Southern Administrative Okrug

Southern Administrative Okrug Южный административный округ
Administrative okrug of Moscow
Prefecture building of Southern Administrative Okrug
Flag Coat of arms
Southern Administrative Okrug in Moscow
Coordinates: 55°38′N 37°40′E / 55.633°N 37.667°E / 55.633; 37.667
Country	Russia
Federal city	Moscow
Districts[2]	16[1]
Government
• Prefect[citation needed]	Alexey Chelyshev[citation needed]
Area [citation needed]
• Total	132 km2 (51 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	1,716,808
Website	http://uao.mos.ru

Southern Administrative Okrug, or Yuzhny Administrative Okrug (Russian: Южный административный округ, romanized: Yuzhny administrativny okrug), is one of the twelve high-level territorial divisions (administrative okrugs) of the federal city of Moscow, Russia.^[2] As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,716,808,^[3] up from 1,593,065 recorded during the 2002 Census.^[1]

The territory that comprises the modern Southern Administrative Okrug attracted settlers from time immemorial, even in spite of the fact that it had historically been an unsafe area. In order to protect the borders, powerful monasteries were built. The first one was the Danilov Monastery, founded in 1271 by Prince Daniel of Moscow.

In 1593, the Donskoy Monastery was established to commemorate the victory over Khan Kazi-Girey. Villages appeared and grew near the monastery. Kolomna was one of the first villages to appear in the area. Urban development of the area began in the 16th–17th centuries, at which time the Kolomenskoye architectural ensemble was also built. The Ascension Church in particular is listed by the UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.^[4]

The administrative okrug comprises the following sixteen districts:^[1]

• Biryulyovo Vostochnoye
• Biryulyovo Zapadnoye
• Brateyevo
• Chertanovo Severnoye
• Chertanovo Tsentralnoye
• Chertanovo Yuzhnoye
• Danilovsky
• Donskoy
• Moskvorechye-Saburovo
• Nagatino-Sadovniki
• Nagatinsky zaton
• Nagorny
• Orekhovo-Borisovo Severnoye
• Orekhovo-Borisovo Yuzhnoye
• Tsaritsyno
• Zyablikovo

• Московская городская Дума. Закон №13-47 от 5 июля 1995 г. «О территориальном делении города Москвы», в ред. Закона №38 от 26 июня 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в статью 4 Закона города Москвы от 5 июля 1995 г. №13-47 "О территориальном делении города Москвы" и Закон города Москвы от 15 октября 2003 года №59 "О наименованиях и границах внутригородских муниципальных образований в городе Москве"». Вступил в силу с момента опубликования. Опубликован: "Вестник Мэрии Москвы", №14, июль 1995. (Moscow City Duma. Law #13-47 of July 5, 1995 On the Territorial Division of the City of Moscow, as amended by the Law #38 of June 26, 2013 On Amending Article 4 of the Law of the City of Moscow of July 5, 1995 #13-47 "On the Territorial Division of the City of Moscow" and the Law of the City of Moscow of October 15, 2003 #59 "On the Names and Borders of the Internal Municipal Formations in the City of Moscow". Effective as of the moment of publication.).