Moscow Oblast 372315 224144136 2008-07-07T14:52:11Z Ezhiki 48143 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/Sardanaphalus|Sardanaphalus]] ([[User talk:Sardanaphalus|talk]]) to last version by 99.237.244.226 {{Coord|55|45|N|37|38|E|region:RU_type:adm1st_source:GNS-enwiki|display=title}} {{Federal subject of Russia| EnNm= Moscow Oblast| RuNm= Московская область| OfNm1=Подмосковье| OfNm2=&nbsp;| OfNm3=&nbsp;| FSFlag=[[Image:Flag of Moscow Oblast.png|150px]]| FSCoA=[[Image:Coat of Arms of Moscow oblast.png|150px]]| FlagLnk=Flag of Moscow Oblast| CoALnk=Coat of Arms of Moscow Oblast| FSMap=[[Image:Map of Russia - Moscow Oblast (2008-03).svg|300px]]| FSCtrWhat=Administrative center| FSCtrNm=[[Moscow, Russia|Moscow]] (administratively separate)| AreaRnk=54th| TotArea=45,900| WaterPrcnt=| PopRnk=2nd| PopQty=6,618,538| PopCtDate=2002| PopDens=144| PolStatLnk=Oblasts of Russia| PolStatNm=Oblast| FedDistrNm=[[Central Federal District|Central]]| EcRegNm=[[Central economic region|Central]]| CadNo=| LangLangs=| OfLangs=[[Russian language|Russian]]| HeadTtl=Governor| HeadNm=[[Boris Gromov]]| ViceTtl=Vice-Governor| ViceNm=[[Alexey Pataleyev]]| LegiNm=Oblastnaya Duma| FSAnthem=| }} '''Moscow Oblast''' ({{lang-ru|Моско́вская о́бласть}}, ''Moskovskaya oblast''), or '''Podmoskovye'''<ref name="OffNm">{{cite web|url=http://www.molnet.ru/monitor.asp?NewsID={9A032EE2-E74A-4253-9672-C112EA7A7B75}|title={{lang|ru|"Московскую область назвали официально"}} (''Moscow Oblast gets {another} official name'')|accessdate=2007-01-18|author=Molnet.ru|date=2006-05-29|language=Russian}}</ref> ({{lang|ru|Подмоско́вье}}, ''Podmoskovye'') is a [[federal subjects of Russia|federal subject]] of [[Russia]] (an [[oblast]]) officially established on [[January 14]], [[1929]]. It is the [[list of subdivisions of Russia by population|second most populous]] Russian federal subject after the city of [[Moscow]] (pop. 6,618,538 as of the [[Russian Census (2002)|2002 Census]]). Its area, at 45,900&nbsp;[[square kilometer|km²]], is relatively small comparing to other federal subjects, so it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country.<ref name="Dens">[http://www.sci.aha.ru/ATL/ra13a.htm ПЛОТНОСТЬ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ И СИСТЕМА РАССЕЛЕНИЯ] {{ru icon}}.</ref> Moscow Oblast is highly [[industrialized]] with its main industrial branches being [[metallurgy]], [[oil refining]], and [[mechanical engineering]], [[food]], [[energy]] and [[chemical]] industries. ==Geography== Moscow oblast borders [[Tver Oblast]] (N), [[Yaroslavl Oblast]] (at one point NE), [[Vladimir Oblast]] (E), [[Ryazan Oblast]] (SE), [[Tula Oblast]] (S), [[Kaluga Oblast]] (SW), and [[Smolensk Oblast]] (W). ==Law and government== The current Governor is [[Boris Gromov]]; Vice Governor is Alexey Panteleyev. ===Time zone=== [[Image:RTZ2.png|left|75px]] Moscow oblast is located in the [[Moscow Time|Moscow Time Zone]] (MSK/MSD). [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] offset is +0300&nbsp;(MSK)/+0400&nbsp;(MSD). <div style="clear:left"></div> ==Administrative divisions== {{Main|Administrative divisions of Moscow Oblast}} [[Image:Moscow Oblast Divisions.svg|250px]] ==Demographics== ''Population'': According to the ([[Russian Census (2002)|2002 Census]]), 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]] 91.0% * [[Ukrainians]] 2.23% * [[Tatars]] 0.80% * [[Belarusians]] 0.64% * [[Armenians]] 0.60% * [[Mordovians]] 0.33% * [[Azeris in Russia|Azeri]] 0.22% * [[Chuvash people|Chuvash]] 0.19% * [[Moldovans]] 0.16% * [[Jews|Jewish]] 0.15% * [[Georgians]] 0.15% * [[Ethnic Germans|Germans]] 0.07% * [[Uzbeks]] 0.06% * [[Bashkirs|Bashkir]] 0.05% * [[Tajiks|Tajik]] 0.05% * [[Koryo-saram|Korean]] 0.05% * [[Poles]] 0.04% * [[Mari people|Mari]] 0.04% * [[Kazakhs|Kazakh]] 0.04% * [[Ossetians|Ossetian]] 0.04% * [[Lezgins|Lezgin]] 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.<ref>{{cite paper|url=http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/English/4-2.xls |title=National Composition of Population for Regions of the Russian Federation |accessdate=2006-07-20 |format=XLS |publisher=2002 Russian All-Population Census |date=2002}}</ref> ==Notable People== * Birthplace of Russian hockey legend goaltender [[Vladislav Tretiak]]. ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== *{{ru icon}} [http://www.mosreg.ru/ Official website of Moscow Oblast] *{{ru icon}} [http://rp5.ru/aselect.php?c=3&r=73 Weather records for Moscow Oblast] {{Subdivisions of Russia}} [[Category:Moscow Oblast| ]] [[ar:موسكو أوبلاست]] [[be:Маскоўская вобласць]] [[bs:Moskovska oblast]] [[bg:Московска област]] [[ca:Província de Moscou]] [[cv:Мускав облаçĕ]] [[cs:Moskevská oblast]] [[da:Moskva oblast]] [[de:Oblast Moskau]] [[et:Moskva oblast]] [[el:Περιφέρεια Μόσχας]] [[myv:Московонь ёнкс]] [[es:Óblast de Moscú]] [[eo:Moskva provinco]] [[fa:استان مسکو]] [[fr:Oblast de Moscou]] [[ga:Cúige Mhoscó]] [[ko:모스크바 주]] [[hr:Moskovska oblast]] [[id:Oblast Moskwa]] [[it:Oblast' di Mosca]] [[he:מחוז מוסקבה]] [[pam:Moscow Oblast]] [[lv:Maskavas apgabals]] [[lt:Maskvos sritis]] [[hu:Moszkvai terület]] [[mk:Московска област]] [[nl:Oblast Moskou]] [[ja:モスクワ州]] [[no:Moskva oblast]] [[nn:Moskva oblast]] [[pl:Obwód moskiewski]] [[pt:Óblast de Moscou]] [[ro:Regiunea Moscova]] [[ru:Московская область]] [[cu:Москъвьска область]] [[sr:Московска област]] [[sh:Moskovska oblast]] [[fi:Moskovan alue]] [[sv:Moskva oblast]] [[tg:Вилояти Москва]] [[tr:Moskova Oblast]] [[uk:Московська область]] [[zh:莫斯科州]] [[sk:Moskovská oblasť]]