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Kostroma
City population
277,280
#69
in Russia
#1
in Kostroma Oblast
#2,062
worldwide
57.766, 40.928 · 301 km from Moscow
About Kostroma
Kostroma is a city in Kostroma Oblast, Russia with a population of 277,280. It is the 69th largest of the 980 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Russia, and the 2,062nd largest worldwide. It lies 301 km from Moscow.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 7
Elevation
109 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Moscow
Coordinates
57.766, 40.928
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.
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