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Novokuznetsk

Kuzbass · Russia
City population
539,616
#31
in Russia
#2
in Kuzbass
#1,042
worldwide
MoscowNovokuznetsk
53.758, 87.136 · 3,117 km from Moscow
City population
539,616
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Russia
#31
of 980 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,042
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Russia
0.4%
of the national population

About Novokuznetsk

The second-largest city in Kuzbass, Novokuznetsk holds a population of 539,616. Located 3,117 km from Moscow, the city sits at 213 m elevation and accounts for 0.4% of Russia's national population. Several cities lie nearby: Osinniki at 21 km with 48,919 people, Kaltan at 27 km with 25,903, and Kiselëvsk at 40 km with 104,000.

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
#31of 980
LargestSmallest
Position in Kuzbass
#2of 22
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Russia
Region
Kuzbass
Rank in region
#2of 22
Distance to capital
3,117 km
to Moscow
Elevation
213 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Novokuznetsk
Coordinates
53.758, 87.136
Record updated
2025-04-15
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.

21KMOsinniki49K people27KMKaltan26K people33KMProkop’yevsk219K people40KMKiselëvsk104K people42KMKisilevsk83K 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. Novokuznetsk540K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Novokuznetsk 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
Novokuznetsk540K

Novokuznetsk Population FAQ

What is the population of Novokuznetsk?

Novokuznetsk has a city population of 539,616. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Novokuznetsk?

Novokuznetsk is in Kuzbass, Russia, 3,117 km from the capital, Moscow. Its coordinates are 53.758, 87.136.

How big is Novokuznetsk compared with other cities in Russia?

It is the 31st largest of the 980 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Russia, holding 0.4% of the national population.

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