Most Dense in Irkutsk Oblast

Top 44 cities ranked by most dense

Largest Cities Smallest Cities Most Dense Least Dense Highest Income Lowest Income Lowest Unemployment Highest Unemployment Lowest Poverty Highest Poverty Highest Rent Lowest Rent Most Educated Youngest Cities Oldest Cities Safest Cities Highest Crime Warmest Cities Coldest Cities Rainiest Cities Driest Cities

All Countries · Russia · Irkutsk Oblast

Most Dense — Irkutsk Oblast

1 Cheremkhovo 5,948/mi²

2 Irkutsk 5,833/mi²

3 Shelekhov 3,965/mi²

4 Bodaybo 3,749/mi²

5 Usol’ye-Sibirskoye 3,007/mi²

6 Yurty 2,315/mi²

7 Ust’-Kut 2,230/mi²

8 Angarsk 2,142/mi²

9 Kirensk 1,641/mi²

10 Zima 1,598/mi²

11 Bratsk 1,553/mi²

12 Sayansk 1,371/mi²

13 Nizhneudinsk 1,337/mi²

14 Tayshet 1,292/mi²

15 Slyudyanka 1,282/mi²

16 Ust’-Ilimsk 1,134/mi²

17 Mikhaylovka 1,124/mi²

18 Biryusinsk 1,079/mi²

19 Zalari 1,047/mi²

20 Bokhan 1,018/mi²

21 Tulun 992/mi²

22 Svirsk 987/mi²

23 Ust’-Ordynskiy 933/mi²

24 Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy 723/mi²

25 Vikhorevka 686/mi²

26 Kachug 471/mi²

27 Zhigalovo 412/mi²

28 Sredniy 296/mi²

29 Alzamay 270/mi²

30 Belorechenskiy 156/mi²

31 Ust’-Uda 140/mi²

32 Kutulik 118/mi²

33 Kuytun 117/mi²

34 Zheleznodorozhnyy 86/mi²

35 Magistral’nyy 67/mi²

36 Novaya Igirma 62/mi²

37 Tayturka 52/mi²

38 Baykal’sk 49/mi²

39 Markova 36/mi²

40 Mishelevka 25/mi²

41 Meget 11/mi²

42 Markovo 2/mi²

43 Chunskiy 2/mi²

44 Lesogorsk 1/mi²

The most densely populated cities in Irkutsk Oblast pack the most residents per square mile, creating vibrant urban environments with walkable neighborhoods and extensive public transit. Cheremkhovo leads with 5,948 people per square mile.

High population density is often associated with better access to public transportation, more walkable streets, and a wider variety of restaurants, shops, and entertainment options within close proximity. These cities tend to have lower car ownership rates and shorter commute distances.

Dense cities face unique challenges including higher housing costs, limited parking, and potential overcrowding in public spaces. However, they also tend to have lower per-capita carbon footprints due to shared infrastructure and reduced driving.

Did You Know?

1. Cheremkhovo has 5,948 people per square mile — that's roughly 9 people per acre.
2. Dense cities tend to have the most walkable neighborhoods and lowest car ownership rates in the country.
3. Urban density can reduce per-capita carbon emissions by up to 50% compared to suburban sprawl.

Browse Rankings by Region

Russia — By Region

Adygeya Republic Altai Altai Krai Amur Oblast Arkhangelskaya Astrakhan Oblast Bashkortostan Republic Belgorod Oblast Bryansk Oblast Buryatiya Republic Chechnya Chelyabinsk Chuvash Republic Dagestan Ingushetiya Republic Irkutsk Oblast Ivanovo Oblast Jewish Autonomous Oblast Kabardino-Balkariya Republic Kaliningrad Oblast Kalmykiya Republic Kaluga Oblast Kamchatka Karachayevo-Cherkesiya Republic Karelia Khabarovsk Khakasiya Republic Khanty-Mansia Kirov Oblast Komi Kostroma Oblast Krasnodar Krai Krasnoyarsk Krai Kurgan Oblast Kursk Oblast Kuzbass Leningradskaya Oblast' Lipetsk Oblast Mariy-El Republic Mordoviya Republic Moscow Moscow Oblast Murmansk Nizhny Novgorod Oblast North Ossetia–Alania Novgorod Oblast Novosibirsk Oblast Omsk Oblast Orenburg Oblast Oryol oblast Penza Oblast Perm Krai Primorye Pskov Oblast Republic of Tyva Rostov Ryazan Oblast Sakha Sakhalin Oblast Samara Oblast Saratov Oblast Smolensk Oblast St.-Petersburg Stavropol Kray Sverdlovsk Oblast Tambov Oblast Tatarstan Republic Tomsk Oblast Tula Oblast Tver Oblast Tyumen Oblast Udmurtiya Republic Ulyanovsk Vladimir Oblast Volgograd Oblast Vologda Oblast Voronezh Oblast Yamalo-Nenets Yaroslavl Oblast Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray

By Country

Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Benin Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czechia Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Ethiopia Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guadeloupe Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Moldova Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Palestinian Territory Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of the Congo Reunion Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand The Netherlands Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe