Sokol District
Sokol District
район Сокол | |
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 Leningradskoye Highway in Sokol District | |
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 Location of Sokol District in Moscow (pre-2012 map) | |
| Coordinates: 55°48′N 37°30′E / 55.800°N 37.500°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | federal city of Moscow[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.05 km2 (1.18 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 57,133 |
| • Density | 19,000/km2 (49,000/sq mi) |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Sokol Municipal Okrug[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [5]) |
| OKTMO ID | 45345000 |
| Website | http://sokol.mos.ru |
| 2010 Census | 57,133[3] |
|---|---|
| 2002 Census | 57,317[6] |
Sokol District (Russian: райо́н Со́кол) is an administrative district (raion), one of the sixteen in Northern Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia.[1] The area of the district is 3.05 square kilometres (1.18 sq mi)[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 57,133.[3]
History
[edit]The district is named after the settlement of Sokol built in the 1920s. Earlier, the village of Vsekhsvyatskoye existed at the same location. During the Red Terror, mass executions of suspected counterrevolutionaries and various political opponents were conducted here at a local cemetery, which is now a memorial complex.[7][8] In 1938, Sokol metro station opened here.
Sokol in Current Moscow
[edit]It has 3 parks, multiple top-tier schools and after school activities such as volleyball and music school within walking distance. it is centrally located and is only a 20 minute drive from the center. Sokol also has the very first Moscow music school, named after Dunayevsky.
Municipal status
[edit]As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Sokol Municipal Okrug.[4]
Local government
[edit]Municipal Assembly
[edit]The Municipal Assembly is the representative body of the district. It consists of deputies elected in municipal elections by residents of the district.[9] According to the results of the 2017 elections, 10 people entered the Municipal Assembly. Among them, 5 were nominated by the Yabloko party, 3 representatives of the United Russia party, one representative of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, and one independent.[10] The head of the municipal district and the chairman of the Council of Deputies of the municipal district is Nikolai Stepanov.[10]
Education
[edit]- Moscow Aviation Institute
- Stroganov Moscow State University of Arts and Industry
- Moscow State University of Food Production
- Moscow University of Industry and Finance
Science and technology
[edit]Sightseeing
[edit]
- Church of All Saints at Vsekhsvyatskoye (1733–1736)
- Memorial park of World War I victims (the former Moscow Brotherly Cemetery)
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Law #13-47
- ^ a b "General Information" (in Russian). Sokol District. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^ a b c Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ a b Law #59
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- ^ Алабин И.М.; Дибров А.С.; Судравский В.Д. (1992). Московское городское Братское кладбище. Опыт библиографического словаря. Moscow: Государственная публичная историческая библиотека. p. 3.
- ^ Голицын С.M. (1990). Записки уцелевшего. Moscow: Орбита. pp. 24–26.
- ^ "Муниципальное Собрание" [Municipal Assembly]. Official information resource of the intra-city municipal formation Orekhovo-Borisovo Yuzhnoye in the city of Moscow. Archived from the original on October 24, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "Депутаты СД Сокол". Official website of the Sokol municipal district. Archived from the original on September 15, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
Sources
[edit]- Московская городская Дума. Закон №13-47 от 5 июля 1995 г. «О территориальном делении города Москвы», в ред. Закона №38 от 26 июня 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в статью 4 Закона города Москвы от 5 июля 1995 г. №13-47 "О территориальном делении города Москвы" и Закон города Москвы от 15 октября 2003 года №59 "О наименованиях и границах внутригородских муниципальных образований в городе Москве"». Вступил в силу с момента опубликования. Опубликован: "Вестник Мэрии Москвы", №14, июль 1995. (Moscow City Duma. Law #13-47 of July 5, 1995 On the Territorial Division of the City of Moscow, as amended by the Law #38 of June 26, 2013 On Amending Article 4 of the Law of the City of Moscow of July 5, 1995 #13-47 "On the Territorial Division of the City of Moscow" and the Law of the City of Moscow of October 15, 2003 #59 "On the Names and Borders of the Internal Municipal Formations in the City of Moscow". Effective as of the moment of publication.).
- Московская городская Дума. Закон №59 от 15 октября 2003 г. «О наименованиях и границах внутригородских муниципальных образований в городе Москве», в ред. Закона №38 от 26 июня 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в статью 4 Закона города Москвы от 5 июля 1995 г. №13-47 "О территориальном делении города Москвы" и Закон города Москвы от 15 октября 2003 года №59 "О наименованиях и границах внутригородских муниципальных образований в городе Москве"». Вступил в силу через 10 дней после официального опубликования (16 ноября 2003 г.). Опубликован: "Вестник Мэра и Правительства Москвы", №64, 5 ноября 2013 г. (Moscow City Duma. Law #59 of October 15, 2003 On the Names and Borders of the Internal Municipal Formations in the City of Moscow, as amended by the Law #38 of June 26, 2013 On Amending Article 4 of the Law of the City of Moscow of July 5, 1995 #13-47 "On the Territorial Division of the City of Moscow" and the Law of the City of Moscow of October 15, 2003 #59 "On the Names and Borders of the Internal Municipal Formations in the City of Moscow". Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the official publication (November 16, 2003).).