Akademichesky District

Akademichesky District (Russian: Академи́ческий райо́н, literally "academic district") is an administrative district (raion) of South-Western Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 raions of Moscow, Russia. The area of the district is 5.57 square kilometers (2.15 sq mi). Population: 109,000 (2017 est.). The district contains a number of scientific organizations and research institutions. The streets in the district are named after famous scientists and engineers. The Akademichesky metro station is on the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line (No. 6), with a transfer to the planned Kommunarskaya line (No. 16).

Akademichesky District
Академический район
Former House of Culture "Novator", Akademichesky District
Location of Akademichesky District on the map of Moscow
Coordinates: 55°41′23″N 37°34′23″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMoscow
Area
  Total5.57 km2 (2.15 sq mi)
Population
  Estimate 
(2018)
109,231
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID45397000
Websitehttp://akademichesky.mos.ru/
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