Map of Safonovo, Russia

Safonovo is a city in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, with a population of about 46,000. It lies at 55.1109°N, 33.2373°E. Safonovo is about 285 km (177 mi) west of Moscow, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Yartsevo, 35 km to the west.

Safonovo at a glance

Where is Safonovo?

• The 5th largest city in Smolensk Oblast on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 08 min on the shortest day to 17 h 24 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Safonovo

• Yartsevo — 35 km west
• Vyaz’ma — 68 km east
• Smolensk — 85 km southwest
• Roslavl’ — 131 km south
• Kirov — 135 km southeast
• Rzhev — 145 km northeast
• Lyudinovo — 159 km southeast
• Bryansk — 219 km south
• Torzhok — 240 km northeast
• Tver — 255 km northeast

Largest cities in Smolensk Oblast

• Smolensk — 330,025
• Roslavl’ — 56,971
• Vyaz’ma — 55,500
• Yartsevo — 52,706

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.