Khovrino District

Khovrino District (Russian: райо́н Хо́врино) is an administrative district (raion), one of the sixteen in Northern Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia.^[1] It is located along the Likhoborka River. The area is 5.727 square kilometres (2.211 sq mi)^[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 80,792.^[3]

Khovrino District район Ховрино
District
Petrozavodskaya Street in Khovrino District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Khovrino District in Moscow (pre-2012 map)
Coordinates: 55°52′20″N 37°30′17″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	federal city of Moscow[1]
Area [2]
• Total	5.727 km2 (2.211 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	80,792
• Density	14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi)
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Khovrino Municipal Okrug[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
OKTMO ID	45347000
Website	http://khovrino.mos.ru/

Population of Khovrino District

2010 Census	80,792[3]
2002 Census	79,092[6]

History

The name of the district comes from that of a former village, known since the 15th century as an estate of a Surozh prince Stefan Gabras nicknamed "Khovra" (hence the name). In the late 19th century, Khovrino was owned by the Grachyov family of manufacturers. In 1960, Khovrino was engulfed by Moscow.

Municipal status

As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Khovrino Municipal Okrug.^[4]

Landmarks

• Hovrinskaya Hospital (1985-2018)