Western Administrative Okrug
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Western Administrative Okrug
Западный административный округ | |
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Administrative okrug of Moscow | |
 Western Administrative Okrug in Moscow | |
| Coordinates: 55°43′N 37°29′E / 55.717°N 37.483°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal city | Moscow |
| Established | 1991[citation needed] |
| Districts[1] | 12[2] |
| Government | |
| • Prefect | Alexey Alexandrov[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 153.0 km2 (59.1 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,383,853 |
| Website | http://zao.mos.ru |
Western Administrative Okrug (Russian: За́падный администрати́вный о́круг, romanized: Zapadny administrativny okrug), or Zapadny Administrativny Okrug, is one of the twelve high-level territorial divisions (administrative okrugs) of the federal city of Moscow, Russia.[1] As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,285,914,[4] up from 1,049,104 recorded during the 2002 Census.[2]
The administrative okrug comprises the following thirteen districts:[2]
Economy
The head office of AirBridgeCargo Airlines and offices of Intel are located in the Krylatsky Hills Business Park in Krylatskoye District of the administrative okrug. Red Wings Airlines has its head office in Vnukovo District.
