Khoroshyovsky District

Khoroshyovsky District
Хорошёвский район
Arena CSKA
Location of Khoroshyovsky District on the map of Moscow
Coordinates: 55°47′18″N 37°31′46″E / 55.78833°N 37.52944°E / 55.78833; 37.52944
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMoscow
Area
  Total
8.54 km2 (3.30 sq mi)
Population
  Estimate 
(2017)
56,600
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID45348000
Websitehttp://khoroshevskiy.mos.ru/

Khoroshyovsky District (Russian: Хорошёвский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Northern Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 raions of Moscow, Russia. It is 6 kilometers northwest of the Moscow city center. Central to the district is Khodynka Field, which, as an open space in the northwest of Moscow was long the site of agriculture, battles, celebrations and the first airfield in Russia. In recent years the district has seen large scale developments, including the Megasport Sports Palace, VEB Arena, the Aviapark shopping center, and the Triumph Palace highrise residential building. The area of the district is 8.54 square kilometers (3.30 sq mi). Population: 56,600 (2017 est.)