Map of Bratsk, Russia

Bratsk is a city in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, with a population of about 256,600. It lies at 56.1325°N, 101.6142°E. Bratsk is about 3,839 km (2,386 mi) northeast of Moscow, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tulun, 186 km to the south.

Bratsk at a glance

Where is Bratsk?

• The 2nd largest city in Irkutsk Oblast on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 6 h 55 min on the shortest day to 17 h 39 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bratsk

• Tulun — 186 km south
• Nizhneudinsk — 212 km southwest
• Ust’-Ilimsk — 217 km north
• Tayshet — 225 km west
• Sayansk — 228 km south
• Zima — 248 km south
• Ust’-Kut — 265 km east
• Cheremkhovo — 344 km south
• Usol’ye-Sibirskoye — 398 km south
• Angarsk — 426 km south

Largest cities in Irkutsk Oblast

• Irkutsk — 623,869
• Angarsk — 243,158
• Ust’-Ilimsk — 100,271
• Usol’ye-Sibirskoye — 85,900
• Cheremkhovo — 57,395
• Tulun — 51,330
• Ust’-Kut — 48,202
• Shelekhov — 47,459
• Sayansk — 43,949
• Nizhneudinsk — 38,723

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.