[3] It is one of the largest districts in Moscow, both in terms of the geographic area and population size.

Located 9-15 km to the east of the Kremlin, this large territory is bounded by MKAD (Moscow Automobile Ring Road), Shchyolkovskoye Shosse, and the national park "Losiny Ostrov".

Golyanovo is named after Russian: гольян, romanized: golyan, lit.

The first mention of Golyanovo dates back to the 17th century.

At approximately the same time, city officials started massive construction projects in the district, building numerous microdistricts.