Murmansk Oblast (Russian: Му́рманская о́бласть, tr. Murmanskaya oblast; IPA: [ˈmurmənskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ]) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the northwestern part of Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Murmansk. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 795,409.