Map of Sterlitamak, Russia

Sterlitamak is a city in Bashkortostan Republic, Russia, with a population of about 267,231. It lies at 53.6246°N, 55.9502°E. Sterlitamak is about 1,198 km (745 mi) east of Moscow, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ishimbay, 20 km to the south.

Sterlitamak at a glance

Where is Sterlitamak?

• The 2nd largest city in Bashkortostan Republic on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 27 min on the shortest day to 17 h 04 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Sterlitamak

• Ishimbay — 20 km south
• Salavat — 27 km south
• Meleuz — 73 km south
• Kumertau — 96 km south
• Ufa — 124 km north
• Belebey — 132 km northwest
• Blagoveshchensk — 157 km north
• Tuymazy — 182 km northwest
• Oktyabrsky — 188 km northwest
• Birsk — 201 km north

Largest cities in Bashkortostan Republic

• Ufa — 1,120,547
• Salavat — 159,893
• Neftekamsk — 126,805
• Oktyabrsky — 108,200
• Beloretsk — 70,468
• Ishimbay — 70,421
• Tuymazy — 68,829
• Meleuz — 65,362
• Kumertau — 65,321
• Belebey — 62,582

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.