List of cities and towns in Russia by population

All Russian cities with at least 1 million people
Federal subjects of Russia by population density

This is a list of cities and towns in Russia with a population of over 50,000 at the 2021 census. These numbers are city proper populations, instead of urban area or metro area populations.

This list includes the federal city of Sevastopol and cities and towns in the Republic of Crimea, which are de facto part of Russia but internationally recognized as part of Ukraine. The cities and towns in the federal cities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg are not on the list because they were not part of the 2021 census.

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Cities in bold are the capital city of their federal subject. Three capitals are too small to make the list: Naryan-Mar (pop. 23,399), Magas (pop. 15,271), and Anadyr (pop. 13,202). Pyatigorsk is the administrative centre of North Caucasian Federal District but not of any federal subject.

Rank City / Town Russian Federal subject Federal district Population
Change
2021 Census[1] 2010 Census[2]
1 Moscow Москва  Moscow (federal city)[3] Central 13,010,112 11,503,501 +13.10%
2 Saint Petersburg Санкт-Петербург  Saint Petersburg (federal city)[4] Northwest 5,601,911 4,879,566 +14.80%
3 Novosibirsk Новосибирск  Novosibirsk Oblast Siberia 1,633,595 1,473,754 +10.85%
4 Yekaterinburg Екатеринбург  Sverdlovsk Oblast Ural 1,544,376 1,349,772 +14.42%
5 Kazan Казань  Republic of Tatarstan Volga 1,308,660 1,143,535 +14.44%
6 Nizhny Novgorod Нижний Новгород  Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Volga 1,228,199 1,250,619 −1.79%
7 Chelyabinsk Челябинск  Chelyabinsk Oblast Ural 1,189,525 1,130,132 +5.26%
8 Krasnoyarsk Красноярск  Krasnoyarsk Krai Siberia 1,187,771 973,826 +21.97%
9 Samara Самара  Samara Oblast Volga 1,173,299 1,164,685 +0.74%
10 Ufa Уфа  Republic of Bashkortostan Volga 1,144,809 1,062,319 +7.77%
11 Rostov-on-Don Ростов-на-Дону  Rostov Oblast South[5] 1,142,162 1,089,261 +4.86%
12 Omsk Омск  Omsk Oblast Siberia 1,125,695 1,154,119 −2.46%
13 Krasnodar Краснодар  Krasnodar Krai South 1,099,344 744,995 +47.56%
14 Voronezh Воронеж  Voronezh Oblast Central 1,057,681 889,680 +18.88%
15 Perm Пермь  Perm Krai Volga 1,034,002 991,162 +4.32%
16 Volgograd Волгоград  Volgograd Oblast South 1,028,036 1,021,215 +0.67%
17 Saratov Саратов  Saratov Oblast Volga 901,361 837,900 +7.57%
18 Tyumen Тюмень  Tyumen Oblast Ural 847,488 581,907 +45.64%
19 Tolyatti Тольятти  Samara Oblast Volga 684,709 719,632 −4.85%
20 Barnaul Барнаул  Altai Krai Siberia 630,877 612,401 +3.02%
21 Izhevsk Ижевск  Udmurt Republic Volga 623,472 627,734 −0.68%
22 Makhachkala Махачкала  Republic of Dagestan North Caucasus 623,254 572,076 +8.95%
23 Khabarovsk Хабаровск  Khabarovsk Krai Far East 617,441 577,441 +6.93%
24 Ulyanovsk Ульяновск  Ulyanovsk Oblast Volga 617,352 614,786 +0.42%
25 Irkutsk Иркутск  Irkutsk Oblast Siberia 617,264 587,891 +5.00%
26 Vladivostok Владивосток  Primorsky Krai Far East 603,519 592,034 +1.94%
27 Yaroslavl Ярославль  Yaroslavl Oblast Central 577,279 591,486 −2.40%
28 Kemerovo Кемерово  Kemerovo Oblast Siberia 557,119 532,981 +4.53%
29 Tomsk Томск  Tomsk Oblast Siberia 556,478 524,669 +6.06%
30 Naberezhnye Chelny Набережные Челны  Republic of Tatarstan Volga 548,434 513,193 +6.87%
Sevastopol Севастополь  Sevastopol (federal city) [a] South 547,820 342,451 +59.97% [b]
31 Stavropol Ставрополь  Stavropol Krai North Caucasus 547,443 398,539 +37.36%
32 Orenburg Оренбург  Orenburg Oblast Volga 543,654 548,331 −0.85%
33 Novokuznetsk Новокузнецк  Kemerovo Oblast Siberia 537,480 547,904 −1.90%
34 Ryazan Рязань  Ryazan Oblast Central 528,599 524,927 +0.70%
35 Balashikha Балашиха  Moscow Oblast Central 520,962 215,494 +141.75%
36 Penza Пенза  Penza Oblast Volga 501,109 517,311 −3.13%
37 Cheboksary Чебоксары  Chuvash Republic Volga 497,807 453,721 +9.72%
38 Lipetsk Липецк  Lipetsk Oblast Central 496,403 508,887 −2.45%
39 Kaliningrad Калининград  Kaliningrad Oblast Northwest 490,449 431,902 +13.56%
40 Astrakhan Астрахань  Astrakhan Oblast South 475,629 520,339 −8.59%
41 Tula Тула  Tula Oblast Central 473,622 501,169 −5.50%
42 Kirov Киров  Kirov Oblast Volga 468,212 473,695 −1.16%
43 Sochi Сочи  Krasnodar Krai South 466,078 343,334 +35.75%
44 Kursk Курск  Kursk Oblast Central 440,052 415,159 +6.00%
45 Ulan-Ude Улан-Удэ  Republic of Buryatia Far East 437,565 404,426 +8.19%
46 Tver Тверь  Tver Oblast Central 416,219 403,606 +3.13%
47 Magnitogorsk Магнитогорск  Chelyabinsk Oblast Ural 410,594 407,775 +0.69%
48 Surgut Сургут  Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra Ural 396,443 306,675 +29.27%
49 Bryansk Брянск  Bryansk Oblast Central 379,152 415,721 −8.80%
50 Ivanovo Иваново  Ivanovo Oblast Central 361,644 408,330 −11.43%
51 Yakutsk Якутск  Sakha (Yakutia) Republic Far East 355,443 269,601 +31.84%
52 Vladimir Владимир  Vladimir Oblast Central 349,951 345,373 +1.33%
Simferopol Симферопoль  Republic of Crimea [a] South 340,540 343,644 −0.90% [b]
53 Belgorod Белгород  Belgorod Oblast Central 339,978 356,402 −4.61%
54 Nizhny Tagil Нижний Тагил  Sverdlovsk Oblast Ural 338,966 361,811 −6.31%
55 Kaluga Калуга  Kaluga Oblast Central 337,058 324,698 +3.81%
56 Chita Чита  Zabaykalsky Krai Far East 334,427 324,444 +3.08%
57 Grozny Грозный  Chechen Republic North Caucasus 328,533 271,573 +20.97%
58 Volzhsky Волжский  Volgograd Oblast South 321,479 314,255 +2.30%
59 Smolensk Смоленск  Smolensk Oblast Central 316,570 326,861 −3.15%
60 Podolsk Подольск  Moscow Oblast Central 314,934 187,961 +67.55%
61 Saransk Саранск  Republic of Mordovia Volga 314,871 297,415 +5.87%
62 Vologda Вологда  Vologda Oblast Northwest 313,944 301,755 +4.04%
63 Kurgan Курган  Kurgan Oblast Ural 310,911 333,606 −6.80%
64 Cherepovets Череповец  Vologda Oblast Northwest 305,185 312,310 −2.28%
65 Oryol Орёл  Oryol Oblast Central 303,169 317,747 −4.59%
66 Arkhangelsk Архангельск  Arkhangelsk Oblast Northwest 301,199 348,783 −13.64%
67 Vladikavkaz Владикавказ  Republic of North Ossetia-Alania North Caucasus 295,830 311,693 −5.09%
68 Nizhnevartovsk Нижневартовск  Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra Ural 283,256 251,694 +12.54%
69 Yoshkar-Ola Йошкар-Ола  Mari El Republic Volga 281,248 248,782 +13.05%
70 Sterlitamak Стерлитамак  Republic of Bashkortostan Volga 277,410 273,486 +1.43%
71 Murmansk Мурманск  Murmansk Oblast Northwest 270,384 307,257 −12.00%
72 Kostroma Кострома  Kostroma Oblast Central 267,481 268,742 −0.47%
73 Novorossiysk Новороссийск  Krasnodar Krai South 262,293 241,952 +8.41%
74 Tambov Тамбов  Tambov Oblast Central 261,803 280,161 −6.55%
75 Khimki Химки  Moscow Oblast Central 257,128 207,425 +23.96%
76 Mytishchi Мытищи  Moscow Oblast Central 255,429 173,160 +47.51%
77 Nalchik Нальчик  Kabardino-Balkar Republic North Caucasus 247,054 240,203 +2.85%
78 Taganrog Таганрог  Rostov Oblast South 245,120 257,681 −4.87%
79 Nizhnekamsk Нижнекамск  Republic of Tatarstan Volga 241,479 234,044 +3.18%
80 Blagoveshchensk Благовещенск  Amur Oblast Far East 241,437 214,390 +12.62%
81 Komsomolsk-on-Amur Комсомольск-на-Амуре  Khabarovsk Krai Far East 238,505 263,906 −9.63%
82 Petrozavodsk Петрозаводск  Republic of Karelia Northwest 234,897 261,987 −10.34%
83 Korolyov Королёв  Moscow Oblast Central 228,095 183,402 +24.37%
84 Shakhty Шахты  Rostov Oblast South 226,452 239,987 −5.64%
85 Engels Энгельс  Saratov Oblast Volga 225,428 202,419 +11.37%
86 Veliky Novgorod Великий Новгород  Novgorod Oblast Northwest 224,286 218,717 +2.55%
87 Lyubertsy Люберцы  Moscow Oblast Central 224,195 172,525 +29.95%
88 Bratsk Братск  Irkutsk Oblast Siberia 224,071 246,319 −9.03%
89 Stary Oskol Старый Оскол  Belgorod Oblast Central 221,676 221,085 +0.27%
90 Angarsk Ангарск  Irkutsk Oblast Siberia 221,296 233,567 −5.25%
91 Syktyvkar Сыктывкар  Komi Republic Northwest 220,580 235,006 −6.14%
92 Dzerzhinsk Дзержинск  Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Volga 218,630 240,742 −9.18%
93 Pskov Псков  Pskov Oblast Northwest 193,082 203,279 −5.02%
94 Orsk Орск  Orenburg Oblast Volga 189,195 239,800 −21.10%
95 Krasnogorsk Красногорск  Moscow Oblast Central 187,634 116,896 +60.51%
96 Armavir Армавир  Krasnodar Krai South 187,177 188,832 −0.88%
97 Abakan Абакан  Republic of Khakassia Siberia 184,769 165,214 +11.84%
98 Balakovo Балаково  Saratov Oblast Volga 184,466 199,690 −7.62%
99 Biysk Бийск  Altai Krai Siberia 183,852 210,115 −12.50%
100 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Южно-Сахалинск  Sakhalin Oblast Far East 181,587 181,728 −0.08%
101 Odintsovo Одинцово  Moscow Oblast Central 180,530 138,930 +29.94%
102 Ussuriysk Уссурийск  Primorsky Krai Far East 180,393 158,004 +14.17%
103 Prokopyevsk Прокопьевск  Kemerovo Oblast Siberia 177,819 210,130 −15.38%
104 Rybinsk Рыбинск  Yaroslavl Oblast Central 177,295 200,771 −11.69%
105 Norilsk Норильск  Krasnoyarsk Krai Siberia 174,453 175,365 −0.52%
106 Volgodonsk Волгодонск  Rostov Oblast South 168,048 170,841 −1.63%
107 Syzran Сызрань  Samara Oblast Volga 165,725 178,750 −7.29%
108 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Петропавловск-Камчатский  Kamchatka Krai Far East 164,900 179,780 −8.28%
109 Kamensk-Uralsky Каменск-Уральский  Sverdlovsk Oblast Ural 164,192 174,689 −6.01%
110 Novocherkassk Новочеркасск  Rostov Oblast South 163,674 168,746 −3.01%
111 Almetyevsk Альметьевск  Republic of Tatarstan Volga 163,512 146,393 +11.69%
112 Zlatoust Златоуст  Chelyabinsk Oblast Ural 161,774 174,962 −7.54%
113 Severodvinsk Северодвинск  Arkhangelsk Oblast Northwest 157,213 192,353 −18.27%
114 Khasavyurt Хасавюрт  Republic of Dagestan North Caucasus 155,144 131,187 +18.26%
Kerch Керчь  Republic of Crimea [a] South 154,621 157,007 −1.52% [b]
115 Domodedovo Домодедово  Moscow Oblast Central 152,404 96,145 +58.51%
116 Salavat Салават  Republic of Bashkortostan Volga 148,575 156,095 −4.82%
117 Miass Миасс  Chelyabinsk Oblast Ural 147,995 151,751 −2.48%
118 Kopeysk Копейск  Chelyabinsk Oblast Ural 147,806 137,601 +7.42%
119 Pyatigorsk Пятигорск  Stavropol Krai North Caucasus 146,473 142,511 +2.78%
120 Elektrostal Электросталь  Moscow Oblast Central 146,403 155,196 −5.67%
121 Maykop Майкоп  Republic of Adygea South 143,385 144,249 −0.60%
122 Nakhodka Находка  Primorsky Krai Far East 139,931 159,719 −12.39%
123 Berezniki Березники  Perm Krai Volga 138,069 156,466 −11.76%
124 Kolomna Коломна  Moscow Oblast Central 134,850 144,589 −6.74%
125 Shchyolkovo Щёлково  Moscow Oblast Central 134,211 110,411 +21.56%
126 Serpukhov Серпухов  Moscow Oblast Central 133,793 127,041 +5.31%
127 Kovrov Ковров  Vladimir Oblast Central 132,417 145,214 −8.81%
128 Neftekamsk Нефтекамск  Republic of Bashkortostan Volga 131,942 121,733 +8.39%
129 Kislovodsk Кисловодск  Stavropol Krai North Caucasus 127,521 128,553 −0.80%
130 Bataysk Батайск  Rostov Oblast South 126,988 111,843 +13.54%
131 Rubtsovsk Рубцовск  Altai Krai Siberia 126,834 147,002 −13.72%
132 Obninsk Обнинск  Kaluga Oblast Central 125,376 104,739 +19.70%
133 Kyzyl Кызыл  Tuva Republic Siberia 125,241 109,918 +13.94%
134 Derbent Дербент  Republic of Dagestan North Caucasus 124,953 119,200 +4.83%
135 Nefteyugansk Нефтеюганск  Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra Ural 124,732 122,855 +1.53%
136 Nazran Назрань  Republic of Ingushetia North Caucasus 122,350 93,335 +31.09%
137 Kaspiysk Каспийск  Republic of Dagestan North Caucasus 121,140 100,129 +20.98%
138 Dolgoprudny Долгопрудный  Moscow Oblast Central 120,907 90,956 +32.93%
139 Novocheboksarsk Новочебоксарск  Chuvash Republic Volga 120,375 124,097 −3.00%
140 Novomoskovsk Новомосковск  Tula Oblast Central 119,697 131,386 −8.90%
141 Yessentuki Ессентуки  Stavropol Krai North Caucasus 119,658 100,996 +18.48%
142 Nevinnomyssk Невинномысск  Stavropol Krai North Caucasus 117,562 118,360 −0.67%
143 Oktyabrsky Октябрьский  Republic of Bashkortostan Volga 115,557 109,474 +5.56%
144 Ramenskoye Раменское  Moscow Oblast Central 114,537 96,317 +18.92%
145 Pervouralsk Первоуральск  Sverdlovsk Oblast Ural 114,450 124,528 −8.09%
146 Mikhaylovsk Михайловск  Stavropol Krai North Caucasus 114,133 70,981 +60.79%
147 Reutov Реутов  Moscow Oblast Central 113,871 87,314 +30.42%
148 Cherkessk Черкесск  Karachay-Cherkess Republic North Caucasus 113,226 129,069 −12.27%
149 Zhukovsky Жуковский  Moscow Oblast Central 111,222 104,736 +6.19%
150 Dimitrovgrad Димитровград  Ulyanovsk Oblast Volga 110,968 122,580 −9.47%
151 Pushkino Пушкино  Moscow Oblast Central 110,868 102,874 +7.77%
152 Artyom Артём  Primorsky Krai Far East 109,556 102,603 +6.78%
153 Kamyshin Камышин  Volgograd Oblast South 107,927 119,565 −9.73%
Yevpatoria Евпатория  Republic of Crimea [a] South 107,877 105,915 +1.85% [b]
154 Murom Муром  Vladimir Oblast Central 107,497 116,075 −7.39%
155 Khanty-Mansiysk Ханты-Мансийск  Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra Ural 107,473 80,151 +34.09%
156 Novy Urengoy Новый Уренгой  Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Ural 107,251 104,107 +3.02%
157 Seversk Северск  Tomsk Oblast Siberia 106,648 108,590 −1.79%
158 Orekhovo-Zuyevo Орехово-Зуево  Moscow Oblast Central 105,745 120,670 −12.37%
159 Arzamas Арзамас  Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Volga 104,908 106,362 −1.37%
160 Noginsk Ногинск  Moscow Oblast Central 103,891 100,072 +3.82%
161 Novoshakhtinsk Новошахтинск  Rostov Oblast South 103,480 111,075 −6.84%
162 Berdsk Бердск  Novosibirsk Oblast Siberia 102,850 97,296 +5.71%
163 Elista Элиста  Republic of Kalmykia South 102,583 103,749 −1.12%
164 Sergiyev Posad Сергиев Посад  Moscow Oblast Central 101,756 111,179 −8.48%
165 Vidnoye Видное  Moscow Oblast Central 101,490 56,752 +78.83%
166 Achinsk Ачинск  Krasnoyarsk Krai Siberia 100,621 109,155 −7.82%
167 Tobolsk Тобольск  Tyumen Oblast Ural 100,352 99,694 +0.66%
168 Noyabrsk Ноябрьск  Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Ural 100,188 110,620 −9.43%
169 Yelets Елец  Lipetsk Oblast Central 99,875 108,404 −7.87%
170 Zelenodolsk Зеленодольск  Republic of Tatarstan Volga 99,137 97,674 +1.50%
171 Novokuybyshevsk Новокуйбышевск  Samara Oblast Volga 98,306 108,438 −9.34%
172 Votkinsk Воткинск  Udmurt Republic Volga 97,471 99,022 −1.57%
173 Zheleznogorsk Железногорск  Kursk Oblast Central 97,038 95,049 +2.09%
174 Mezhdurechensk Междуреченск  Kemerovo Oblast Siberia 96,174 101,678 −5.41%
175 Voskresensk Воскресенск  Moscow Oblast Central 95,495 91,464 +4.41%
176 Gatchina Гатчина  Leningrad Oblast Northwest 94,377 92,937 +1.55%
177 Serov Серов  Sverdlovsk Oblast Ural 94,211 99,373 −5.19%
178 Sarov Саров  Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Volga 93,357 92,047 +1.42%
179 Leninsk-Kuznetsky Ленинск-Кузнецкий  Kemerovo Oblast Siberia 92,244 101,666 −9.27%
180 Sarapul Сарапул  Udmurt Republic Volga 91,115 101,381 −10.13%
181 Magadan Магадан  Magadan Oblast Far East 90,757 95,982 −5.44%
182 Michurinsk Мичуринск  Tambov Oblast Central 90,451 98,758 −8.41%
183 Solikamsk Соликамск  Perm Krai Volga 89,473 97,384 −8.12%
184 Murino Мурино  Leningrad Oblast Northwest 89,083 7,949 +1,020.68%
185 Chekhov Чехов  Moscow Oblast Central 89,025 60,720 +46.62%
186 Klin Клин  Moscow Oblast Central 88,511 80,585 +9.84%
187 Buzuluk Бузулук  Orenburg Oblast Volga 88,341 82,904 +6.56%
188 Glazov Глазов  Udmurt Republic Volga 87,762 95,854 −8.44%
189 Kansk Канск  Krasnoyarsk Krai Siberia 86,816 94,226 −7.86%
190 Velikiye Luki Великие Луки  Pskov Oblast Northwest 86,711 98,778 −12.22%
191 Kamensk-Shakhtinsky Каменск-Шахтинский  Rostov Oblast South 86,365 95,296 −9.37%
192 Gubkin Губкин  Belgorod Oblast Central 85,225 88,560 −3.77%
193 Kiselyovsk Киселёвск  Kemerovo Oblast Siberia 83,431 98,365 −15.18%
194 Yeysk Ейск  Krasnodar Krai South 82,943 87,769 −5.50%
195 Ivanteyevka Ивантеевка  Moscow Oblast Central 82,827 58,626 +41.28%
196 Lobnya Лобня  Moscow Oblast Central 82,764 74,252 +11.46%
197 Zheleznogorsk Железногорск  Krasnoyarsk Krai Siberia 82,723 84,795 −2.44%
198 Azov Азов  Rostov Oblast South 81,924 82,937 −1.22%
199 Anapa Анапа  Krasnodar Krai South 81,863 58,990 +38.77%
200 Bugulma Бугульма  Republic of Tatarstan Volga 81,677 89,204 −8.44%
201 Gelendzhik Геленджик  Krasnodar Krai South 80,204 54,980 +45.88%
202 Ukhta Ухта  Komi Republic Northwest 79,899 99,591 −19.77%
203 Yurga Юрга  Kemerovo Oblast Siberia 79,693 81,533 −2.26%
204 Ust-Ilimsk Усть-Илимск  Irkutsk Oblast Siberia 79,570 86,610 −8.13%
205 Vsevolozhsk Всеволожск  Leningrad Oblast Northwest 79,038 59,704 +32.38%
206 Novouralsk Новоуральск  Sverdlovsk Oblast Ural 78,479 85,522 −8.24%
207 Kuznetsk Кузнецк  Penza Oblast Volga 78,390 88,839 −11.76%
208 Bor Бор  Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Volga 78,372 78,058 +0.40%
209 Kineshma Кинешма  Ivanovo Oblast Central 77,694 88,164 −11.88%
210 Ozyorsk Озёрск  Chelyabinsk Oblast Ural 76,896 82,164 −6.41%
211 Novotroitsk Новотроицк  Orenburg Oblast Volga 75,960 98,173 −22.63%
212 Kropotkin Кропоткин  Krasnodar Krai South 75,858 80,765 −6.08%
213 Chaykovsky Чайковский  Perm Krai Volga 75,837 82,895 −8.51%
214 Chernogorsk Черногорск  Republic of Khakassia Siberia 75,745 72,147 +4.99%
215 Usolye-Sibirskoye Усолье-Сибирское  Irkutsk Oblast Siberia 74,762 83,327 −10.28%
Yalta Ялта  Republic of Crimea [a] South 74,652 81,654 −8.58% [b]
216 Dubna Дубна  Moscow Oblast Central 74,183 70,663 +4.98%
217 Balashov Балашов  Saratov Oblast Volga 74,057 82,227 −9.94%
218 Yelabuga Елабуга  Republic of Tatarstan Volga 73,630 70,728 +4.10%
219 Novoaltaysk Новоалтайск  Altai Krai Siberia 73,049 70,437 +3.71%
220 Vyborg Выборг  Leningrad Oblast Northwest 72,530 79,962 −9.29%
221 Yegoryevsk Егорьевск  Moscow Oblast Central 71,686 70,081 +2.29%
222 Verkhnyaya Pyshma Верхняя Пышма  Sverdlovsk Oblast Ural 71,335 59,749 +19.39%
223 Naro-Fominsk Наро-Фоминск  Moscow Oblast Central 71,121 64,665 +9.98%
224 Mineralnye Vody Минеральные Воды  Stavropol Krai North Caucasus 70,485 76,728 −8.14%
225 Troitsk Троицк  Chelyabinsk Oblast Ural 70,301 78,372 −10.30%
226 Chapayevsk Чапаевск  Samara Oblast Volga 70,228 72,692 −3.39%
227 Minusinsk Минусинск  Krasnoyarsk Krai Siberia 70,089 71,170 −1.52%
228 Birobidzhan Биробиджан  Jewish Autonomous Oblast Far East 70,064 75,413 −7.09%
229 Shadrinsk Шадринск  Kurgan Oblast Ural 68,609 77,756 −11.76%
230 Belovo Белово  Kemerovo Oblast Siberia 68,542 76,764 −10.71%
231 Tuymazy Туймазы  Republic of Bashkortostan Volga 68,349 66,836 +2.26%
232 Sertolovo Сертолово  Leningrad Oblast Northwest 68,241 47,457 +43.80%
233 Buynaksk Буйнакск  Republic of Dagestan North Caucasus 68,121 62,623 +8.78%
234 Ishim Ишим  Tyumen Oblast Ural 67,614 65,243 +3.63%
235 Kirovo-Chepetsk Кирово-Чепецк  Kirov Oblast Volga 66,651 80,921 −17.63%
236 Anzhero-Sudzhensk Анжеро-Судженск  Kemerovo Oblast Siberia 66,583 76,646 −13.13%
Feodosia Феодосия  Republic of Crimea [a] South 66,293 74,669 −11.22% [b]
237 Dmitrov Дмитров  Moscow Oblast Central 65,574 61,305 +6.96%
238 Sosnovy Bor Сосновый Бор  Leningrad Oblast Northwest 65,367 65,788 −0.64%
239 Gorno-Altaysk Горно-Алтайск  Altai Republic Siberia 65,342 56,933 +14.77%
240 Lytkarino Лыткарино  Moscow Oblast Central 65,212 55,237 +18.06%
241 Pavlovsky Posad Павловский Посад  Moscow Oblast Central 65,098 63,711 +2.18%
242 Beloretsk Белорецк  Republic of Bashkortostan Volga 64,525 68,806 −6.22%
243 Stupino Ступино  Moscow Oblast Central 64,412 66,816 −3.60%
244 Gudermes Гудермес  Chechen Republic North Caucasus 64,376 45,631 +41.08%
245 Ishimbay Ишимбай  Republic of Bashkortostan Volga 64,041 66,259 −3.35%
246 Donskoy Донской  Tula Oblast Central 63,837 64,552 −1.11%
247 Kotelniki Котельники  Moscow Oblast Central 63,728 32,338 +97.07%
248 Kstovo Кстово  Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Volga 63,646 66,657 −4.52%
249 Urus-Martan Урус-Мартан  Chechen Republic North Caucasus 63,449 49,070 +29.30%
250 Georgiyevsk Георгиевск  Stavropol Krai North Caucasus 63,221 72,153 −12.38%
251 Klintsy Клинцы  Bryansk Oblast Central 63,059 62,510 +0.88%
252 Nyagan Нягань  Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra Ural 63,034 54,890 +14.84%
253 Slavyansk-na-Kubani Славянск-на-Кубани  Krasnodar Krai South 62,985 63,842 −1.34%
254 Kungur Кунгур  Perm Krai Volga 62,673 66,074 −5.15%
255 Sunzha Сунжа  Republic of Ingushetia North Caucasus 62,078 61,598 +0.78%
256 Tuapse Туапсе  Krasnodar Krai South 61,571 63,292 −2.72%
257 Kogalym Когалым  Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra Ural 61,441 58,181 +5.60%
258 Belogorsk Белогорск  Amur Oblast Far East 61,440 68,249 −9.98%
259 Leninogorsk Лениногорск  Republic of Tatarstan Volga 60,993 64,127 −4.89%
260 Rossosh Россошь  Voronezh Oblast Central 60,879 62,865 −3.16%
261 Aleksin Алексин  Tula Oblast Central 60,842 61,732 −1.44%
262 Borisoglebsk Борисоглебск  Voronezh Oblast Central 60,687 65,585 −7.47%
263 Fryazino Фрязино  Moscow Oblast Central 60,580 55,369 +9.41%
264 Gukovo Гуково  Rostov Oblast South 60,361 67,278 −10.28%
265 Revda Ревда  Sverdlovsk Oblast Ural 60,200 61,875 −2.71%
266 Prokhladny Прохладный  Kabardino-Balkar Republic North Caucasus 59,938 59,601 +0.57%
267 Beryozovsky Берёзовский  Sverdlovsk Oblast Ural 59,698 51,651 +15.58%
268 Belebey Белебей  Republic of Bashkortostan Volga 59,195 60,188 −1.65%
269 Chistopol Чистополь  Republic of Tatarstan Volga 58,815 60,755 −3.19%
270 Zarechny Заречный  Penza Oblast Volga 58,510 63,601 −8.00%
271 Budyonnovsk Будённовск  Stavropol Krai North Caucasus 58,103 64,624 −10.09%
272 Kumertau Кумертау  Republic of Bashkortostan Volga 57,949 62,851 −7.80%
273 Salsk Сальск  Rostov Oblast South 57,937 61,316 −5.51%
274 Dzerzhinsky Дзержинский  Moscow Oblast Central 57,918 47,163 +22.80%
275 Labinsk Лабинск  Krasnodar Krai South 57,428 62,864 −8.65%
276 Asbest Асбест  Sverdlovsk Oblast Ural 57,317 68,893 −16.80%
277 Iskitim Искитим  Novosibirsk Oblast Siberia 57,147 60,078 −4.88%
278 Pavlovo Павлово  Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Volga 57,116 60,698 −5.90%
279 Alexandrov Александров  Vladimir Oblast Central 57,053 61,551 −7.31%
280 Vorkuta Воркута  Komi Republic Northwest 56,985 70,548 −19.23%
281 Sibay Сибай  Republic of Bashkortostan Volga 56,514 62,763 −9.96%
282 Meleuz Мелеуз  Republic of Bashkortostan Volga 56,505 61,390 −7.96%
283 Kotlas Котлас  Arkhangelsk Oblast Northwest 56,093 60,562 −7.38%
284 Mikhaylovka Михайловка  Volgograd Oblast South 56,031 59,132 −5.24%
285 Izberbash Избербаш  Republic of Dagestan North Caucasus 55,996 55,646 +0.63%
286 Krasnoturyinsk Краснотурьинск  Sverdlovsk Oblast Ural 55,875 59,633 −6.30%
287 Belorechensk Белореченск  Krasnodar Krai South 55,870 53,892 +3.67%
288 Rzhev Ржев  Tver Oblast Central 55,757 61,982 −10.04%
289 Lesosibirsk Лесосибирск  Krasnoyarsk Krai Siberia 55,730 61,139 −8.85%
290 Tikhoretsk Тихорецк  Krasnodar Krai South 55,686 61,823 −9.93%
291 Tikhvin Тихвин  Leningrad Oblast Northwest 55,415 58,459 −5.21%
292 Shuya Шуя  Ivanovo Oblast Central 55,225 58,486 −5.58%
293 Polevskoy Полевской  Sverdlovsk Oblast Ural 55,182 64,220 −14.07%
294 Shchyokino Щёкино  Tula Oblast Central 55,109 58,139 −5.21%
295 Shali Шали  Chechen Republic North Caucasus 55,054 47,708 +15.40%
296 Volsk Вольск  Saratov Oblast Volga 55,035 66,508 −17.25%
297 Krymsk Крымск  Krasnodar Krai South 54,597 57,382 −4.85%
298 Zelenogorsk Зеленогорск  Krasnoyarsk Krai Siberia 54,279 66,056 −17.83%
299 Liski Лиски  Voronezh Oblast Central 54,147 55,864 −3.07%
300 Lysva Лысьва  Perm Krai Volga 53,855 65,918 −18.30%
301 Neryungri Нерюнгри  Sakha (Yakutia) Republic Far East 53,409 61,747 −13.50%
302 Volzhsk Волжск  Mari El Republic Volga 53,013 55,659 −4.75%
303 Vyazma Вязьма  Smolensk Oblast Central 51,950 57,101 −9.02%
304 Timashyovsk Тимашёвск  Krasnodar Krai South 51,858 53,924 −3.83%
305 Gus-Khrustalny Гусь-Хрустальный  Vladimir Oblast Central 51,552 60,784 −15.19%
306 Krasnokamensk Краснокаменск  Zabaykalsky Krai Far East 51,137 55,666 −8.14%
307 Kirishi Кириши  Leningrad Oblast Northwest 51,028 52,309 −2.45%
308 Snezhinsk Снежинск  Chelyabinsk Oblast Ural 50,619 48,810 +3.71%
309 Zhigulyovsk Жигулёвск  Samara Oblast Volga 50,466 55,565 −9.18%

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Annexed by Russia in 2014; recognized as a part of Ukraine by most of the international community.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Census figure is from 2001 Ukrainian Census

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  1. "Оценка численности постоянного населения по субъектам Российской Федерации". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  3. The city of Moscow, though a separate entity from the surrounding Moscow Oblast, also serves as its capital
  4. The city of Saint Petersburg, though a separate entity from the surrounding Leningrad Oblast, also serves as its capital
  5. Includes Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014; recognized as a part of Ukraine by most of the international community.

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