Map of Kursk, Russia

Kursk is the administrative centre of Kursk Oblast, Russia, with a population of about 448,733. It lies at 51.7373°N, 36.1874°E. Kursk is about 456 km (283 mi) south of Moscow, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kurchatov, 36 km to the west.

Kursk at a glance

Where is Kursk?

• The 41st largest city in Russia by recorded population.
• The largest city in Kursk Oblast on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 47 min on the shortest day to 16 h 41 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kursk

• Kurchatov — 36 km west
• Zheleznogorsk — 88 km northwest
• Gubkin — 107 km southeast
• Livny — 123 km northeast
• Staryy Oskol — 125 km southeast
• Belgorod — 128 km south
• Sumy — 132 km southwest, Ukraine
• Orël — 136 km north
• Gorod Shebekino — 155 km south
• Shebekino — 156 km south

Largest cities in Kursk Oblast

• Zheleznogorsk — 97,900
• Kurchatov — 46,600

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.