal nuances: management of Moscow districts
The uniqueness of the capital of the Russian Federation is expressed not only in its political and economic significance for the whole country, but also in the system of local government. Before the collapse of the USSR, Moscow was divided into 33 districts. One of them is the city of Zelenograd. Moreover, the municipal regions of Moscow were relatively independent in ensuring the socio-economic development of their territory. However, this state of affairs raised a number of problems related to the control and accessibility of power. In 1991, self-government reform was carried out. 10 districts were formed. Municipal districts of Moscow became part of them. There were 125 of the latter. This made it possible to bring the authorities closer to the population. Prefectures were created within the administrative districts. The executive body of the districts became councils. Thus, in Moscow a three-level system of power was formed.