Central Administrative Okrug, or Tsentralny Administrativny Okrug (Russian: Центра́льный администрати́вный о́круг, Tsentralny administrativny okrug), is one of the twelve administrative okrugs of Moscow, Russia, located within the Kamer-Kollezhny Bank. Population: 741,967 (2010 Census); 701,353 (2002 Census).
It was established in 1991.
The okrug, governed by the prefecture, encompasses ten districts:
- Arbat
- Basmanny
- Khamovniki
- Krasnoselsky
- Meshchansky
- Presnensky
- Tagansky
- Tverskoy
- Yakimanka
- Zamoskvorechye
Additionally, the territory of Kitai-gorod is not a part of any district and is governed by the administrative okrug directly.
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