Map of Smolensk, Russia

Smolensk is the administrative centre of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, with a population of about 330,025. It lies at 54.7794°N, 32.0437°E. Smolensk is about 369 km (229 mi) west of Moscow, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Yartsevo, 52 km to the northeast.

Smolensk at a glance

Where is Smolensk?

• The largest city in Smolensk Oblast on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 13 min on the shortest day to 17 h 19 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Smolensk

• Yartsevo — 52 km northeast
• Safonovo — 85 km northeast
• Roslavl’ — 106 km southeast
• Horad Orsha — 109 km west, Belarus
• Vitebsk — 126 km west, Belarus
• Mahilyow — 146 km southwest, Belarus
• Vyaz’ma — 151 km east
• Kirov — 166 km southeast
• Lyudinovo — 186 km southeast
• Velikiye Luki — 198 km northwest

Largest cities in Smolensk Oblast

• Roslavl’ — 56,971
• Vyaz’ma — 55,500
• Yartsevo — 52,706
• Safonovo — 46,000

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.