The capital of Russia is located on the Moskva River in the European part of the country. The area of Moscow is about 2,511 square kilometers (2012). The city is divided into 12 administrative districts. The population of the capital is about 12 million people (2015).Moscow is the capital of the Russian Federation. The first reference to Moscow dates from 1147. The Mayor of the city is Sergey Sobyanin. He is the third mayor of Moscow (his predecessors are Yury Luzhkov and Vladimir Resin).
The Mayor of the city is Sergey Sobyanin. He is the third mayor of Moscow (his predecessors are Yury Luzhkov and Vladimir Resin).