Smolensk is a first-level division of Russia, in Asia. Its mapped cities centre on 54.7731° N, 33.1039° E.

What is the largest city in Smolensk?

Smolensk is the largest city mapped in Smolensk, with a metropolitan population of about 320,991.

How many cities are in Smolensk?

YearMaps maps 4 cities and towns in Smolensk, with a combined metropolitan population of about 480,099. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.

Smolensk Map — Cities & Geography, Russia

Interactive Map of Smolensk

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About Smolensk

Smolensk Oblast, informally also called Smolenshchina, is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative centre is the city of Smolensk. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 888,421.

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

Smolensk in Depth

Geography

The oblast was founded on 27 September 1937. It borders Pskov Oblast in the north, Tver Oblast in the northeast, Moscow Oblast in the east, Kaluga Oblast in south, Bryansk Oblast in the southwest, and Mogilev and Vitebsk Oblasts of Belarus, in the west and northwest, as part of the Belarus–Russia border.

The main river of the region is the Dnieper river and its tributaries, Desna, Vop, Vyazma. By the rivers of the Volga basin and its tributary Vazuza Gzhat and tributary of the Oka river, Ugra. To the north-west flows a short section of the Western Dvina River and its tributary river Kasplya.

Economy

Smolensk Oblast has a diverse economy, and exports large amounts of ammonium nitrate, fertilizers, wheat, and wood. The top exports in 2021 were fertilizers (19.2%, $284M), wood products (13.2%, $194M), wheat (9.8%, $144M), and machinery (7.6%, $112M).

Demographics

Population: 888,421 (2021 census); 985,537 (2010 census); 1,049,574 (2002 census); 1,158,299 (1989 Soviet census).

41,457 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.

According to a 2012 survey 19.5% of the population of Smolensk Oblast adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church, 7% are unaffiliated generic Christians, 3% are Orthodox Christian believers who do not belong to church or belong to other (non-Russian) Orthodox churches, 2% are Old Believers, 1% are adherents of the Slavic native faith (Rodnovery) movement, 0.4% are members of the Catholic Church.

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

Smolensk: Key Facts

Key facts about Smolensk
Population	863,987 (2024)
Area	49,779 km²
Capital	Smolensk
Head of government	Vasily Anokhin
Highest point	Maryino
Established	27 September 1937

Facts from Wikidata Q2347 (CC0).

History of Smolensk: Empires and States

The atlas records 12 polities whose mapped territory included part of Smolensk, from Kievan Rus' in 882 CE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.

Polities that held Smolensk, in chronological order
Polity	Period here
Kievan Rus'	882–1235 CE
Principality of Smolensk	1056–1406 CE
The Mongol Empire	1241–1293 CE
Grand Duchy of Lithuania	1407–1449 CE
Polish-Lithuania Kingdom	1407–1449 CE
House of Jagiellon	1450–1515 CE
Grand Principality of Moscow	1497–1546 CE
Tsardom of Russia	1547–1720 CE
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth	1612–1658 CE
The Russian Empire	1721–1916 CE
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics	1922–1991 CE
Russian Federation	1992–2024 CE

Historical Maps of Smolensk

Smolensk 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 Smolensk

Smolensk Oblast is a region in Central Russia, which borders Bryansk Oblast to the southwest, Belarus to the west, Pskov Oblast to the northwest, Tver Oblast to the north, Moscow Oblast to the east, and Kaluga Oblast to the southeast.

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

Largest Cities in Smolensk

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

Largest Cities in Smolensk
#	Name	Population	Region	Role
1	Smolensk	320,991	Smolensk	Admin-1 capital
2	Roslavl	56,971	Smolensk	Populated place
3	Vyazma	55,500	Smolensk	Populated place
4	Safonovo	46,637	Smolensk	Populated place

Smolensk: Quick Answers

Where is Smolensk?: Smolensk is a first-level division of Russia, in Asia. Its mapped cities centre on 54.7731° N, 33.1039° E.
What is the largest city in Smolensk?: Smolensk is the largest city mapped in Smolensk, with a metropolitan population of about 320,991.
How many cities are in Smolensk?: YearMaps maps 4 cities and towns in Smolensk, with a combined metropolitan population of about 480,099. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.