Map of Krasnoyarsk, Russia

Krasnoyarsk is the administrative centre of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, with a population of about 1,090,811. It lies at 56.0184°N, 92.8672°E. Krasnoyarsk is about 3,352 km (2,083 mi) northeast of Moscow, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Zheleznogorsk, 49 km to the northeast.

Krasnoyarsk at a glance

Where is Krasnoyarsk?

• The 12th largest city in Russia by recorded population.
• The largest city in Krasnoyarsk Krai on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 6 h 56 min on the shortest day to 17 h 38 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Krasnoyarsk

• Zheleznogorsk — 49 km northeast
• Zelenogorsk — 108 km east
• Achinsk — 149 km west
• Nazarovo — 153 km west
• Kansk — 178 km east
• Sharypovo — 235 km west
• Lesosibirsk — 248 km north
• Chernogorsk — 264 km southwest
• Minusinsk — 268 km south
• Abakan — 272 km south

Largest cities in Krasnoyarsk Krai

• Norilsk — 140,800
• Achinsk — 117,634
• Kansk — 101,502
• Zheleznogorsk — 93,834
• Minusinsk — 72,781
• Zelenogorsk — 71,354
• Lesosibirsk — 65,945
• Talnakh — 59,051
• Nazarovo — 55,252
• Sharypovo — 42,773

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.