This is a list of the administrative and municipal divisions of
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally "under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Rus ...
, a
federal subject
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of
Russia
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.
Moscow Oblast is located in the
Central Federal District
The Central Federal District ( rus, Центра́льный федера́льный о́круг, r=Tsentralny federalny okrug, p=tsɨnˈtralʲnɨj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. Geographically, ...
of Russia, and surrounds
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
, the capital of Russia. While Moscow hosts the majority of the government bodies of the oblast, it does not officially serve as the oblast's administrative center
and is not otherwise associated with the oblast either administratively or municipally.
The oblast is, like other Russian federal subjects, subdivided for the purposes of the state administration and for the purposes of the local
self-government
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, the rights to which are guaranteed by the
Constitution of Russia
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. While the administrative and municipal divisions are not required by law to be identical, the system of municipal divisions in Moscow Oblast, having been created on the basis of existing administrative divisions, has only minor differences from the system of administrative divisions.
History
The oblast was established within the
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...
on January 14, 1929, as Central Industrial Oblast () from abolished
Moscow
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,
Ryazan
Ryazan ( rus, Рязань, p=rʲɪˈzanʲ, a=ru-Ryazan.ogg) is the largest city and administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The city is located on the banks of the Oka River in Central Russia, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census ...
,
Tula, and
Tver Governorate
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s, as well as from parts of
Kaluga
Kaluga ( rus, Калу́га, p=kɐˈɫuɡə), a city and the administrative center of Kaluga Oblast in Russia, stands on the Oka River southwest of Moscow. Population:
Kaluga's most famous resident, the space travel pioneer Konstantin Tsiol ...
and
Vladimir Governorate
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s. On June 3, 1929, the oblast was given its present name.
In September 1937, the oblast was split into Moscow,
Ryazan
Ryazan ( rus, Рязань, p=rʲɪˈzanʲ, a=ru-Ryazan.ogg) is the largest city and administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The city is located on the banks of the Oka River in Central Russia, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census ...
, and
Tula Oblast
Tula Oblast (russian: Ту́льская о́бласть, ''Tulskaya oblast'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject (an Oblasts of Russia, oblast) of Russia. It is geographically in the European Russia region of the country and is p ...
s, thus establishing itself in its present borders.
A part of Moscow Oblast's territory, including the towns of
Troitsk Troitsk (russian: Троицк) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
Modern localities
;Urban localities
*Troitsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, a town in Chelyabinsk Oblast;
*Troitsk, Moscow, a town in Troitsk Settlement of Troitsky Adm ...
,
Shcherbinka
Shcherbinka (russian: Ще́рбинка) is a town, formerly in Moscow Oblast, Russia, and since July 1, 2012 a federal city subject (settlement) of Moscow, Russia. It is located south of the center of Moscow. Population:
History
It was f ...
, and
Moskovsky, urban-type settlements of
Kokoshkino
Kokoshkino is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Novomoskovsky Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia.
Population:
Kokoshkino is named after Fyodor Kokoshkin, founder of the Constitutional Democratic Party
Th ...
and
Kiyevsky, as well as parts of territories of
Leninsky,
Naro-Fominsky, and
Podolsky Districts, was transferred to the
federal city
The term federal city is a title for certain cities in Germany, Switzerland, and Russia.
Germany
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of
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
on July 1, 2012.
[Official website of the Government of Moscow]
Draft of adopted measures of the capital and oblast governments with regards to the expansion of the borders of Moscow
Administrative division structure
In terms of administrative division, the Oblast is divided into:
*cities/towns under the Oblast administration;
*urban-type settlements under the Oblast administration;
*
closed administrative-territorial formations.
Municipal divisions structure
In terms of the local self-government, the Oblast is divided into:
*
urban okrugs.
List of administrative and municipal divisions
Differences in municipal and administrative divisions
In terms of administrative division,
*Krasnoznamensk, Molodyozhny, and Voskhod Urban Okrugs correspond to closed administrative-territorial formations.
*The closed administrative-territorial formations of Vlasikha and Zvyozdny gorodok have not yet been municipally incorporated as urban okrugs (as of January 2009).
*All other urban okrugs correspond to the cities/towns under the oblast jurisdiction.
See also
*Administrative divisions of Moscow
References
Notes
Sources
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Geography of Moscow Oblast, *
Administrative divisions of the federal subjects of Russia, Moscow Oblast