Map of Kostroma, Russia

Kostroma is the administrative centre of Kostroma Oblast, Russia, with a population of about 277,280. It lies at 57.7665°N, 40.9269°E. Kostroma is about 301 km (187 mi) northeast of Moscow, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Furmanov, 58 km to the south.

Kostroma at a glance

Where is Kostroma?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 6 h 31 min on the shortest day to 18 h 07 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kostroma

• Furmanov — 58 km south
• Yaroslavl — 64 km west
• Tutayev — 84 km west
• Ivanovo — 86 km south
• Vichuga — 86 km southeast
• Teykovo — 104 km south
• Shuya — 106 km south
• Kovrov — 158 km south
• Vladimir — 184 km south
• Kol’chugino — 188 km southwest

Largest cities in Russia

• Moscow — 10,381,222
• Saint Petersburg — 5,351,935
• Novosibirsk — 1,612,833
• Yekaterinburg — 1,495,066
• Nizhniy Novgorod — 1,259,013
• Kazan — 1,243,500
• Chelyabinsk — 1,202,371
• Omsk — 1,172,070
• Samara — 1,163,399
• Rostov-na-Donu — 1,130,305

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.