As of 2026-10-12, Yekaterinburg Municipality tops the list with 1,592,493.
- #1 Yekaterinburg Municipality — 1,592,493
human settlement in Russia
source Wikidata - #2 Izhevsk — 616,297
city in central Russia, capital of Udmurtia
Izhevsk is the capital city of Udmurtia, Russia. It is situated along the Izh River, west of the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe. It is the 21st-largest city in Russia, and the most populous in Udmurtia, with over 600,000 inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #3 Orenburg — 536,515
city in the south of Russia
Orenburg, formerly known as Chkalov (1938–1957), is the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It lies in Eastern Europe, near the boundary of Europe and Asia, along the banks of the Ural River, being approximately 1,480 kilometers (920 mi) southeast of Moscow. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #4 Ryazan — 519,315
city in Russia
Ryazan is the largest city and the administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The city is located on the banks of the Oka River in Central Russia, 196 km (122 mi) southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census, Ryazan had a population of 524,927, making it the 33rd most populated city in Russia, and the fourth most populated in Central Russia after Moscow, Voronezh, and Yaroslavl. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #5 Cheboksary — 497,061
city in central Russia, capital of the Chuvash Republic
Cheboksary is the capital and largest city of Chuvashia, Russia. It is a port on the Volga River. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #6 Penza — 487,978
city in central Russia
Penza is the largest city and administrative center of Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Sura River, 625 kilometers (388 mi) southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census, Penza had a population of 517,311, making it the 36th-largest city in Russia. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #7 Stavropol — 450,680
capital city of Stavropol Krai in North Caucaus, Russia
Stavropol, known as Voroshilovsk from 1935 until 1943, is a city that is the administrative centre of Stavropol Krai, in the North Caucasus region of Southern Russia. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 547,820, and it is one of Russia's fastest growing cities. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #8 Surgut — 432,875
city in Russia
Surgut is the largest and most populous city in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the Ob River. It is one of the few cities in Russia to be larger than the capital or the administrative center of its federal subject in terms of population, economic activity, and tourist traffic. The population as per the 2021 Russian censuses was 396,443. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #9 Bryansk — 372,123
city in the south-west of European Russia
Bryansk is a city and the administrative center of Bryansk Oblast, Russia, situated on the Desna River, 379 kilometers (235 mi) southwest of Moscow. It has a population of 379,152 at the 2021 census. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #10 Nizhny Tagil — 328,157
city in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Nizhny Tagil is a city in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located 25 kilometers (16 mi) east of the boundary between Asia and Europe. Read more on Wikipedia.
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