Mokotów

Mokotów
Mokotów
Warsaw District
	Wołoska Street
	Coat of arms
	Location of Mokotów within Warsaw
	Neighbourhoods of Mokotów
	Coordinates: 52°12′0″N 21°1′1″E / 52.20000°N 21.01694°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
County/City	Warsaw
Notable landmarks	National Library of Poland, Polish Radio and Television, Pole Mokotowskie, School of Economics, Warsaw University of Life Science, Mokotów Prison
Government
• Mayor	Rafał Miastowski
Area
• Total	35.42 km2 (13.68 sq mi)
Population (2019)
• Total	217,683
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	+48 22
Website	https://mokotow.um.warszawa.pl/

Mokotów (Polish pronunciation: [mɔˈkɔtuf] ^ⓘ) is a city quarter of Warsaw, the capital of Poland. It is densely populated, and hosts many companies and foreign embassies. Only a small part of the district is lightly industrialised (Służewiec Przemysłowy), while the majority is full of parks and green areas (Mokotów Field).

Although the area has been populated at least since the early Middle Ages, Mokotów was not incorporated into Warsaw until 1916. The origins of the area's name are unclear, first appearing as the village of Mokotowo in documents from the year 1367. It is hypothesised to have come from the name of a German owner of the village, who called himself Mokoto or Mokot, although no exact reference to such an individual has been found in historical records. In the 18th century, Moktów developed as a place where mansions, villas and palaces of the magnates and wealthy bourgeoisie were built. However, most of the area was urbanised and redeveloped throughout the 1930s in the style of modernism. The majority of buildings survived World War II, making it one of the few well-preserved pre-war areas of Warsaw. Mokotów Prison is located within the borough. Residential real estate in Mokotów, particularly in the neighbourhoods of Stary Mokotów and Wyględów, ranks among the most expensive in Warsaw.^[3]