Khovrino District (Moscow)

Russia / Moskovskaja Oblast / Khimki / Moscow
 district, invisible, third-level administrative division
Administrative district (raion) of Northern Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 raions of Moscow, Russia. The area is 5.727 square kilometres (2.211 sq mi). As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 80,792.
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.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khovrino_District
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Coordinates:   55°52'7"N   37°29'12"E
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