Map of Rijeka, Croatia

Rijeka is the administrative centre of Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croatia, with a population of about 107,964. It lies at 45.3267°N, 14.4424°E. Rijeka is about 131 km (82 mi) southwest of Zagreb, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Koper, 61 km to the northwest.

Rijeka at a glance

Where is Rijeka?

• The 3rd largest city in Croatia by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 43 min on the shortest day to 15 h 40 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Rijeka

• Koper — 61 km northwest, Slovenia
• Trieste — 63 km northwest, Italy
• Pula — 69 km southwest
• Ljubljana — 81 km north, Slovenia
• Karlovac — 88 km east
• Gorizia — 93 km northwest, Italy
• Kranj — 102 km north, Slovenia
• Celje — 119 km northeast, Slovenia
• Udine — 125 km northwest, Italy
• Bihać — 126 km southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Largest cities in Croatia

• Zagreb — 663,592
• Split — 149,830
• Osijek — 75,535
• Zadar — 67,309
• Sesvete — 55,313
• Pula — 52,220
• Slavonski Brod — 45,005
• Karlovac — 41,869
• Varaždin — 36,187

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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.