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Kirov

Kirov Oblast · Russia
City population
507,155
#37
in Russia
#1
in Kirov Oblast
#1,129
worldwide
MoscowKirov
58.598, 49.658 · 790 km from Moscow
City population
507,155
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Russia
#37
of 980 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,129
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Russia
0.4%
of the national population

About Kirov

The largest city in Kirov Oblast, this settlement of 507,155 lies 790 km from Moscow. Kirovo-Chepetsk, with a population of 90,252, sits 22 km away, making it the nearest major neighbour among the handful of substantial towns scattered across the region.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Russia
#37of 980
LargestSmallest
Position in Kirov Oblast
#1of 8
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Russia
Region
Kirov Oblast
Rank in region
#1of 8
Distance to capital
790 km
to Moscow
Elevation
179 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Kirov
Coordinates
58.598, 49.658
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 980 in Russia

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

22KMKirovo-Chepetsk90K people33KMSlobodskoy32K people84KMKotel’nich28K people120KMSovetsk18K people147KMOmutninsk25K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Kirov507K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Kirov compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Kirov507K

Kirov Population FAQ

What is the population of Kirov?

Kirov has a city population of 507,155. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Kirov?

Kirov is in Kirov Oblast, Russia, 790 km from the capital, Moscow. Its coordinates are 58.598, 49.658.

How big is Kirov compared with other cities in Russia?

It is the 37th largest of the 980 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Russia, holding 0.4% of the national population.

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