Map of Sarov, Russia

Sarov is a city in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, with a population of about 88,000. It lies at 54.9480°N, 43.3152°E. Sarov is about 371 km (231 mi) east of Moscow, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Arzamas, 60 km to the northeast.

Sarov at a glance

Where is Sarov?

• The 4th largest city in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 11 min on the shortest day to 17 h 22 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Sarov

• Arzamas — 60 km northeast
• Kulebaki — 72 km northwest
• Vyksa — 84 km northwest
• Murom — 107 km northwest
• Pavlovo — 114 km north
• Kasimov — 122 km west
• Bogorodsk — 129 km north
• Ruzayevka — 144 km southeast
• Dzerzhinsk — 144 km north
• Kstovo — 144 km north

Largest cities in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

• Nizhniy Novgorod — 1,259,013
• Dzerzhinsk — 233,126
• Arzamas — 109,479
• 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
• 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.