The smallest Russian city by population is the settlement of Verkhoyansk in Yakutia.
The most sparsely populated city in Belarus is the settlement of Disna in the Miory district of the Vitebsk region.
And if you compare these two cities, which one will be less populated?
Verkhoyansk and Disna: where fewer people live
So, in the "battle" for the title of the smallest city in the Union State by population, the Russian Verkhoyansk wins.
According to the results of a census conducted several years ago, 768 people live in this city.
It is also worth emphasizing that Verkhoyansk is one of the coldest places on the planet. At one time, thermometer readings here were below -67 degrees.
True, it can be hot in Verkhoyansk. For example, on one of the summer days in 2020, the city recorded a temperature of +38 degrees.
As for the Belarusian city of Disna, the climate here is moderate.
And the settlement is not as small as Verkhoyansk. As of the beginning of 2023, 1,417 people lived here.
