Saint Petersburg
Federal CityRU-SPEFederal City of Russia.
EuropeCapital: St. PetersburgLanguage: Russian
Population
5.6M
Metros tracked
1
6.3M in metros (112%)
Composite score
28.1
Sum across tracked metros
Type
Federal City
ISO 3166-2: RU-SPE
At a glance
- Nickname
- Window to the West
- Endonym
- Санкт-Петербург
- Established
- 1703
- Area
- 1,439 km²
- Population density
- 3,893 /km²
- Highest point
- Orekhovaya Mountain (176 m (577 ft))
- Legislature
- Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg
- Rank in Russia
- 3rd of 85 by composite score
- Area rank
- 83rd of 83 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- St. Petersburg
Civic facts via Wikidata.
Saint Petersburg metro footprint
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Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
1 tracked metro
28.1
6.3MMajor Metro
| Rank | Metro | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #103 | St. Petersburg★ Capital | 6.3M | 28.1 | Major Metro |