THE PROCESS OF TRANSFORMATION OF MUNICIPAL AREAS IN THE URBAN DISTRICT
The article deals with theoretical and practical issues of studying the territorial organization of local self-government. It is indicated that the territorial organization of local self-government in General terms should correspond to the hierarchy of the existing systems of settlement and local communities. Factors, intermediate results and processes of transformation of the territorial organization of local government in the Moscow region on the example of Serpukhov municipal district and Serpukhov city district are considered in detail. The main source of information for the analysis was the data presented in the statistical bulletins of Mosoblstat, Rosstat, reporting data of municipalities. The necessity of studying the process of transformation of municipal districts into urban districts to justify the improvement of the standard of living of the population and the effectiveness of management of local governments of the subordinated territory is proved.