What is the population of Nizhniy Novgorod?

1,259,013 people, per GeoNames.

Does Nizhniy Novgorod have a university?

Yes. Linguistic University of Nizhny Novgorod and Nizhny Novgorod State Academy of Medicine.

NIZHNIY NOVGOROD

Nizhny Novgorod Oblast · RUSSIA (RU) · 56.33°N / 44.00°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 520,555

Nizhniy Novgorod is a city in Russia with a population of 1,259,013. It sits at 56.33/44.00, runs on Europe/Moscow, is 5 km from Bor.

Population 1,259,013

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/Moscow

All facts

fields

Country: Russia
Subdivision: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Coords: 56.33°N / 44.00°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NE Bor Nizhny Novgorod Oblast 60,647 5.6 km

SE Podnov’ye Nizhny Novgorod Oblast 1,208 6.1 km

S Kuznechikha Nizhny Novgorod Oblast 725 6.4 km

SE Afonino Nizhny Novgorod Oblast 3,182 9.4 km

N Neklyudovo Nizhny Novgorod Oblast 9,052 9.6 km

S Lyakhovo Nizhny Novgorod Oblast 907 10.7 km

N Sitniki Nizhny Novgorod Oblast 1,321 14.7 km

S Zelyony Gorod Nizhny Novgorod Oblast 2,032 17.3 km

SW Gorbatovka Nizhny Novgorod Oblast 3,476 17.8 km

NW Bol’shoye Kozino Nizhny Novgorod Oblast 6,723 19.7 km

Air access

nearby

GOJ

Nizhny Novgorod / Strigino International Airport

Large airport

17.5 km

Universities

linked

Linguistic University of Nizhny Novgorod

lunn.sci-nnov.ru

Nizhny Novgorod State Academy of Medicine

n-nov.mednet.com

Nizhny Novgorod State Architectural - Building University

ngasu.sci-nnov.ru

Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University

nntu.sci-nnov.ru

Nizhny Novgorod State University

unn.ac.ru

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Nizhniy Novgorod?: 1,259,013 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Nizhniy Novgorod in?: Europe/Moscow.
Which country is Nizhniy Novgorod in?: Russia (RU).
Which airport serves Nizhniy Novgorod?: Nizhny Novgorod / Strigino International Airport (GOJ).
How far is Nizhniy Novgorod from Moscow?: About 402 km.
Does Nizhniy Novgorod have a university?: Yes. Linguistic University of Nizhny Novgorod and Nizhny Novgorod State Academy of Medicine.
What languages are spoken in Russia?: Russian.
What currency is used in Russia?: Russian Ruble.
How many cities are in Russia?: 5,280 on record.
Which admin region is Nizhniy Novgorod in?: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/520555

{
  "data": {
    "id": 520555,
    "name": "Nizhniy Novgorod",
    "ascii_name": "Nizhniy Novgorod",
    "country_code": "RU",
    "population": 1259013,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Europe/Moscow",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 56.32867,
    "longitude": 44.00205
  }
}

Context

comparatives

20.8x the population of Bor.
5 km from Bor.
Same timezone (Europe/Moscow) as 2,999 other cities in Russia.