Ivanovo is a first-level division of Russia, in Asia. Its mapped cities centre on 57.1384° N, 41.6083° E.

What is the largest city in Ivanovo?

Ivanovo is the largest city mapped in Ivanovo, with a metropolitan population of about 420,839.

How many cities are in Ivanovo?

YearMaps maps 4 cities and towns in Ivanovo, with a combined metropolitan population of about 613,598. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.

What is the largest lake in Ivanovo?

The largest lake mapped in or beside Ivanovo is Gorky Reservoir, at about 1,169 km².

Ivanovo Map — Cities & Geography, Russia

Interactive Map of Ivanovo

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About Ivanovo

Ivanovo Oblast (Russian: Ива́новская о́бласть, romanized: Ivanovskaya oblastʹ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It had a population of 927,828 as of the 2021 Russian Census.

Its three largest cities are Ivanovo (the administrative center), Kineshma, and Shuya. The principal center of tourism is Plyos. The Volga River flows through the northern part of the oblast.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia: Ivanovo Oblast (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Ivanovo in Depth

History

Early in its history, the Ivanovo region was a melting pot between different populations like Russians, Europeans, Asians, and others. Various ancient Uralian and ancient Slavic tribes inhabited the area.

Ivanovo Industrial Oblast (Ива́новская промы́шленная о́бласть) was established on October 1, 1929. On March 11, 1936, a part of it became the modern Ivanovo Oblast while the remainder was split off to create Yaroslavl Oblast. On 21 May 1998 Ivanovo Oblast alongside Amur, Kostroma, Voronezh Oblasts, and the Mari El Republic signed a power-sharing agreement with the federal government, granting it autonomy. This agreement would be abolished on 26 February 2002.

Geography

Ivanovo Oblast shares borders with Kostroma Oblast (N), Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (E), Vladimir Oblast (S), and Yaroslavl Oblast (W).

The climate of Ivanovo Oblast is continental, with long, cold winters, and short, warm summers. The coldest month is January with an average temperature of −12 °C (10 °F) in the west and −13 °C (9 °F) in the east. The warmest month is July with an average temperature of about +18 °C (64 °F). Although larger than several of Russia's republics, Ivanovo Oblast is the smallest oblast by land area in Russia.

Demographics

Population: 927,828 (2021 census); 1,061,651 (2010 census); 1,148,329 (2002 census); 1,317,117 (1989 Soviet census).

54,882 people were registered from administrative databases, and could not declare an ethnicity. It is estimated that the proportion of ethnicities in this group is the same as that of the declared group.

Christianity is the largest religion in Ivanovo Oblast. According to a 2012 survey, 46.5% of the population of Ivanovo Oblast adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church, 8.4% are Orthodox Christian believers who don't belong to church or are members of non-Russian Orthodox churches, 1.8% are unaffiliated generic Christians, 0.5% of the population are adherents of the Slavic native faith (Rodnovery) movement, and 0.5% are Muslims.

Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Ivanovo Oblast (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Ivanovo: Key Facts

Key facts about Ivanovo
Population	905,900 (2024)
Area	23,900 km²
Capital	Ivanovo
Head of government	Stanislav Voskresensky
Established	11 March 1936

Facts from Wikidata Q2654 (CC0).

History of Ivanovo: Empires and States

The atlas records 9 polities whose mapped territory included part of Ivanovo, from Kievan Rus' in 882 CE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.

Polities that held Ivanovo, in chronological order
Polity	Period here
Kievan Rus'	882–1235 CE
Principality of Rostov-Suzdal	1056–1240 CE
The Mongol Empire	1241–1293 CE
Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal	1294–1394 CE
Grand Principality of Moscow	1395–1546 CE
Tsardom of Russia	1547–1720 CE
The Russian Empire	1721–1916 CE
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics	1922–1991 CE
Russian Federation	1992–2024 CE

Historical Maps of Ivanovo

Ivanovo on the world map in each year one of these states held it:

Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.

Visiting Ivanovo

Ivanovo Oblast (Russian: Ива́новская о́бласть, Ivanovskaya oblast) is a region in Central Russia, which borders Yaroslavl Oblast to the west, Kostroma Oblast to the north, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast to the east, and Vladimir Oblast to the south.

Travel notes adapted from Wikivoyage: Ivanovo Oblast (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Largest Cities in Ivanovo

4 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.

Largest Cities in Ivanovo
#	Name	Population	Region	Role
1	Ivanovo	420,839	Ivanovo	Admin-1 capital
2	Kineshma	92,983	Ivanovo	Populated place
3	Shuya	60,705	Ivanovo	Populated place
4	Vichuga	39,071	Ivanovo	Populated place

Largest Lakes in Ivanovo

1 lake mapped. Ranked by mapped surface area. A lake on a border is listed under each country it lies in, with the area of the whole lake. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.

Largest Lakes in Ivanovo
#	Name	Surface Area	Type
1	Gorky Reservoir	1,169 km²	Reservoir

Ivanovo: Quick Answers

Where is Ivanovo?: Ivanovo is a first-level division of Russia, in Asia. Its mapped cities centre on 57.1384° N, 41.6083° E.
What is the largest city in Ivanovo?: Ivanovo is the largest city mapped in Ivanovo, with a metropolitan population of about 420,839.
How many cities are in Ivanovo?: YearMaps maps 4 cities and towns in Ivanovo, with a combined metropolitan population of about 613,598. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.
What is the largest lake in Ivanovo?: The largest lake mapped in or beside Ivanovo is Gorky Reservoir, at about 1,169 km².