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]

Sokol District район Сокол
District
Leningradskoye Highway in Sokol District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Sokol District in Moscow (pre-2012 map)
Coordinates: 55°48′N 37°30′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	federal city of Moscow[1]
Area [2]
• Total	3.05 km2 (1.18 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	57,133
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	59,349 (+3.9%)
• Density	19,000/km2 (49,000/sq mi)
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Sokol Municipal Okrug[5]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
OKTMO ID	45345000
Website	http://sokol.mos.ru

History

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.[8][9] In 1938, Sokol metro station opened here.

Sokol in Current Moscow

Sokol is a very family-oriented place to live. 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

As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Sokol Municipal Okrug.[5]

Education

• 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

• GSKB Almaz-Antey
• Hydroproject

Sightseeing

• Church of All Saints at Vsekhsvyatskoye (1733–1736)
• Memorial park of World War I victims (the former Moscow Brotherly Cemetery)

References

Notes

Sources

• 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).).

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