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List of cities and towns in Russia by population

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All Russian cities with at least 1 million people, labelled

Federal subjects of Russia by population density

This is a list of cities and towns in Russia and parts of the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine with a population of over 50,000 as of the 2021 Census. The figures are for the population within the limits of the city/town proper, not the urban area or metropolitan area.

The list includes Sevastopol and settlements within the Republic of Crimea which are internationally recognized as part of Ukraine and were not subject to the 2010 census. Additionally, settlements within the Donetsk People's Republic, Kherson Oblast, Luhansk People's Republic, and Zaporozhye Oblast, are internationally recognized as part of Ukraine and were not subject to the 2010 census. Only settlements presently controlled by Russia are included; settlements under the control of Ukraine are not included. The city of Zelenograd (a part of the federal city of Moscow) and the municipal cities/towns of the federal city of St. Petersburg are also excluded, as they are not enumerated in the 2021 census as stand-alone localities. The sixteen largest cities (cities with over 1,000,000 inhabitants) have a total population of 35,509,177, or roughly 24.1% of the country's total population.

Cities and towns

Cities in bold symbolize the capital city of its respective federal subject. Three capitals are too small to make the list: Naryan-Mar (pop. 25,795), Magas (pop. 15,279), and Anadyr (pop. 15,079). Pyatigorsk is the administrative centre of North Caucasian Federal District but not of any federal subject.

Cities in are in areas annexed by Russia that the international community considers illegally occupied by Russia. Only a few nations recognize Crimea, the Donetsk People's Republic, Kherson Oblast, Luhansk People's Republic, and Zaporozhye Oblast as part of Russia.

City / town	Russian
name	Federal subject	Federal district	2021 Census	2010 Census	Change
Moscow	Москва	Moscow	Central
Saint Petersburg	Санкт-Петербург	Saint Petersburg	Northwest
Novosibirsk	Новосибирск	Novosibirsk Oblast	Siberia
Yekaterinburg	Екатеринбург	Sverdlovsk Oblast	Ural
Kazan	Казань	Tatarstan	Volga
Nizhny Novgorod	Нижний Новгород	Nizhny Novgorod Oblast	Volga
Chelyabinsk	Челябинск	Chelyabinsk Oblast	Ural
Krasnoyarsk	Красноярск	Krasnoyarsk Krai	Siberia
Samara	Самара	Samara Oblast	Volga
Ufa	Уфа	Bashkortostan	Volga
Rostov-on-Don	Ростов-на-Дону	Rostov Oblast	South
Omsk	Омск	Omsk Oblast	Siberia
Krasnodar	Краснодар	Krasnodar Krai	South
Voronezh	Воронеж	Voronezh Oblast	Central
Perm	Пермь	Perm Krai	Volga
Volgograd	Волгоград	Volgograd Oblast	South
Donetsk	Донецк	Donetsk People's Republic	South
Saratov	Саратов	Saratov Oblast	Volga
Tyumen	Тюмень	Tyumen Oblast	Ural
Tolyatti	Тольятти	Samara Oblast	Volga
Barnaul	Барнаул	Altai Krai	Siberia
Izhevsk	Ижевск	Udmurtia	Volga
Makhachkala	Махачкала	Dagestan	North Caucasus
Khabarovsk	Хабаровск	Khabarovsk Krai	Far East
Ulyanovsk	Ульяновск	Ulyanovsk Oblast	Volga
Irkutsk	Иркутск	Irkutsk Oblast	Siberia
Vladivostok	Владивосток	Primorsky Krai	Far East
Yaroslavl	Ярославль	Yaroslavl Oblast	Central
Kemerovo	Кемерово	Kemerovo Oblast	Siberia
Tomsk	Томск	Tomsk Oblast	Siberia
Naberezhnye Chelny	Набережные Челны	Tatarstan	Volga
Sevastopol	Севастополь	Sevastopol	South
Stavropol	Ставрополь	Stavropol Krai	North Caucasus
Orenburg	Оренбург	Orenburg Oblast	Volga
Novokuznetsk	Новокузнецк	Kemerovo Oblast	Siberia
Ryazan	Рязань	Ryazan Oblast	Central
Balashikha	Балашиха	Moscow Oblast	Central
Penza	Пенза	Penza Oblast	Volga
Cheboksary	Чебоксары	Chuvashia	Volga
Lipetsk	Липецк	Lipetsk Oblast	Central
Kaliningrad	Калининград	Kaliningrad Oblast	Northwest
Astrakhan	Астрахань	Astrakhan Oblast	South
Tula	Тула	Tula Oblast	Central
Kirov	Киров	Kirov Oblast	Volga
Sochi	Сочи	Krasnodar Krai	South
Kursk	Курск	Kursk Oblast	Central
Mariupol	Мариуполь	Donetsk People's Republic	South
Ulan-Ude	Улан-Удэ	Buryatia	Far East
Tver	Тверь	Tver Oblast	Central
Magnitogorsk	Магнитогорск	Chelyabinsk Oblast	Ural
Lugansk	Луганск	Luhansk People's Republic	South
Surgut	Сургут	Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug	Ural
Bryansk	Брянск	Bryansk Oblast	Central
Ivanovo	Иваново	Ivanovo Oblast	Central
Yakutsk	Якутск	Sakha Republic	Far East
Vladimir	Владимир	Vladimir Oblast	Central
Simferopol	Симферопoль	Republic of Crimea	South
Belgorod	Белгород	Belgorod Oblast	Central
Makeyevka	Макеевка	Donetsk People's Republic	South
Nizhny Tagil	Нижний Тагил	Sverdlovsk Oblast	Ural
Kaluga	Калуга	Kaluga Oblast	Central
Chita	Чита	Zabaykalsky Krai	Far East
Grozny	Грозный	Chechnya	North Caucasus
Volzhsky	Волжский	Volgograd Oblast	South
Smolensk	Смоленск	Smolensk Oblast	Central
Podolsk	Подольск	Moscow Oblast	Central
Saransk	Саранск	Mordovia	Volga
Vologda	Вологда	Vologda Oblast	Northwest
Kurgan	Курган	Kurgan Oblast	Ural
Cherepovets	Череповец	Vologda Oblast	Northwest
Oryol	Орёл	Oryol Oblast	Central
Arkhangelsk	Архангельск	Arkhangelsk Oblast	Northwest
Vladikavkaz	Владикавказ	North Ossetia-Alania	North Caucasus
Nizhnevartovsk	Нижневартовск	Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug	Ural
Yoshkar-Ola	Йошкар-Ола	Mari El	Volga
Sterlitamak	Стерлитамак	Bashkortostan	Volga
Murmansk	Мурманск	Murmansk Oblast	Northwest
Kostroma	Кострома	Kostroma Oblast	Central
Novorossiysk	Новороссийск	Krasnodar Krai	South
Tambov	Тамбов	Tambov Oblast	Central
Khimki	Химки	Moscow Oblast	Central
Mytishchi	Мытищи	Moscow Oblast	Central
Nalchik	Нальчик	Kabardino-Balkaria	North Caucasus
Taganrog	Таганрог	Rostov Oblast	South
Nizhnekamsk	Нижнекамск	Tatarstan	Volga
Blagoveshchensk	Благовещенск	Amur Oblast	Far East
Gorlovka	Горловка	Donetsk People's Republic	South
Komsomolsk-on-Amur	Комсомольск-на-Амуре	Khabarovsk Krai	Far East
Petrozavodsk	Петрозаводск	Karelia	Northwest
Korolyov	Королёв	Moscow Oblast	Central
Shakhty	Шахты	Rostov Oblast	South
Engels	Энгельс	Saratov Oblast	Volga
Veliky Novgorod	Великий Новгород	Novgorod Oblast	Northwest
Lyubertsy	Люберцы	Moscow Oblast	Central
Bratsk	Братск	Irkutsk Oblast	Siberia
Stary Oskol	Старый Оскол	Belgorod Oblast	Central
Angarsk	Ангарск	Irkutsk Oblast	Siberia
Syktyvkar	Сыктывкар	Komi Republic	Northwest
Dzerzhinsk	Дзержинск	Nizhny Novgorod Oblast	Volga
Pskov	Псков	Pskov Oblast	Northwest
Orsk	Орск	Orenburg Oblast	Volga
Krasnogorsk	Красногорск	Moscow Oblast	Central
Armavir	Армавир	Krasnodar Krai	South
Abakan	Абакан	Khakassia	Siberia
Balakovo	Балаково	Saratov Oblast	Volga
Biysk	Бийск	Altai Krai	Siberia
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	Южно-Сахалинск	Sakhalin Oblast	Far East
Odintsovo	Одинцово	Moscow Oblast	Central
Ussuriysk	Уссурийск	Primorsky Krai	Far East
Prokopyevsk	Прокопьевск	Kemerovo Oblast	Siberia
Rybinsk	Рыбинск	Yaroslavl Oblast	Central
Norilsk	Норильск	Krasnoyarsk Krai	Siberia
Volgodonsk	Волгодонск	Rostov Oblast	South
Syzran	Сызрань	Samara Oblast	Volga
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky	Петропавловск-Камчатский	Kamchatka Krai	Far East
Kamensk-Uralsky	Каменск-Уральский	Sverdlovsk Oblast	Ural
Novocherkassk	Новочеркасск	Rostov Oblast	South
Almetyevsk	Альметьевск	Tatarstan	Volga
Zlatoust	Златоуст	Chelyabinsk Oblast	Ural
Severodvinsk	Северодвинск	Arkhangelsk Oblast	Northwest
Khasavyurt	Хасавюрт	Dagestan	North Caucasus
Kerch	Керчь	Republic of Crimea	South
Domodedovo	Домодедово	Moscow Oblast	Central
Melitopol	Мелитополь	Zaporozhye Oblast	South
Salavat	Салават	Bashkortostan	Volga
Miass	Миасс	Chelyabinsk Oblast	Ural
Kopeysk	Копейск	Chelyabinsk Oblast	Ural
Pyatigorsk	Пятигорск	Stavropol Krai	North Caucasus
Elektrostal	Электросталь	Moscow Oblast	Central
Maykop	Майкоп	Adygea	South
Nakhodka	Находка	Primorsky Krai	Far East
Berezniki	Березники	Perm Krai	Volga
Kolomna	Коломна	Moscow Oblast	Central
Shchyolkovo	Щёлково	Moscow Oblast	Central
Serpukhov	Серпухов	Moscow Oblast	Central
Kovrov	Ковров	Vladimir Oblast	Central
Neftekamsk	Нефтекамск	Bashkortostan	Volga
Kislovodsk	Кисловодск	Stavropol Krai	North Caucasus
Bataysk	Батайск	Rostov Oblast	South
Rubtsovsk	Рубцовск	Altai Krai	Siberia
Obninsk	Обнинск	Kaluga Oblast	Central
Kyzyl	Кызыл	Tuva	Siberia
Derbent	Дербент	Dagestan	North Caucasus
Nefteyugansk	Нефтеюганск	Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug	Ural
Nazran	Назрань	Ingushetia	North Caucasus
Kaspiysk	Каспийск	Dagestan	North Caucasus
Dolgoprudny	Долгопрудный	Moscow Oblast	Central
Novocheboksarsk	Новочебоксарск	Chuvashia	Volga
Novomoskovsk	Новомосковск	Tula Oblast	Central
Yessentuki	Ессентуки	Stavropol Krai	North Caucasus
Nevinnomyssk	Невинномысск	Stavropol Krai	North Caucasus
Oktyabrsky	Октябрьский	Bashkortostan	Volga
Ramenskoye	Раменское	Moscow Oblast	Central
Pervouralsk	Первоуральск	Sverdlovsk Oblast	Ural
Mikhaylovsk	Михайловск	Stavropol Krai	North Caucasus
Reutov	Реутов	Moscow Oblast	Central
Cherkessk	Черкесск	Karachay-Cherkessia	North Caucasus
Zhukovsky	Жуковский	Moscow Oblast	Central
Dimitrovgrad	Димитровград	Ulyanovsk Oblast	Volga
Pushkino	Пушкино	Moscow Oblast	Central
Artyom	Артём	Primorsky Krai	Far East
Kamyshin	Камышин	Volgograd Oblast	South
Yevpatoriya	Евпатория	Republic of Crimea	South
Murom	Муром	Vladimir Oblast	Central
Khanty-Mansiysk	Ханты-Мансийск	Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug	Ural
Novy Urengoy	Новый Уренгой	Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug	Ural
Seversk	Северск	Tomsk Oblast	Siberia
Berdyansk	Бердянск	Zaporozhye Oblast	South
Alchevsk	Алчевск	Luhansk People's Republic	South
Orekhovo-Zuyevo	Орехово-Зуево	Moscow Oblast	Central
Arzamas	Арзамас	Nizhny Novgorod Oblast	Volga
Noginsk	Ногинск	Moscow Oblast	Central
Novoshakhtinsk	Новошахтинск	Rostov Oblast	South
Berdsk	Бердск	Novosibirsk Oblast	Siberia
Elista	Элиста	Kalmykia	South
Sergiyev Posad	Сергиев Посад	Moscow Oblast	Central
Vidnoye	Видное	Moscow Oblast	Central
Achinsk	Ачинск	Krasnoyarsk Krai	Siberia
Tobolsk	Тобольск	Tyumen Oblast	Ural
Noyabrsk	Ноябрьск	Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug	Ural
Yelets	Елец	Lipetsk Oblast	Central
Zelenodolsk	Зеленодольск	Tatarstan	Volga
Severodonetsk	Северодонецк	Luhansk People's Republic	South
Novokuybyshevsk	Новокуйбышевск	Samara Oblast	Volga
Votkinsk	Воткинск	Udmurtia	Volga
Zheleznogorsk	Железногорск	Kursk Oblast	Central
Mezhdurechensk	Междуреченск	Kemerovo Oblast	Siberia
Voskresensk	Воскресенск	Moscow Oblast	Central
Gatchina	Гатчина	Leningrad Oblast	Northwest
Serov	Серов	Sverdlovsk Oblast	Ural
Sarov	Саров	Nizhny Novgorod Oblast	Volga
Lisichansk	Лисичанск	Luhansk People's Republic	South
Leninsk-Kuznetsky	Ленинск-Кузнецкий	Kemerovo Oblast	Siberia
Sarapul	Сарапул	Udmurtia	Volga
Magadan	Магадан	Magadan Oblast	Far East
Michurinsk	Мичуринск	Tambov Oblast	Central
Solikamsk	Соликамск	Perm Krai	Volga
Murino	Мурино	Leningrad Oblast	Northwest
Chekhov	Чехов	Moscow Oblast	Central
Klin	Клин	Moscow Oblast	Central
Buzuluk	Бузулук	Orenburg Oblast	Volga
Glazov	Глазов	Udmurtia	Volga
Kansk	Канск	Krasnoyarsk Krai	Siberia
Velikiye Luki	Великие Луки	Pskov Oblast	Northwest
Kamensk-Shakhtinsky	Каменск-Шахтинский	Rostov Oblast	South
Gubkin	Губкин	Belgorod Oblast	Central
Kiselyovsk	Киселёвск	Kemerovo Oblast	Siberia
Yeysk	Ейск	Krasnodar Krai	South
Ivanteyevka	Ивантеевка	Moscow Oblast	Central
Lobnya	Лобня	Moscow Oblast	Central
Zheleznogorsk	Железногорск	Krasnoyarsk Krai	Siberia
Azov	Азов	Rostov Oblast	South
Anapa	Анапа	Krasnodar Krai	South
Bugulma	Бугульма	Tatarstan	Volga
Gelendzhik	Геленджик	Krasnodar Krai	South
Ukhta	Ухта	Komi Republic	Northwest
Yurga	Юрга	Kemerovo Oblast	Siberia
Ust-Ilimsk	Усть-Илимск	Irkutsk Oblast	Siberia
Krasny Luch	Красный Луч	Luhansk People's Republic	South
Vsevolozhsk	Всеволожск	Leningrad Oblast	Northwest
Novouralsk	Новоуральск	Sverdlovsk Oblast	Ural
Kuznetsk	Кузнецк	Penza Oblast	Volga
Bor	Бор	Nizhny Novgorod Oblast	Volga
Kineshma	Кинешма	Ivanovo Oblast	Central
Ozyorsk	Озёрск	Chelyabinsk Oblast	Ural
Yenakiyevo	Енакиево	Donetsk People's Republic	South
Novotroitsk	Новотроицк	Orenburg Oblast	Volga
Kropotkin	Кропоткин	Krasnodar Krai	South
Chaykovsky	Чайковский	Perm Krai	Volga
Chernogorsk	Черногорск	Khakassia	Siberia
Usolye-Sibirskoye	Усолье-Сибирское	Irkutsk Oblast	Siberia
Yalta	Ялта	Republic of Crimea	South
Dubna	Дубна	Moscow Oblast	Central
Balashov	Балашов	Saratov Oblast	Volga
Yelabuga	Елабуга	Tatarstan	Volga
Stakhanov	Стаханов	Luhansk People's Republic	South
Novoaltaysk	Новоалтайск	Altai Krai	Siberia
Vyborg	Выборг	Leningrad Oblast	Northwest
Yegoryevsk	Егорьевск	Moscow Oblast	Central
Verkhnyaya Pyshma	Верхняя Пышма	Sverdlovsk Oblast	Ural
Naro-Fominsk	Наро-Фоминск	Moscow Oblast	Central
Bakhmut	Бахмут	Donetsk People's Republic	South
Mineralnye Vody	Минеральные Воды	Stavropol Krai	North Caucasus
Troitsk	Троицк	Chelyabinsk Oblast	Ural
Chapayevsk	Чапаевск	Samara Oblast	Volga
Minusinsk	Минусинск	Krasnoyarsk Krai	Siberia
Birobidzhan	Биробиджан	Jewish Autonomous Oblast	Far East
Shadrinsk	Шадринск	Kurgan Oblast	Ural
Belovo	Белово	Kemerovo Oblast	Siberia
Tuymazy	Туймазы	Bashkortostan	Volga
Sertolovo	Сертолово	Leningrad Oblast	Northwest
Buynaksk	Буйнакск	Dagestan	North Caucasus
Ishim	Ишим	Tyumen Oblast	Ural
Kirovo-Chepetsk	Кирово-Чепецк	Kirov Oblast	Volga
Anzhero-Sudzhensk	Анжеро-Судженск	Kemerovo Oblast	Siberia
Feodosiya	Феодосия	Republic of Crimea	South
Dmitrov	Дмитров	Moscow Oblast	Central
Sosnovy Bor	Сосновый Бор	Leningrad Oblast	Northwest
Gorno-Altaysk	Горно-Алтайск	Altai Republic	Siberia
Lytkarino	Лыткарино	Moscow Oblast	Central
Pavlovsky Posad	Павловский Посад	Moscow Oblast	Central
Beloretsk	Белорецк	Bashkortostan	Volga
Stupino	Ступино	Moscow Oblast	Central
Gudermes	Гудермес	Chechnya	North Caucasus
Ishimbay	Ишимбай	Bashkortostan	Volga
Donskoy	Донской	Tula Oblast	Central
Kotelniki	Котельники	Moscow Oblast	Central
Kstovo	Кстово	Nizhny Novgorod Oblast	Volga
Urus-Martan	Урус-Мартан	Chechnya	North Caucasus
Georgiyevsk	Георгиевск	Stavropol Krai	North Caucasus
Klintsy	Клинцы	Bryansk Oblast	Central
Nyagan	Нягань	Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug	Ural
Slavyansk-na-Kubani	Славянск-на-Кубани	Krasnodar Krai	South
Kungur	Кунгур	Perm Krai	Volga
Sunzha	Сунжа	Ingushetia	North Caucasus
Tuapse	Туапсе	Krasnodar Krai	South
Kogalym	Когалым	Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug	Ural
Belogorsk	Белогорск	Amur Oblast	Far East
Leninogorsk	Лениногорск	Tatarstan	Volga
Rossosh	Россошь	Voronezh Oblast	Central
Aleksin	Алексин	Tula Oblast	Central
Borisoglebsk	Борисоглебск	Voronezh Oblast	Central
Fryazino	Фрязино	Moscow Oblast	Central
Gukovo	Гуково	Rostov Oblast	South
Revda	Ревда	Sverdlovsk Oblast	Ural
Prokhladny	Прохладный	Kabardino-Balkaria	North Caucasus
Beryozovsky	Берёзовский	Sverdlovsk Oblast	Ural
Belebey	Белебей	Bashkortostan	Volga
Chistopol	Чистополь	Tatarstan	Volga
Zarechny	Заречный	Penza Oblast	Volga
Budyonnovsk	Будённовск	Stavropol Krai	North Caucasus
Kumertau	Кумертау	Bashkortostan	Volga
Salsk	Сальск	Rostov Oblast	South
Dzerzhinsky	Дзержинский	Moscow Oblast	Central
Labinsk	Лабинск	Krasnodar Krai	South
Asbest	Асбест	Sverdlovsk Oblast	Ural
Iskitim	Искитим	Novosibirsk Oblast	Siberia
Pavlovo	Павлово	Nizhny Novgorod Oblast	Volga
Alexandrov	Александров	Vladimir Oblast	Central
Vorkuta	Воркута	Komi Republic	Northwest
Sibay	Сибай	Bashkortostan	Volga
Meleuz	Мелеуз	Bashkortostan	Volga
Kotlas	Котлас	Arkhangelsk Oblast	Northwest
Mikhaylovka	Михайловка	Volgograd Oblast	South
Izberbash	Избербаш	Dagestan	North Caucasus
Krasnoturyinsk	Краснотурьинск	Sverdlovsk Oblast	Ural
Belorechensk	Белореченск	Krasnodar Krai	South
Rzhev	Ржев	Tver Oblast	Central
Lesosibirsk	Лесосибирск	Krasnoyarsk Krai	Siberia
Tikhoretsk	Тихорецк	Krasnodar Krai	South
Tikhvin	Тихвин	Leningrad Oblast	Northwest
Rubezhnoye	Рубежное	Luhansk People's Republic	South
Shuya	Шуя	Ivanovo Oblast	Central
Polevskoy	Полевской	Sverdlovsk Oblast	Ural
Shchyokino	Щёкино	Tula Oblast	Central
Shali	Шали	Chechnya	North Caucasus
Volsk	Вольск	Saratov Oblast	Volga
Krymsk	Крымск	Krasnodar Krai	South
Zelenogorsk	Зеленогорск	Krasnoyarsk Krai	Siberia
Liski	Лиски	Voronezh Oblast	Central
Lysva	Лысьва	Perm Krai	Volga
Neryungri	Нерюнгри	Sakha Republic	Far East
Volzhsk	Волжск	Mari El	Volga
Energodar	Энергодар	Zaporozhye Oblast	South
Vyazma	Вязьма	Smolensk Oblast	Central
Timashyovsk	Тимашёвск	Krasnodar Krai	South
Gus-Khrustalny	Гусь-Хрустальный	Vladimir Oblast	Central
Krasnokamensk	Краснокаменск	Zabaykalsky Krai	Far East
Kirishi	Кириши	Leningrad Oblast	Northwest
Snezhinsk	Снежинск	Chelyabinsk Oblast	Ural
Zhigulyovsk	Жигулёвск	Samara Oblast	Volga

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Location of most populous cities in Russia

Notes

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