Moscow

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Moscow

Total population

13,274,285

Air quality index

81Moderate

Coordinates55.75°, 37.62°

Demographic figures from Rosstat. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents within the city limits, over 19.1 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in its metropolitan area. The city covers an area of 2,511 square kilometers (970 mi2), while the urban area covers 5,891 square kilometers (2,275 mi2), and the metropolitan area covers over 26,000 square kilometers (10,000 mi2). Moscow is among the world's largest cities, being the most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest urban and metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

H

Heinrich Freiherr von Stackelberg

German economist and noble (1905–1946)

Waldemar Klingelhöfer

German opera singer (1900–1977)

Wilhelm Junker

Russian explorer (1840–1892)

Mikhail Pavlovich Shishkin

Russian-Swiss writer

Paul Karrer

Swiss chemist (1889-1971)

Leonid Kritz

German chess player

Sergei Solovyov

Russian poet (1885–1942)

Valeria Bystritskaia

Miss Universe Germany 2011

Wladimir Kaminer

German writer

Waldemar von Radetzky

Baltic German military personnel (1910-1990)

Alla Pugacheva

Soviet-Russian singer, composer, and actress

A

Andrei Viktorovitch Tanasevitch

Russian arachnologist

K

Kirill Tulupov

Russian ice hockey player

P

Pavel Korotkov

Soviet football, bandy, and ice hockey player (1907-1983)

B

Boris Afanasiev

Soviet football and ice hockey player (1913-1983)

V

Valeri Fomenkov

Soviet ice hockey player and coach (1938–2021)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Moscow

• Mosrentgen
  10.5 mi away · pop. 16,462
• Vostochny
  10.8 mi away · pop. 12,400
• Kommunarka
  13.6 mi away · pop. 4,599
• Moskovskiy
  14.7 mi away · pop. 17,363
• Vnukovo
  15.6 mi away
• Shcherbinka
  17.3 mi away · pop. 32,321
• Kokoshkino
  20.3 mi away · pop. 11,225
• Troitsk
  22.8 mi away · pop. 65,991
• Zelenograd
  22.9 mi away · pop. 223,902
• Shishkin Les
  28.7 mi away · pop. 4,499
• LMS Settlement
  34.6 mi away · pop. 5,238
• Kiyevsky
  36.7 mi away · pop. 13,564

Browse all places in Moscow →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Moscow

A Gentleman in Moscow

Amor Towles · 2016

Moscow rules

Daniel Silva · 2008

Winter in Moscow

Malcolm Muggeridge · 1934

Moscow, Moscow

Christopher Hope · 1990

The Moscow Puzzles

B. A. Kordemskiĭ · 1959

Private Moscow

James Patterson · 2020

Through Russian Snows

G. A. Henty · 1895

Mrs. Harris goes to Moscow (Mrs. 'Arris goes to Moscow)

Paul Gallico · 1974

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

box elder

Acer negundo

Seen 2026-07-05

white campion

Silene latifolia

Seen 2026-07-05

red raspberry

Rubus idaeus

Seen 2026-07-05

common selfheal

Prunella vulgaris

Seen 2026-07-05

creeping thistle

Cirsium arvense

Seen 2026-07-05

Long-leaved Speedwell

Veronica longifolia

Seen 2026-07-05

small balsam

Impatiens parviflora

Seen 2026-07-05

Great Willowherb

Epilobium hirsutum

Seen 2026-07-05

European Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

Seen 2026-07-05

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Moscow, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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