Map of Nalchik, Russia

Nalchik is the administrative centre of Kabardino-Balkariya Republic, Russia, with a population of about 239,300. It lies at 43.4981°N, 43.6189°E. Nalchik is about 1,428 km (887 mi) south of Moscow, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Nartkala, 20 km to the east.

Nalchik at a glance

Where is Nalchik?

• The largest city in Kabardino-Balkariya Republic on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 57 min on the shortest day to 15 h 25 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Nalchik

• Nartkala — 20 km east
• Baksan — 22 km north
• Prokhladnyy — 44 km northeast
• Goryachevodskiy — 72 km northwest
• Georgiyevsk — 73 km north
• Pyatigorsk — 76 km northwest
• Staryy Malgobek — 79 km east
• Beslan — 81 km southeast
• Kislovodsk — 86 km northwest
• Yessentuki — 87 km northwest

Largest cities in Kabardino-Balkariya Republic

• Prokhladnyy — 60,800
• Baksan — 37,519
• Nartkala — 33,390

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.