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Moscow Oblast (Moskovskaya oblast), or Podmoskovye (Podmoskovye) is a federal subject
Federal subjects of Russia

Russia is a federation which consists of 83 subjects. These subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal representation?two delegates each?in the Federation Council of Russia ....
 of Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
 (an oblast
Oblast

Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic peoples countries and in some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"....
). It is the second most populous (pop. 6,618,538 as of the 2002 Census
Russian Census (2002)

Russian Census of 2002 was the first census of the Russian Federation carried out on October 9 through October 16, 2002. It was carried out by the Goskomstat ....
) Russian federal subject after the city of Moscow
Moscow

Moscow is the capital and the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Russian Federation. It is also the largest European cities and metropolitan areas, with the Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world....
. Its area, at 45,900 km², is relatively small comparing to other federal subjects, so it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country.

Moscow Oblast is highly industrialized with its main industrial branches being metallurgy
Metallurgy

Metallurgy is a domain of materials science that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic Chemical element, their intermetallics, and their mixtures, which are called alloys....
, oil refining, and mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering

Mechanical Engineering is an engineering discipline that involves the application of physics#branches of physics for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of machine....
, food
Food

Food is any substance, usually composed of carbohydrates, fats, proteins and water, that can be Eating or Drinking by an animal or human for nutrition or pleasure....
, energy
Energy

In physics, energy is a scalar physical quantity that describes the amount of Work_ that can be performed by a force. Energy is an attribute of objects and systems that is subject to a conservation law....
 and chemical industries.

oblast was established within the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic on January 14, 1929 as Central Industrial Oblast from the abolished Moscow
Moscow Governorate

Moscow Governorate or Government of Moscow was a governorate of the Russian Empire.The Governorate was established on December 29 , 1708, together with seven other governorates, by Tsar Peter I of Russia's edict ....
, Ryazan, Tula, and Tver Governorates, as well as from the parts of Kaluga and Vladimir Governorates.






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Moscow Oblast (Moskovskaya oblast), or Podmoskovye (Podmoskovye) is a federal subject
Federal subjects of Russia

Russia is a federation which consists of 83 subjects. These subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal representation?two delegates each?in the Federation Council of Russia ....
 of Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
 (an oblast
Oblast

Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic peoples countries and in some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"....
). It is the second most populous (pop. 6,618,538 as of the 2002 Census
Russian Census (2002)

Russian Census of 2002 was the first census of the Russian Federation carried out on October 9 through October 16, 2002. It was carried out by the Goskomstat ....
) Russian federal subject after the city of Moscow
Moscow

Moscow is the capital and the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Russian Federation. It is also the largest European cities and metropolitan areas, with the Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world....
. Its area, at 45,900 km², is relatively small comparing to other federal subjects, so it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country.

Moscow Oblast is highly industrialized with its main industrial branches being metallurgy
Metallurgy

Metallurgy is a domain of materials science that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic Chemical element, their intermetallics, and their mixtures, which are called alloys....
, oil refining, and mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering

Mechanical Engineering is an engineering discipline that involves the application of physics#branches of physics for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of machine....
, food
Food

Food is any substance, usually composed of carbohydrates, fats, proteins and water, that can be Eating or Drinking by an animal or human for nutrition or pleasure....
, energy
Energy

In physics, energy is a scalar physical quantity that describes the amount of Work_ that can be performed by a force. Energy is an attribute of objects and systems that is subject to a conservation law....
 and chemical industries.

History

The oblast was established within the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic on January 14, 1929 as Central Industrial Oblast from the abolished Moscow
Moscow Governorate

Moscow Governorate or Government of Moscow was a governorate of the Russian Empire.The Governorate was established on December 29 , 1708, together with seven other governorates, by Tsar Peter I of Russia's edict ....
, Ryazan, Tula, and Tver Governorates, as well as from the parts of Kaluga and Vladimir Governorates. On June 3, 1929 the oblast was given its present name.

In September 1937, the oblast was split into Moscow, Ryazan
Ryazan Oblast

Ryazan Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . It has an area of 39,600 km? and a population of 1,227,910 . Its administrative center is the city of Ryazan, which is the largest regional city with a population of 535,000....
, and Tula Oblast
Tula Oblast

Tula Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia with its present borders formed on September 26, 1937. Its administrative center is the city of Tula, Russia....
s, thus establishing itself in its present borders.

Geography

Moscow oblast borders Tver Oblast
Tver Oblast

Tver Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Tver.Area: 84,586 km?. Population is estimated at 1,440,002 in 2004, down from about 1,670,000 in 1989....
 (N), Yaroslavl Oblast
Yaroslavl Oblast

Yaroslavl Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia , which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by Tver Oblast, Moscow Oblast, Ivanovo Oblast, Vladimir Oblast, Kostroma Oblast, and Vologda Oblasts....
 (at one point NE), Vladimir Oblast
Vladimir Oblast

Vladimir Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . Its administrative center is the medieval Russian capital Vladimir, which is located 190 km to the east from the present-day capital, Moscow....
 (E), Ryazan Oblast
Ryazan Oblast

Ryazan Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . It has an area of 39,600 km? and a population of 1,227,910 . Its administrative center is the city of Ryazan, which is the largest regional city with a population of 535,000....
 (SE), Tula Oblast
Tula Oblast

Tula Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia with its present borders formed on September 26, 1937. Its administrative center is the city of Tula, Russia....
 (S), Kaluga Oblast
Kaluga Oblast

Kaluga Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kaluga....
 (SW), Smolensk Oblast
Smolensk Oblast

Smolensk Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . Its area is 49,786 square kilometers, population?1,019,000 ; 1,049,574 ; 1,158,299 ....
 (W), and the City of Moscow
Moscow

Moscow is the capital and the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Russian Federation. It is also the largest European cities and metropolitan areas, with the Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world....
 (center), which does not belong to the oblast but is a federal subject in its own right.

Law and government

The current Governor of Moscow Oblast
Governor of Moscow Oblast

The following is a list of the Governors of Moscow Oblast.List*Anatoliy Tyazhlov *Boris Gromov ...
 is Boris Gromov
Boris Gromov

Boris Vsevolodovich Gromov , is a prominent military and political figure, Colonel-General.He graduated from a Suvorov military cadet school, the Saint Petersburg Military Commanders School and later from the Frunze Military Academy in Moscow, as well as the General Staff Academy ....
; Vice Governor is Alexey Panteleyev.

Time zone


Moscow oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone
Moscow Time

Moscow Time is the time zone for the city of Moscow, Russia and most of western Russia, including Saint Petersburg. It is the second westernmost of the 11 Time in Russia....
 (MSK/MSD). UTC
Coordinated Universal Time

Coordinated Universal Time is a time standard based on International Atomic Time with leap seconds added at irregular intervals to compensate for the Earth's slowing rotation....
 offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).

Administrative divisions


Demographics

Population: According to the (2002 Census
Russian Census (2002)

Russian Census of 2002 was the first census of the Russian Federation carried out on October 9 through October 16, 2002. It was carried out by the Goskomstat ....
), the population of the oblast was 6,618,538.

Ethnic groups: There were twenty-one recognised ethnic groups of more than two thousand persons each, and the national composition was as follows:
  • Russians
    Russians

    The Russian people are an East Slavs ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries.The English language term Russians is used to refer to the citizens of Russia, regardless of their ethnicity ; in Russian language, the demonym Russian is translated as Rossiyanin ....
     91.0%
  • Ukrainians
    Ukrainians

    Ukrainians are an East Slavs ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine, or more broadly?citizens of Ukraine . Some 200 years ago and times prior to that, Ukrainians were usually referred to and known as Rusyny ....
     2.23%
  • Tatars
    Tatars

    Tatars , sometimes spelled Tartars, refers to a Turkic people ethnic group mainly inhabiting Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Bulgaria, Romania, Lithuania, and Poland....
     0.80%
  • Belarusians
    Belarusians

    Belarusians or Belorussians are an East Slavs ethnic group who populate the majority of the Belarus and form minorities in neighboring Poland , Russia, Lithuania and Ukraine....
     0.64%
  • Armenians
    Armenians

    The Armenians are a nation and ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and in the Armenian Highlands. A large concentration of them has remained there, especially in Armenia, but many of them are also scattered elsewhere throughout the world ....
     0.60%
  • Mordovians 0.33%
  • Azeri
    Azeris in Russia

    Aside from the large Azeri community native to Russia's Dagestan Republic, the majority of Azeris in Russia are fairly recent immigrants. Azeris started settling in Russia around the late 19th century, but their migration became intensive after World War II....
     0.22%
  • Chuvash
    Chuvash people

    The Chuvash are a Turkic languages-speaking people. According to the Russian census of 2002, the Chuvash population in Russia numbered 1 637 200; 889 268 of these lived in Chuvashia....
     0.19%
  • Moldovans
    Moldovans

    Moldovans or Moldavians are the native population of the medieval Principality of Moldavia, which nowadays corresponds to 8 north-eastern counties of Romania , the Republic of Moldova, and small parts of Ukraine ....
     0.16%
  • Jewish 0.15%
  • Georgians
    Georgians

    The Georgians are a nation and ethnic group originating in the Caucasus, the oldest group of the South Caucasian peoples people mainly centered in Georgia , but also living in Turkey, Russia, the United States, Iran, and other countries....
     0.15%
  • Germans 0.07%
  • Uzbeks
    Uzbeks

    The Uzbeks are a Turkic peoples people of Central Asia. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan, and large populations can also be found in Afghanistan, Tajikstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Russia and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China....
     0.06%
  • Bashkir
    Bashkirs

    The Bashkirs, a Turkic people, live in Russia, mostly in the republic of Bashkortostan. Some Bashkirs also live in the republic of Tatarstan, as well as in Perm Krai and Chelyabinsk Oblast, Orenburg Oblast, Kurgan Oblast, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Samara Oblast, and Saratov Oblasts of Russia....
     0.05%
  • Tajik
    Tajiks

    Tajik is a general designation for a wide range of mostly Persian language peoples of Iranian peoples, with traditional homelands in present-day Afghanistan, Tajikistan, southern Uzbekistan, north west Pakistan and western China....
     0.05%
  • Korean
    Koryo-saram

    Koryo-saram is the name which Korean people in the post-Soviet states use to refer to themselves. Approximately 500,000 ethnic Koreans reside in the former Soviet Union, primarily in the now-independent states of Central Asia....
     0.05%
  • Poles
    Poles

    The Polish people, or Poles , are a West Slavs ethnic group of Central Europe, living predominantly in Poland. Poles are sometimes defined as people who share a common Polish culture and are of Polish descent....
     0.04%
  • Mari
    Mari people

    The Mari are a Volga Finns people who have traditionally lived along the Volga and Kama River rivers in Russia. The majority of Maris today live in the Mari El Republic, with significant populations in the Tatarstan and Bashkortostan republics....
     0.04%
  • Kazakh
    Kazakhs

    The Kazakhs are a Turkic peoples of the northern parts of Central Asia ....
     0.04%
  • Ossetian
    Ossetians

    The Ossetians are an Iranian peoples ethnic group indigenous peoples to Ossetia, a region that spans the Caucasus Mountains. The Ossetians mostly populate North Ossetia-Alania in Russia, and South Ossetia a large part of which is now de facto independent....
     0.04%
  • Lezgin
    Lezgins

    The Lezgins are an ethnic group, living predominantly in southern Dagestan and north-eastern Azerbaijan, who speak the Lezgian language.In the 19th century, the term was used more broadly for all ethnic groups speaking Northeast Caucasian languages, including Avars, Laks, and many others....
     0.03%


There are also many other ethnic groups of less than two thousand persons each.

In addition, 2.60% of the inhabitants declined to state their nationality on the census questionnaire.

Sister regions

  • Bratislava
    Bratislava

    Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 427,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River....
    , Slovakia
    Slovakia

    Slovakia . It was amended in September 1998 to allow direct election of the president and again in February 2001 due to EU admission requirements....
    .
  • Île-de-France
    Île-de-France (région)

    ?le-de-France is one of the twenty-six administrative regions of France of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area. Created as the "District of the Paris Region" in 1961, it was renamed as the "?le-de-France" r?gion in 1976 when its administrative status was aligned with the other French administrative regions created in 1...
    , France
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
    .
  • Jiangsu
    Jiangsu

    is a Province of China of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou....
    , China
    People's Republic of China

    The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population....
    .


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