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Poltava
City population
279,593
#16
in Ukraine
#1
in Poltava
#2,046
worldwide
49.589, 34.554 · 304 km from Kyiv
About Poltava
Poltava is a city in Poltava, Ukraine with a population of 279,593. It is the 16th largest of the 272 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ukraine, and the 2,046th largest worldwide. It lies 304 km from Kyiv.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 6
Coordinates
49.589, 34.554
Record updated
2 July 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.
Nearby Cities
All 272 in UkraineClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.