Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Map of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
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Height
59 m (194 ft), 60 m (197 ft), 100 m (328 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 200 m (656 ft), 250 m (820 ft), Max altitude 260 m (853 ft)Height from west to east in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Height from south to north in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
1Volga63 to 98 m2Vetluga69 to 130 m3Oka64 to 176 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: Nizhny Novgorod
Population: 3,039,421 (Wikidata, 2025)
Area: 76,900 km² / 29,691 sq mi
Created: 1929
Subdivisions: 50
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: 260 m
Lowest point: Ozero Zavod’ (59 m)
Borders
- Mari El — East
- Chuvashia — East
- Mordovia — South
- Kirov Oblast — Northeast
- Kostroma Oblast — North
- Ivanovo Oblast — Northwest
- Vladimir Oblast — West
- Ryazan Oblast — Southwest