Khovrino District
| Khovrino District район Ховрино (Russian) |
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 Location of Khovrino District in Moscow (pre-2012 map) |
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| Coordinates: 55°52′20″N 37°30′17″E / 55.87222°N 37.50472°ECoordinates: 55°52′20″N 37°30′17″E / 55.87222°N 37.50472°E | |
 Petrozavodskaya Street in Khovrino District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | federal city of Moscow |
| Municipal structure (as of June 2013) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Khovrino Municipal Okrug |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 80,792 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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| 2010 Census | 80,792 |
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| 2002 Census | 79,092 |
Khovrino District (Russian: райо́н Хо́врино) is an administrative district (raion), one of the sixteen in Northern Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia. It is located along the Likhoborka River. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 80,792.
The name of the district comes from that of a former village, known since the 15th century as an estate of a Surozh prince Stefan Gabras nicknamed "Khovra" (hence the name). In the late 19th century, Khovrino was owned by the Grachyov family of manufacturers. In 1960, Khovrino was engulfed by Moscow.
As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Khovrino Municipal Okrug.
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