Kapotnya District

Kapotnya District (Russian: Капотня райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of South-Eastern Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 raions of Moscow, Russia.^[4]

Kapotnya District Район Капотня
District
Pond in the second quarter, Kapotnya District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kapotnya District on the map of Moscow
Coordinates: 55°38′28″N 37°48′19″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow
Area [1]
• Total	8.06 km2 (3.11 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate  (2010)[2]	27,200
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [3])
OKTMO ID	45386000
Website	http://uprava-kapotnya.ru/

Kapotnya is best known as the site of Moscow Refinery, one of the few remaining industrial facilities within Moscow proper (since most others were moved to less populous areas for ecological reasons). The refinery claims minimizing environmental risks as its priority.^[5]

See also

• Administrative divisions of Moscow