Kursk Oblast
Map of Kursk Oblast
075 km (47 mi)150 km (93 mi)225 km (140 mi)300 km (186 mi)
Height
-9 m (-30 ft), 130 m (427 ft), 140 m (459 ft), 155 m (509 ft), 175 m (574 ft), 195 m (640 ft), 220 m (722 ft), 245 m (804 ft), 255 m (837 ft), Max altitude 278 m (912 ft)Height from west to east in Kursk Oblast
Height from south to north in Kursk Oblast
1Seym135 to 184 m2Bystraya Sosna157 to 238 m3Oskol135 to 232 m
Natural Earth · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Kursk
Population: 1,049,783 (Wikidata, 2025)
Area: 29,800 km² / 11,506 sq mi
Created: 1934
Subdivisions: 33
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: 278 m
Lowest point: −9 m
Borders
- Belgorod Oblast — Southeast
- Voronezh Oblast — East
- Lipetsk Oblast — Northeast
- Sumy Oblast — Southwest
- Bryansk Oblast — Northwest
- Oryol Oblast — North