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Makhachkala

Dagestan · Russia
City population
596,356
#27
in Russia
#1
in Dagestan
#937
worldwide
MoscowMakhachkala
42.978, 47.500 · 1,587 km from Moscow
City population
596,356
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Russia
#27
of 980 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#937
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Russia
0.4%
of the national population

About Makhachkala

Within 60 km sit four cities ranging from 15,691 to 81,752 people, with Semender only 8 km away. The city proper holds 596,356 residents, making it the largest in Dagestan and Russia's 27th most populous city. At 10 m below sea level, it accounts for 0.4% of Russia's population, situated 1,587 km from Moscow.

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
#27of 980
LargestSmallest
Position in Dagestan
#1of 11
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Russia
Region
Dagestan
Rank in region
#1of 11
Distance to capital
1,587 km
to Moscow
Elevation
-10 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Moscow
Coordinates
42.978, 47.500
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.

16KMKaspiysk82K people35KMBuynaksk63K people55KMIzberbash42K people57KMKizilyurt33K people80KMKhasavyurt127K 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. Makhachkala596K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Makhachkala 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
Makhachkala596K

Makhachkala Population FAQ

What is the population of Makhachkala?

Makhachkala has a city population of 596,356. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Makhachkala?

Makhachkala is in Dagestan, Russia, 1,587 km from the capital, Moscow. Its coordinates are 42.978, 47.500.

How big is Makhachkala compared with other cities in Russia?

It is the 27th largest of the 980 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Russia, holding 0.4% of the national population.

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