Map of Vorkuta, Russia

Vorkuta is a city in Komi, Russia, with a population of about 80,039. It lies at 67.4988°N, 64.0525°E. Vorkuta is about 1,885 km (1,171 mi) northeast of Moscow, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Salekhard, 154 km to the southeast.

Vorkuta at a glance

Where is Vorkuta?

• The 3rd largest city in Komi on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 0 hours (polar night) on the shortest day to 24 hours (midnight sun) on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Vorkuta

• Salekhard — 154 km southeast
• Usinsk — 331 km southwest
• Pechora — 401 km southwest
• Nadym — 434 km southeast
• Nyagan — 599 km south
• Lyantor — 758 km southeast
• Khanty-Mansiysk — 760 km south
• Uray — 820 km south
• Nefteyugansk — 821 km southeast
• Severoural’sk — 841 km south

Largest cities in Komi

• Syktyvkar — 245,083
• Ukhta — 102,187
• Ezhva — 56,000
• Pechora — 46,113
• Usinsk — 44,078

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.