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Naberezhnyye Chelny

Tatarstan Republic · Russia
City population
509,870
#35
in Russia
#2
in Tatarstan Republic
#1,122
worldwide
MoscowNaberezhnyye Chelny
55.737, 52.420 · 925 km from Moscow
City population
509,870
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Russia
#35
of 980 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,122
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Russia
0.4%
of the national population

About Naberezhnyye Chelny

The second-largest city in Tatarstan Republic, Naberezhnyye Chelny has a population of 509,870. It lies 925 km from Moscow and sits at 128 m elevation. Nearby cities include Nizhnekamsk, 39 km away with 234,297 people, and Yelabuga, 24 km distant with a population of 72,643.

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
#35of 980
LargestSmallest
Position in Tatarstan Republic
#2of 20
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Russia
Region
Tatarstan Republic
Rank in region
#2of 20
Distance to capital
925 km
to Moscow
Elevation
128 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Moscow
Coordinates
55.737, 52.420
Record updated
2025-09-09
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.

19KMMendeleyevsk23K people24KMYelabuga73K people39KMNizhnekamsk234K people43KMMenzelinsk17K people51KMZainsk42K 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. Naberezhnyye Chelny510K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Naberezhnyye Chelny 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
Naberezhnyye Chelny510K

Naberezhnyye Chelny Population FAQ

What is the population of Naberezhnyye Chelny?

Naberezhnyye Chelny has a city population of 509,870. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Naberezhnyye Chelny?

Naberezhnyye Chelny is in Tatarstan Republic, Russia, 925 km from the capital, Moscow. Its coordinates are 55.737, 52.420.

How big is Naberezhnyye Chelny compared with other cities in Russia?

It is the 35th largest of the 980 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Russia, holding 0.4% of the national population.

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