Akademichesky District
Akademichesky District
Академический район | |
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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 / 55.68972°N 37.57306°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.57 km2 (2.15 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2017) | 109,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 45397000 |
| Website | http://akademichesky.mos.ru/ |
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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 Troitskaya line (No. 16).