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Nalchik
City population
239,300
#80
in Russia
#1
in Kabardino-Balkariya Republic
#2,402
worldwide
43.498, 43.619 · 1,428 km from Moscow
About Nalchik
Nalchik is a city in Kabardino-Balkariya Republic, Russia with a population of 239,300. It is the 80th largest of the 980 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Russia, and the 2,402nd largest worldwide. It lies 1,428 km from Moscow.
Key Facts
Country
Rank in region
#1of 8
Coordinates
43.498, 43.619
Record updated
14 April 2026
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
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