Map of Dzerzhinsk, Russia

Dzerzhinsk is a city in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, with a population of about 233,126. It lies at 56.2442°N, 43.4554°E, about 90 m above sea level. Dzerzhinsk is about 367 km (228 mi) east of Moscow, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Bogorodsk, 16 km to the south.

Dzerzhinsk at a glance

Where is Dzerzhinsk?

• The 2nd largest city in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 6 h 53 min on the shortest day to 17 h 41 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Dzerzhinsk

• Bogorodsk — 16 km south
• Novaya Balakhna — 29 km north
• Nizhniy Novgorod — 35 km east
• Pavlovo — 38 km southwest
• Bor — 40 km east
• Zavolzh’ye — 44 km north
• Kstovo — 47 km east
• Vyazniki — 81 km west
• Arzamas — 97 km south
• Kulebaki — 109 km southwest

Largest cities in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

• Nizhniy Novgorod — 1,259,013
• Arzamas — 109,479
• Sarov — 88,000
• 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.