Map of Volgograd, Russia

Volgograd is the administrative centre of Volgograd Oblast, Russia, with a population of about 1,013,533. It lies at 48.7194°N, 44.5018°E. Volgograd is about 911 km (566 mi) southeast of Moscow, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Volzhsky, 22 km to the east.

Volgograd at a glance

Where is Volgograd?

• The 14th largest city in Russia by recorded population.
• The largest city in Volgograd Oblast on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 16 min on the shortest day to 16 h 10 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Volgograd

• Volzhsky — 22 km east
• Akhtubinsk — 132 km east
• Frolovo — 132 km northwest
• Kamyshin — 167 km northeast
• Mikhaylovka — 175 km northwest
• Volgodonsk — 220 km southwest
• Elista — 269 km south
• Uryupinsk — 293 km northwest
• Engels — 328 km north
• Balashov — 329 km north

Largest cities in Volgograd Oblast

• Volzhsky — 323,293
• Kamyshin — 128,626
• Mikhaylovka — 58,898
• Uryupinsk — 41,644
• Frolovo — 40,882

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.