Moscow was the largest city of the country with over 13.1 million residents as of January 1, 2022. Less than a half of Moscow's population resided in Saint Petersburg, the second most populous city of the country. The third-largest city, Novosibirsk, was located in the Siberian Federal District, being the highest populated city in the Asian part of Russia.
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Russian Federal State Statistics Service. (August 18, 2023). Largest cities in Russia as of January 1, 2023, by population (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090061/largest-cities-in-russia/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. "Largest cities in Russia as of January 1, 2023, by population (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090061/largest-cities-in-russia/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. (2023). Largest cities in Russia as of January 1, 2023, by population (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090061/largest-cities-in-russia/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. "Largest Cities in Russia as of January 1, 2023, by Population (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090061/largest-cities-in-russia/
Russian Federal State Statistics Service, Largest cities in Russia as of January 1, 2023, by population (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090061/largest-cities-in-russia/ (last visited December 03, 2023)
Largest cities in Russia as of January 1, 2023, by population (in 1,000s) [Graph], Russian Federal State Statistics Service, August 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090061/largest-cities-in-russia/