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Moscow
Total population
13,274,285
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Rosstat. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia, situated on the Moskva River in Central Russia. The city has a population estimated at more than 13 million residents within city limits, more than 19.1 million residents in the urban area, and more than 21.5 million residents in the metropolitan area. The city covers an area of 2,511 square kilometers (970 sq mi); the urban area covers 5,891 square kilometers (2,275 sq mi); and the metropolitan area covers more than 26,000 square kilometers (10,000 sq mi). Moscow is among the world's largest cities: the most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest urban and metropolitan areas in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves42,534
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves36,334
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves34,050
- Rock PigeonColumba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves32,192
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves26,770
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves24,734
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves19,833
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea (Pallas, 1764) · Aves18,850
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4 — 2025-04-228 km WSW of Krasnyy Oktyabr’, Russia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Moscow
- Mosrentgen10.5 mi away · pop. 16,462
- Vostochny10.8 mi away · pop. 12,400
- Kommunarka13.6 mi away · pop. 4,599
- Moskovskiy14.7 mi away · pop. 17,363
- Vnukovo15.6 mi away
- Shcherbinka17.3 mi away · pop. 32,321
- Kokoshkino20.3 mi away · pop. 11,225
- Troitsk22.8 mi away · pop. 65,991
- Zelenograd22.9 mi away · pop. 223,902
- Shishkin Les28.7 mi away · pop. 4,499
- LMS Settlement34.6 mi away · pop. 5,238
- Kiyevsky36.7 mi away · pop. 13,564
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Moscow
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Moscow, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library