Map of Murmansk, Russia

Murmansk is the administrative centre of Murmansk, Russia, with a population of about 295,374. It lies at 68.9740°N, 33.0975°E. Murmansk is about 1,488 km (924 mi) north of Moscow, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Severomorsk, 16 km to the northeast.

Murmansk at a glance

Where is Murmansk?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 0 hours (polar night) on the shortest day to 24 hours (midnight sun) on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Murmansk

• Severomorsk — 16 km northeast
• Monchegorsk — 115 km south
• Apatity — 155 km south
• Kandalaksha — 205 km south
• Yagry — 568 km southeast
• Severodvinsk — 572 km southeast
• Kajaani — 578 km southwest, Finland
• Segezha — 584 km south
• Kuopio — 719 km south, Finland
• Joensuu — 724 km south, Finland

Largest cities in Murmansk

• Apatity — 61,186
• Severomorsk — 53,921
• Monchegorsk — 49,868
• Kandalaksha — 38,431

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.