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Kursk
City population
448,733
#41
in Russia
#1
in Kursk Oblast
#1,290
worldwide
51.727, 36.185 · 457 km from Moscow
About Kursk
Kursk is a city in Kursk Oblast, Russia with a population of 448,733. It is the 41st largest of the 980 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Russia, and the 1,290th largest worldwide. It lies 457 km from Moscow.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 6
Elevation
187 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Moscow
Coordinates
51.727, 36.185
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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