Moscow metropolitan area or Moscow capital region is the largest metropolitan area in
RussiaRussia , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia . It is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and
EuropeEurope is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus Mountains , and the Black Sea to the southeast...
, with population of about 15 million people.
Moscow metropolitan area includes:
- Moscow
Moscow is the capital and the largest city of Russia. It is also the largest metropolitan area in Europe, and ranks among the largest urban areas in the world. Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the world, a...
(city),
as well as nearby towns:
- Mytishchi
Mytishchi , the fifth-largest city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, lies to the north-east of Russia's capital Moscow , on the Yauza River and the Moscow – Yaroslavl railroad...
,
- Khimki
Khimki is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, situated just northwest of Moscow, at the west bank of the Moscow Canal. Population: 180,000 ; 141,000 ; 106,000 ; 23,000 ....
,
- Reutov
Reutov is a town in Moscow Oblast in Russia, located east of Moscow. Population: 79,100 ; 50,200 .Reutov was founded in 1573 and granted town status in 1940....
,
- Zheleznodorozhny
Zheleznodorozhny is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located some 21 km east of Moscow. Population: 115,300 ; 103,931 ; 97,426 ....
,
- Korolyov
Korolyov or Korolev is an industrial city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, well-known as the cradle of Soviet and Russian space exploration. It was originally founded as Kaliningrad in 1938 by Vasily Boldyrev, Naum Nosovsky, and Mikhail Loginov as the leading Soviet center for production of anti-tank...
,
- Podolsk
Podolsk is an industrial city and the administrative center of Podolsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Pakhra River...
,
- Krasnogorsk
Krasnogorsk may refer to one of the following:*Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia*Krasnogorsk, Uzbekistan, a town in Uzbekistan...
,
- Lubertsy,
- Balashikha
Balashikha is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Pekhorka River east of Moscow. It is known for its unique river and waterway system...
,
and others.
Administratively, all those towns are a part of the
Moscow OblastMoscow Oblast , or Podmoskovye is a federal subject of Russia . Its area, at 45,900 km², is relatively small comparing to other federal subjects, but it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and the second most populous federal subject —only surpassed by...
.
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Moscow metropolitan area or Moscow capital region is the largest metropolitan area in
RussiaRussia , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia . It is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and
EuropeEurope is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus Mountains , and the Black Sea to the southeast...
, with population of about 15 million people.
Structure of Moscow metropolitan area
Moscow metropolitan area includes:
- Moscow
Moscow is the capital and the largest city of Russia. It is also the largest metropolitan area in Europe, and ranks among the largest urban areas in the world. Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the world, a...
(city),
as well as nearby towns:
- Mytishchi
Mytishchi , the fifth-largest city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, lies to the north-east of Russia's capital Moscow , on the Yauza River and the Moscow – Yaroslavl railroad...
,
- Khimki
Khimki is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, situated just northwest of Moscow, at the west bank of the Moscow Canal. Population: 180,000 ; 141,000 ; 106,000 ; 23,000 ....
,
- Reutov
Reutov is a town in Moscow Oblast in Russia, located east of Moscow. Population: 79,100 ; 50,200 .Reutov was founded in 1573 and granted town status in 1940....
,
- Zheleznodorozhny
Zheleznodorozhny is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located some 21 km east of Moscow. Population: 115,300 ; 103,931 ; 97,426 ....
,
- Korolyov
Korolyov or Korolev is an industrial city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, well-known as the cradle of Soviet and Russian space exploration. It was originally founded as Kaliningrad in 1938 by Vasily Boldyrev, Naum Nosovsky, and Mikhail Loginov as the leading Soviet center for production of anti-tank...
,
- Podolsk
Podolsk is an industrial city and the administrative center of Podolsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Pakhra River...
,
- Krasnogorsk
Krasnogorsk may refer to one of the following:*Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia*Krasnogorsk, Uzbekistan, a town in Uzbekistan...
,
- Lubertsy,
- Balashikha
Balashikha is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Pekhorka River east of Moscow. It is known for its unique river and waterway system...
,
and others.
Administratively, all those towns are a part of the
Moscow OblastMoscow Oblast , or Podmoskovye is a federal subject of Russia . Its area, at 45,900 km², is relatively small comparing to other federal subjects, but it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and the second most populous federal subject —only surpassed by...
. The metropolitan area has thus no coordinated administration structures.