this is a list of rural localities in moscow oblast. moscow oblast (), or podmoskovye (, literally "around/near moscow"), is a federal subject of russia (an oblast). with a population of 7,095,120 (2010 census) living in an area of , it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and is the second most populous federal subject. the oblast has no official administrative center; its public authorities are located in moscow and across other locations in the oblast.