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Samarkand

Samarqand Region · Uzbekistan
City population
595,200
#4
in Uzbekistan
#1
in Samarqand Region
#940
worldwide
TashkentSamarkand
39.655, 66.964 · 261 km from Tashkent
City population
595,200
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Uzbekistan
#4
of 109 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#940
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Uzbekistan
1.6%
of the national population

About Samarkand

The fourth-largest city in Uzbekistan, Samarkand has a population of 595,200 and accounts for 1.6% of the country's total. It lies 261 km from the capital Tashkent. The city is the largest in Samarqand Region, with the next-largest nearby settlements ranging from 16,700 to 65,300 residents within 37 km.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Uzbekistan
#4of 109
LargestSmallest
Position in Samarqand Region
#1of 8
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Uzbekistan
Region
Samarqand Region
Rank in region
#1of 8
Distance to capital
261 km
to Tashkent
Elevation
703 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Samarkand
Coordinates
39.655, 66.964
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 Uzbekistan

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

27KMJuma Shahri22K people29KMBulung’ur Shahri29K people31KMChelak17K people37KMUrgut Shahri65K people58KMPanjakent35K people · Tajikistan

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. Samarkand595K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Samarkand 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
Samarkand595K

Samarkand Population FAQ

What is the population of Samarkand?

Samarkand has a city population of 595,200. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Samarkand?

Samarkand is in Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan, 261 km from the capital, Tashkent. Its coordinates are 39.655, 66.964.

How big is Samarkand compared with other cities in Uzbekistan?

It is the 4th largest of the 109 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Uzbekistan, holding 1.6% of the national population.

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