Taymyr is a first-level division of Russia, in Asia. Its mapped cities centre on 72.5288° N, 94.1044° E.

What is the largest city in Taymyr?

Norilsk is the largest city mapped in Taymyr, with a metropolitan population of about 165,873.

How many cities are in Taymyr?

YearMaps maps 11 cities and towns in Taymyr, with a combined metropolitan population of about 230,793. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.

What is the largest lake in Taymyr?

The largest lake mapped in or beside Taymyr is Ozero Khantayskoye, at about 1,045 km².

State / Province · Russia

Map of Taymyr

Taymyr is a first-level division of Russia. Its largest mapped city is Norilsk, with about 165,873 people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Taymyr, and the tables list its 11 mapped cities along with the lakes, ports nearest to them.

Cities Mapped: 11
Largest City: Norilsk
Country: Russia

History of Taymyr: Empires and States

The atlas records 4 polities whose mapped territory included part of Taymyr, from Tsardom of Russia in 1632 CE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.

Polities that held Taymyr, in chronological order
Polity	Period here
Tsardom of Russia	1632–1720 CE
The Russian Empire	1721–1916 CE
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics	1922–1991 CE
Russian Federation	1992–2024 CE

Historical Maps of Taymyr

Taymyr on the world map in each year one of these states held it:

Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.

Largest Cities in Taymyr

11 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.

Largest Cities in Taymyr
#	Name	Population	Region	Role
1	Norilsk	165,873	Taymyr	Populated place
2	Boyarka	35,968	Taymyr	Populated place
3	Dudinka	23,619	Taymyr	Admin-1 capital
4	Khatanga	3,205	Taymyr	Populated place
5	Dikson	1,113	Taymyr	Populated place
6	Chelyuskin	885	Taymyr	Populated place
7	Vorontsovo	100	Taymyr	Populated place
8	Agapa	10	Taymyr	Populated place
9	Starorybnoye	10	Taymyr	Populated place
10	Mikhaylova	10	Taymyr	Populated place
11	Nordvik	—	Taymyr	Historic place

Largest Lakes in Taymyr

13 lakes mapped. Ranked by mapped surface area. A lake on a border is listed under each country it lies in, with the area of the whole lake. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.

Largest Lakes in Taymyr
#	Name	Surface Area	Type
1	Ozero Khantayskoye	1,045 km²	Lake
2	Ozero Pyasino	859 km²	Lake
3	Ozero Lama	721 km²	Lake
4	Ozero Keta	574 km²	Lake
5	Ozero Labaz	547 km²	Lake
6	Ozero Portnyagino	326 km²	Lake
7	Ozero Kungasalakh	257 km²	Lake
8	Ozero Glubokoye	191 km²	Lake
9	Ozero Kokora	154 km²	Lake
10	Ozero Sobachye	135 km²	Lake
11	Ozero Kiyeng-Kyuyel	87 km²	Lake
12	Ozero Purinskoye	75 km²	Lake
13	Ozero Sobachye	59 km²	Lake

Ports in Taymyr

2 ports mapped. Ranked by approach channel depth, the figure that limits which ships can call. Harbours link to their write-up on the page of the sea or coast they lie on. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.

Ports in Taymyr
#	Name	Channel Depth	Class	Sea	Max Vessel
1	Dudinka	45.7 m	Minor	Norwegian Sea & European Arctic	medium vessels
2	Port Dikson	34.7 m	Very Small	Norwegian Sea & European Arctic	medium vessels

Taymyr: Quick Answers

Where is Taymyr?: Taymyr is a first-level division of Russia, in Asia. Its mapped cities centre on 72.5288° N, 94.1044° E.
What is the largest city in Taymyr?: Norilsk is the largest city mapped in Taymyr, with a metropolitan population of about 165,873.
How many cities are in Taymyr?: YearMaps maps 11 cities and towns in Taymyr, with a combined metropolitan population of about 230,793. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.
What is the largest lake in Taymyr?: The largest lake mapped in or beside Taymyr is Ozero Khantayskoye, at about 1,045 km².