City profile · Uzbekistan · Asia
Nukus
City population
332,500
#5
in Uzbekistan
#1
in Karakalpakstan
#1,714
worldwide
42.459, 59.606 · 806 km from Tashkent
About Nukus
Nukus is a city in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan with a population of 332,500. It is the 5th largest of the 109 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Uzbekistan, and the 1,714th largest worldwide. It lies 806 km from Tashkent.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 7
Elevation
67 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Samarkand
Coordinates
42.459, 59.606
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 109 in UzbekistanClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.