Map of Novaya Balakhna, Russia

Novaya Balakhna is a city in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, with a population of about 63,083. It lies at 56.4899°N, 43.6011°E. Novaya Balakhna is about 380 km (236 mi) east of Moscow, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Zavolzh’ye, 21 km to the northwest.

Novaya Balakhna at a glance

Where is Novaya Balakhna?

• The 7th largest city in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 6 h 50 min on the shortest day to 17 h 45 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Novaya Balakhna

• Zavolzh’ye — 21 km northwest
• Dzerzhinsk — 29 km south
• Nizhniy Novgorod — 30 km southeast
• Bor — 32 km southeast
• Bogorodsk — 44 km south
• Kstovo — 53 km southeast
• Pavlovo — 66 km southwest
• Vyazniki — 94 km west
• Arzamas — 123 km south
• Kulebaki — 137 km southwest

Largest cities in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

• Nizhniy Novgorod — 1,259,013
• Dzerzhinsk — 233,126
• Arzamas — 109,479
• Sarov — 88,000
• Kstovo — 67,242
• Pavlovo — 63,338
• 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
• 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.