Zyuzino District

Zyuzino District (Russian: райо́н Зю́зино) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twelve in South-Western Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia.^[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 123,003.^[2]

Zyuzino District район Зюзино
District
Azovskaya Street in Zyuzino District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Zyuzino District in Moscow (pre-2012 map)
Coordinates: 55°39′N 37°35′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	federal city of Moscow[1]
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	123,003
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Zyuzino Municipal Okrug[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
OKTMO ID	45901000
Website	http://zuzino.mos.ru

Population of Zyuzino District

2010 Census	123,003[2]
2002 Census	111,719[5]

Geography

The area of the district is 545.04 ha. The area of the housing stock is 2132.3 thousand m² (2010). From the south, the district borders on the Bitsevsky Forest Park, and in the north, the Kotlovka River flows. The streets of the district are named after the cities of the Crimea and the Black Sea, as well as the Moscow metro stations located in the Zyuzino area - Nakhimovsky Prospekt, Sevastopolskaya, Kakhovskaya, and Zyuzino metro stations, (The Big Circle Line of the Moscow Metro was recently constructed here). There are three ponds on the territory of the district, one of which has natural banks. There are many squares, boulevards and alleys in the area. In 2014, Zyuzino Park was equipped as part of the city greening program, further enhancing the area as a green and relatively central place to live in the city, well connected to the city centre by a range of transportation options.

Municipal status

As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Zyuzino Municipal Okrug.^[3]

Transport

There are a range of transport options available in the Zyuzino District, ranging from the Moscow Metro to tramway routes, listed below: The Serpukhovsko - Timiryazevskaya line, sometimes colloquially referred to as Grey Line, serves the Zyuzino District with two metro stations, including Sevastopolskaya and Nakhimovsky Prospekt. The Bolshaya Koltsevaya line, known in English as the Big Circle Line, also serves the Zyuzino District with two metro stations, including Kakhovskaya and Zyuzino metro stations. Zyuzino also has a 24 - hour tramway connection to Moscow center (Tram #3).

See also

• Moscow children's ecological and biological center