Rostokino District (russian: райо́н Росто́кино) is an administrative district (

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), one of the

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North-Eastern Administrative Okrug North-Eastern Administrative Okrug (russian: Се́веро-Восто́чный администрати́вный о́круг - ''Severo-Vostochny administrativny okrug''), or Severo-Vostochny Administrative Okrug, is one of the twelve high-lev ...

of the

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.Law #13-47 It is located on both banks of the

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and borders with

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in the northeast,

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in the northwest, and

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in the south. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 37,505.

Etymology

The district takes its name from the village that stood in this area before being subsumed by Moscow, whose name in

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literally means ''river split''.

Municipal status

As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Rostokino Municipal Okrug.Law #59

Miscellaneous

The main landmark is the 18th-century Rostokino Aqueduct.

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is located in the district.

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* * Districts of Moscow North-Eastern Administrative Okrug __NOTOC__ {{Moscow-geo-stub