Map of Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia

Nizhniy Novgorod is the administrative centre of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, with a population of about 1,259,013. It lies at 56.3287°N, 44.0020°E. Nizhniy Novgorod is about 402 km (250 mi) east of Moscow, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Bor, 6 km to the northeast.

Nizhniy Novgorod at a glance

Where is Nizhniy Novgorod?

• The 5th largest city in Russia by recorded population.
• The largest city in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 6 h 52 min on the shortest day to 17 h 42 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Nizhniy Novgorod

• Bor — 6 km northeast
• Kstovo — 24 km southeast
• Novaya Balakhna — 30 km northwest
• Dzerzhinsk — 35 km west
• Bogorodsk — 40 km southwest
• Zavolzh’ye — 51 km northwest
• Pavlovo — 69 km southwest
• Arzamas — 104 km south
• Vyazniki — 115 km west
• Kulebaki — 137 km southwest

Largest cities in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

• Dzerzhinsk — 233,126
• Arzamas — 109,479
• Sarov — 88,000
• Kstovo — 67,242
• Pavlovo — 63,338
• Novaya Balakhna — 63,083
• Vyksa — 61,664
• Bor — 60,647
• Zavolzh’ye — 42,900
• Kulebaki — 37,622

Largest cities in Russia

• Moscow — 10,381,222
• Saint Petersburg — 5,351,935
• Novosibirsk — 1,612,833
• Yekaterinburg — 1,495,066
• Kazan — 1,243,500
• Chelyabinsk — 1,202,371
• Omsk — 1,172,070
• Samara — 1,163,399
• Rostov-na-Donu — 1,130,305
• Ufa — 1,120,547

Map of Russia and all its cities →

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.