Major Cities in Russia map & data
There are 97 major cities mapped in Russia, spread over 81 regions. The most are in Krasnoyarsk Krai (5), Zabaykalsky Krai (3) and Sakha Republic (3). 100% of them carry a name. Well-known examples include Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Novosibirsk.
Major Cities by region
| Region | Locations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Krasnoyarsk Krai | 5 | 5.2% |
| Zabaykalsky Krai | 3 | 3.1% |
| Sakha Republic | 3 | 3.1% |
| Komi Republic | 2 | 2.1% |
| Irkutsk Oblast | 2 | 2.1% |
| Perm Krai | 2 | 2.1% |
| Republic of Karelia | 2 | 2.1% |
| Arkhangelsk Oblast | 2 | 2.1% |
| Kamchatka Krai | 2 | 2.1% |
| Kemerovo Oblast | 2 | 2.1% |
| Khabarovsk Krai | 2 | 2.1% |
| Altai Krai | 1 | 1.0% |
| Republic of Mordovia | 1 | 1.0% |
| Tula Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Kurgan Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Ingushetia | 1 | 1.0% |
| Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug ? Ugra | 1 | 1.0% |
| Kirov Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Kostroma Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Sverdlovsk Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Volgograd Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Pskov Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Rostov Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Ryazan Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Adygea | 1 | 1.0% |
| Samara Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Khakassia | 1 | 1.0% |
| Tambov Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Tatarstan | 1 | 1.0% |
| Tomsk Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Astrakhan Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Belgorod Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Bryansk Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Buryatia | 1 | 1.0% |
| Chechnya | 1 | 1.0% |
| Chelyabinsk Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Chuvashia | 1 | 1.0% |
| Tyumen Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| North Ossetia?Alania | 1 | 1.0% |
| Penza Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Amur Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Kabardino-Balkaria | 1 | 1.0% |
| Krasnodar Krai | 1 | 1.0% |
| Kursk Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Mari El | 1 | 1.0% |
| Moscow | 1 | 1.0% |
| Murmansk Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Nenets Autonomous Okrug | 1 | 1.0% |
| Novgorod Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Novosibirsk Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Omsk Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Oryol Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Saint Petersburg | 1 | 1.0% |
| Sakhalin Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Saratov Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Smolensk Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Stavropol Krai | 1 | 1.0% |
| Tuva | 1 | 1.0% |
| Tver Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Udmurtia | 1 | 1.0% |
| Kaluga Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Lipetsk Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Magadan Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Ulyanovsk Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Vladimir Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Vologda Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Yaroslavl Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Voronezh Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug | 1 | 1.0% |
| Altai Republic | 1 | 1.0% |
| Ivanovo Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Jewish Autonomous Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Kalmykia | 1 | 1.0% |
| Karachay-Cherkessia | 1 | 1.0% |
| Chukotka Autonomous Okrug | 1 | 1.0% |
| Dagestan | 1 | 1.0% |
| Kaliningrad | 1 | 1.0% |
| Orenburg Oblast | 1 | 1.0% |
| Primorsky Krai | 1 | 1.0% |
| Bashkortostan | 1 | 1.0% |
Notable major cities in Russia
- MoscowMoscow · pop. 11918057
- Saint PetersburgSaint Petersburg · pop. 4990602
- NovosibirskNovosibirsk Oblast · pop. 1511369
- NovgorodNovgorod Oblast · pop. 1246000
- Kazan'Tatarstan · pop. 1168745
- OmskOmsk Oblast · pop. 1158627
- ChelyabinskChelyabinsk Oblast · pop. 1149829
- Rostov-on-DonRostov Oblast · pop. 1100091
- UfaBashkortostan · pop. 1084420
- VolgogradVolgograd Oblast · pop. 1018762
- KrasnoyarskKrasnoyarsk Krai · pop. 1007654
- Perm'Perm Krai · pop. 1007285
- VoronezhVoronezh Oblast · pop. 997447
- KrasnodarKrasnodar Krai · pop. 861181
- SaratovSaratov Oblast · pop. 838321
- BarnaulAltai Krai · pop. 686306
- TyumenTyumen Oblast · pop. 644799
- Ul'yanovskUlyanovsk Oblast · pop. 637637
- IzevskUdmurtia · pop. 631182
- VladivostokPrimorsky Krai · pop. 624281
- IrkutskIrkutsk Oblast · pop. 601993
- YaroslavlYaroslavl Oblast · pop. 597161
- KhabarovskKhabarovsk Krai · pop. 589596
- OrenburgOrenburg Oblast · pop. 571041
- TomskTomsk Oblast · pop. 565000
- NovokuznetskKemerovo Oblast · pop. 549383
- RyazanRyazan Oblast · pop. 526919
- AstrakhanAstrakhan Oblast · pop. 526363
- PenzaPenza Oblast · pop. 519948
- LipetskLipetsk Oblast · pop. 508585
- TulaTula Oblast · pop. 496656
- CeboksaryChuvashia · pop. 473189
- KaliningradKaliningrad · pop. 437456
- KurskKursk Oblast · pop. 425950
- Ulan UdeBuryatia · pop. 413850
- IvanovoIvanovo Oblast · pop. 408952
- StavropolStavropol Krai · pop. 408560
- TverTver Oblast · pop. 407896
- BelgorodBelgorod Oblast · pop. 369815
- KemerovoKemerovo Oblast · pop. 538188
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Every major city in the layer comes with its name, English name, population (where known), the region it is in, latitude and longitude. Capitals and major cities with population figures.
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This layer holds 97 major cities in Russia, the most of them in Krasnoyarsk Krai. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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