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Saransk
Mordoviya Republic · Russia
City population
318,841
#57
in Russia
#1
in Mordoviya Republic
#1,790
worldwide
54.185, 45.172 · 512 km from Moscow
About Saransk
Saransk is a city in Mordoviya Republic, Russia with a population of 318,841. It is the 57th largest of the 980 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Russia, and the 1,790th largest worldwide. It lies 512 km from Moscow.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Mordoviya Republic
Rank in region
#1of 3
Elevation
168 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Moscow
Coordinates
54.185, 45.172
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.
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