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Municipalities of Russia map & data

Russia has 11,627 municipalities in this layer, spread over 66 regions. The most are in Tatarstan (913), Bashkortostan (834) and Dagestan (777). The largest include Кирбейский национальный наслег, Томпонский национальный (эвенский) наслег and Жилиндинский национальный наслег.

11,627areas

66regions

17.7 MBlayer size

November 2026updated

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Municipalities by region

Region	Areas	Share
Tatarstan	913	7.9%
Bashkortostan	834	7.2%
Dagestan	777	6.7%
Altai Krai	549	4.7%
Orenburg Oblast	445	3.8%
Voronezh Oblast	442	3.8%
Volgograd Oblast	427	3.7%
Sakha Republic	423	3.6%
Rostov Oblast	410	3.5%
Krasnodar Krai	350	3.0%
Novosibirsk Oblast	322	2.8%
Kursk Oblast	318	2.7%
Samara Oblast	299	2.6%
Penza Oblast	297	2.6%
Buryatia	288	2.5%
Saratov Oblast	288	2.5%
Khabarovsk Krai	262	2.3%
Irkutsk Oblast	256	2.2%
Republic of Mordovia	252	2.2%
Oryol Oblast	226	1.9%
Bryansk Oblast	218	1.9%
Tuva	217	1.9%
Kirov Oblast	208	1.8%
Chechnya	208	1.8%
Komi Republic	154	1.3%
Leningrad oblast	154	1.3%
Moscow	132	1.1%
Tomsk Oblast	131	1.1%
Ulyanovsk Oblast	130	1.1%
Kabardino-Balkaria	120	1.0%
North Ossetia?Alania	116	1.0%
Kalmykia	114	1.0%
Saint Petersburg	110	0.9%
Astrakhan Oblast	99	0.9%
Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug ? Ugra	95	0.8%
Ivanovo Oblast	92	0.8%
Mari El	90	0.8%
Karachay-Cherkessia	89	0.8%
Khakassia	88	0.8%
Altai Republic	75	0.6%
Republic of Karelia	73	0.6%
Omsk Oblast	69	0.6%
Tula Oblast	61	0.5%
Nenets Autonomous Okrug	53	0.5%
Adygea	51	0.4%
Amur Oblast	40	0.3%
Ingushetia	38	0.3%
Kamchatka Krai	33	0.3%
Zabaykalsky Krai	31	0.3%
Jewish Autonomous Oblast	27	0.2%
Sverdlovsk Oblast	22	0.2%
Arkhangelsk Oblast	20	0.2%
Kostroma Oblast	19	0.2%
Vladimir Oblast	18	0.2%
Ryazan Oblast	14	0.1%
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug	13	0.1%
Lipetsk Oblast	10	0.1%
Kaluga Oblast	6	0.1%
Moscow Oblast	3	0.0%
Chelyabinsk Oblast	2	0.0%
Pskov Oblast	1	0.0%
Belgorod Oblast	1	0.0%
Novgorod Oblast	1	0.0%
Vologda Oblast	1	0.0%
Kemerovo Oblast	1	0.0%
Kaliningrad	1	0.0%

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Every municipality in the layer comes with its name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID. Local government areas: cities, towns, communes and municipalities with their official boundaries.

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Frequently asked questions

How many municipalities are there in Russia?

This layer holds 11,627 municipalities in Russia, the most of them in Tatarstan. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.

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What information comes with each municipality?

The name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID.

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