Vorkuta: facts

At a glance

• Country: Russia
• Region: Komi
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 80,039
• Coordinates: 67.5087° N, 64.0667° E
• Time zone: Europe/Moscow (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Ruble (RUB)
• Distance to the capital, Moscow: 1,886 km (1,172 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Vorkuta Airport (VKT): 3.8 km (2.4 mi), straight line
• Salekhard Airport (SLY): 150 km (93 mi), straight line
• Amderma Airport (AMV): 270 km (168 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Vorgashor: 14 km (9 mi)