Administrative divisions of Moscow
They are further divided into municipal formations called districts (raions) and settlements (poseleniy), which are local self-government entities.
Prominent business areas include Tverskoy, Arbat, and Presnensky Districts (the latter being home to the Moscow-City complex).
The city hall and major administration buildings are located in Tverskoy District (home to the Moscow Kremlin).
Western Administrative Okrug is home to Moscow State University, Sparrow Hills and Mosfilm Studios, while North-Eastern hosts Ostankino Tower and VDNKh Exhibition Park.
Former territorial units with special status (Russian: территориальная единица с особым статусом, ТЕОС) which existed in 1995–2002, and were not part of the districts in which they were located: All territorial units with special status were merged into districts in 2002.
- Central Administrative Okrug
- Northern Administrative Okrug
- North-Eastern Administrative Okrug
- Eastern Administrative Okrug
- South-Eastern Administrative Okrug
- Southern Administrative Okrug
- South-Western Administrative Okrug
- Western Administrative Okrug
- North-Western Administrative Okrug
- Zelenogradsky Administrative Okrug
- Novomoskovsky Administrative Okrug
- Troitsky Administrative Okrug
