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Salekhard
City population
49,214
#349
in Russia
#3
in Yamalo-Nenets
#11,595
worldwide
66.534, 66.610 · 1,934 km from Moscow
About Salekhard
Salekhard is a city in Yamalo-Nenets, Russia with a population of 49,214. It is the 349th largest of the 980 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Russia, and the 11,595th largest worldwide. It lies 1,934 km from Moscow.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 8
Coordinates
66.534, 66.610
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.
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