Map of Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Russia

Kirov is the administrative centre of Kirov Oblast, Russia, with a population of about 507,155. It lies at 58.5966°N, 49.6601°E. Kirov is about 790 km (491 mi) northeast of Moscow, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kirovo-Chepetsk, 22 km to the east.

Kirov at a glance

Where is Kirov?

• The 37th largest city in Russia by recorded population.
• The largest city in Kirov Oblast on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 6 h 17 min on the shortest day to 18 h 22 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kirov

• Kirovo-Chepetsk — 22 km east
• Glazov — 182 km east
• Yoshkar-Ola — 242 km southwest
• Vyatskiye Polyany — 276 km south
• Mozhga — 284 km southeast
• Novocheboksarsk — 306 km southwest
• Cheboksary — 310 km southwest
• Volzhsk — 313 km south
• Zelenodolsk — 314 km south
• Kazan — 314 km south

Largest cities in Kirov Oblast

• Kirovo-Chepetsk — 90,252
• Vyatskiye Polyany — 39,534

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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Other places named Kirov

• Kirov — Kaluga Oblast, Russia

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.