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Section sizes

Section size for Moscow (69 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	15,717	15,717
Etymology	6,333	6,333
History	57	29,989
Prehistory	1,204	1,204
Early history (1147–1284)	2,869	2,869
Grand Duchy (1283–1547)	4,660	4,660
Tsardom (1547–1721)	5,132	5,132
Empire (1721–1917)	5,918	5,918
Soviet period (1917–1991)	6,215	6,215
1991–present	3,934	3,934
Geography	14	15,938
Location	1,310	1,310
Time	782	782
Climate	13,832	13,832
Paleontology	2,601	2,601
Demographics	17	16,822
Population	3,136	3,136
Ethnic groups	6,720	6,720
Vital statistics	3,000	3,000
Religion	3,949	3,949
Cityscape	64	24,476
Architecture	14,556	14,556
Parks and landmarks	9,856	9,856
Moscow rings	3,625	4,370
Transport rings in Moscow	745	745
Culture	12	9,716
Museums and galleries	6,236	6,236
Performing arts	3,468	3,468
Sports	8,700	9,645
Football clubs	945	945
Entertainment	2,962	2,962
Authorities	16	6,177
Moscow authorities	1,694	1,694
Federal authorities	1,304	1,304
Safety	3,163	3,163
Administrative divisions	4,936	4,936
Economy	44	19,074
Overview	6,221	6,221
Industry	3,588	3,588
Cost of living	6,633	6,633
Public utilities	2,588	2,588
Education	11,474	11,474
Transportation	54	32,818
Metro	7,464	7,464
Monorail	635	635
Bus, trolleybus and electric bus	3,401	3,401
Moscow cable car	654	654
Tram	2,974	2,974
Taxi	1,694	1,694
Railway	2,627	4,806
Moscow Central Circle	970	970
Moscow Central Diameters	1,209	1,209
Roads	609	609
Air	2,532	2,532
Water	396	396
Sharing system	3,054	3,054
Future development	4,545	4,545
Media	186	3,446
Newspapers	835	835
TV and radio	2,425	2,425
People	640	640
International relations	89	21,713
Twin towns – sister cities	12,801	12,801
Cooperation agreements	2,807	2,807
Former twin towns and sister cities	6,016	6,016
See also	253	253
Notes	26	26
References	28	28
External links	1,901	1,901
Total	241,055	241,055

Most populous city proper outside Asia

Based on the latest respective results of national censuses, Moscow, with over 13 million residents, is, as of the time of writing, the most populous city proper(as distinct from a wider urban or metropolitan area) outside Asia, particularly in view of Sao Paulo's population decline to under 12 million residents. Perhaps the article should be updated to reflect this. TensorPointer (talk) 22:47, 2 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Demonym

Add a demonym transcription in the native language moskvitch (Russian) https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87 46.36.118.233 (talk) 12:29, 9 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

yalan söyleyen insanlar

wikipedia ya yazılmıştır:yalan söylüyorsunuz kıçınızdan uyduruyorsunuz köpekler canınız cehenneme XII.AHMED (talk) 18:46, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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The weather data is outdated. Here it says: The last decade was the warmest in the history of meteorological observations of Moscow. Temperature changes in the city are depicted in the table below:

But it gives data from 2008 to 2018, this is not the last decade. Below is the updated weather box with weather data from the last decade, i.e., from 2014 to 2024.

The weather box needs to be updated so that this makes sense.

Updated weather box is given below

Climate data for Moscow (2014–2024, VVC)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−4.2 (24.4)	−1.6 (29.1)	4.3 (39.7)	11.7 (53.1)	19.3 (66.7)	22.9 (73.2)	24.4 (75.9)	23.7 (74.7)	17.0 (62.6)	8.7 (47.7)	1.8 (35.2)	−2 (28)	10.5 (50.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−6.2 (20.8)	−3.7 (25.3)	0.8 (33.4)	7.3 (45.1)	14.1 (57.4)	17.7 (63.9)	19.6 (67.3)	18.8 (65.8)	13.0 (55.4)	6.3 (43.3)	0.3 (32.5)	−3.4 (25.9)	7.1 (44.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−7.9 (17.8)	−5.8 (21.6)	−2.7 (27.1)	2.9 (37.2)	8.9 (48.0)	12.5 (54.5)	14.9 (58.8)	13.9 (57.0)	9.1 (48.4)	3.8 (38.8)	−1.2 (29.8)	−4.7 (23.5)	3.6 (38.5)
Mean monthly sunshine hours	37	65	142	213	274	299	323	242	171	88	33	14	1,901
Source: weatheronline.co.uk^[1]

Weather box to be replaced is given below

Climate data for Moscow (2009–2018, VVC)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−6 (21)	−3.6 (25.5)	2.4 (36.3)	11.4 (52.5)	20.1 (68.2)	22.6 (72.7)	25.8 (78.4)	23.9 (75.0)	16.7 (62.1)	7.9 (46.2)	2.1 (35.8)	−2.4 (27.7)	10.2 (50.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−7.9 (17.8)	−6 (21)	−1 (30)	6.9 (44.4)	14.7 (58.5)	17.6 (63.7)	20.7 (69.3)	18.9 (66.0)	12.9 (55.2)	5.5 (41.9)	0.7 (33.3)	−3.9 (25.0)	6.6 (43.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−9.7 (14.5)	−8.3 (17.1)	−4.5 (23.9)	2.3 (36.1)	9.4 (48.9)	12.5 (54.5)	15.6 (60.1)	13.8 (56.8)	9.1 (48.4)	3.1 (37.6)	−0.7 (30.7)	−5.4 (22.3)	3.1 (37.6)
Mean monthly sunshine hours	37	65	142	213	274	299	323	242	171	88	33	14	1,901
Source: weatheronline.co.uk^[2]

}} Mountebank1 (talk) 07:42, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done — FenrisAureus ▲ (she/they) (talk) 07:33, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "Temperature – Moscow". WeatherOnline. Archived from the original on April 22, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
^ "Temperature – Moscow". WeatherOnline. Archived from the original on June 22, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 3 July 2024

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My suggestion is to add in the first paragraph: Moscow is the third-most-populated capital in the world. 108.7.77.5 (talk) 18:01, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done, would need a reliable source, and such claims are always very dependent on how administrative lines are drawn and cities are defined. CMD (talk) 02:00, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Chipmunkdavis

the source is ironically Wikipedia, lol. Wikipedia states that as fact. the source (reliability could be questioned) is the Russian government itself. however, Google disputes that fact. Shanghai is stated there at 26 million residents. Jmurphy042000 (talk) 23:28, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Jmurphy042000, Wikipedia is not a reliable source. Please see Reliability of Wikipedia, Citing Wikipedia, Wikipedia is not a reliable source, Why wikipedia is not so great. also read Replies to common objections of Wikipedia. kemel49^{(connect)(contri)} 10:21, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@KEmel49 isn't that a little... ironic or redundant. so we take the time to make this site as valid and accurate as possible and then when using said site that's "not accurate or valid"? would you like the original source instead? do I really have to get the original source from the page for it to be "ok"? sources have to be valid, this making the article valid, correct? so what exactly is the issue. Jmurphy042000 (talk) 10:28, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

also, what is a valid source then? do a simple Google search, and the numbers vary but up to 8-10 million inhabitants. so what exactly is valid? that is not to be rude or ignorant. This is a genuine question because if the largest free encyclopedia isn't valid, what is valid? Russia? the world atlas? satista? I understand that people can edit articles. However, if we ourselves call this site invalid or unreliable sources, what exactly are we doing with our time??? the more people put that out there, instead of making it valid, it will always have that negative association. what is the point of Wikipedia then? there are reasons everything is double-checked and validated. however, what is reliable? What site or source is the most valid and incorruptible source out there? Jmurphy042000 (talk) 10:35, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have already provided some essays which are sufficient enough to your questions. i think you also need to see Are Wikis Reliable Source? kemel49^{(connect)(contri)} 13:10, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Update GDP data from 2021 to 2022

Demographics title from "Federal city" to "Total"

GDP from ₽24.471 trillion to ₽28.507 trillion

Per capita form ₽1,935,205 to ₽2,182,863

Source: https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/VRP_s_1998.xlsx

Source title: Валовой региональный продукт по субъектам Российской Федерации в 2016-2022 гг. 84.15.189.165 (talk) 02:02, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: The source you have provided is a russian government source and is in russian language (Which is not a problem though) but you should also provide some more sources backing the same data.

Federal city Can't be changed to Total as it says the GDP of Federal City area. For example see article of other cities like Mumbai. kemel49^{(connect)(contri)} 10:03, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

population as largest city in Europe ranking

Moscow is no longer the largest city in Europe by population. Istanbul currently holds that honor and title. This should be updated to reflect the current, up to date, and accurate information. Jmurphy042000 (talk) 23:24, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: Please provide reliable sources to back your claim.
Note: To request an edit to any Extended Confirm protected pages, use Template:Edit extended-protected on talk page.kemel49^{(connect)(contri)} 10:12, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "Temperature – Moscow". WeatherOnline. Archived from the original on April 22, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

[2] "Temperature – Moscow". WeatherOnline. Archived from the original on June 22, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.

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