Begovoy District
Encyclopedia
Begovoy District is an administrative district (raion
) of Northern Administrative Okrug
, and one of the 125 raions of Moscow
, Russia
.
The aviation companies Mikoyan
(MiG) and Sukhoi
have their head offices in the district.
Raion
A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"...
) of Northern Administrative Okrug
Northern Administrative Okrug
Northern Administrative Okrug, or Severny Administrative Okrug , is one of the ten administrative okrugs of Moscow, Russia. It was founded in 1991 and has an area of...
, and one of the 125 raions of Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.
Economy
Mikoyan
Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG , or RSK MiG, is a Russian joint stock company. Formerly Mikoyan-and-Gurevich Design Bureau , then simply Mikoyan, it is a military aircraft design bureau, primarily designing fighter aircraft...
(MiG) and Sukhoi
Sukhoi
Sukhoi Company is a major Russian aircraft manufacturer, headquartered in Begovoy District, Northern Administrative Okrug, Moscow, famous for its fighters...
have their head offices in the district.