Moscow, July 19 - “News. Economy". Every year the population of Russian cities is increasing. Demography is one of the main economic indicators of urban development, so it is important to monitor the dynamics of population changes. INNOV has prepared a list of the largest cities in Russia. The population of cities was used as the main indicator. According to Rosstat, large cities in Russia can be divided into several groups according to population size. Among them are cities with a population of 1.5 million to 500 thousand inhabitants (15 cities), 43 cities with a population of 500 thousand to 250 thousand inhabitants, and 90 cities with a population of 250 thousand to 100 thousand people. Below we present the top 10 largest cities Russia. 1. Moscow
Population (as of January 1, 2016): 12,330,126 Change since 2015: +1.09% Moscow - capital Russian Federation, a city of federal significance, the administrative center of Central federal district and the center of the Moscow region, which it is not part of. The largest city in Russia by population and its subject, the most populous of the cities located entirely in Europe, is among the top ten cities in the world by population. Center of the Moscow urban agglomeration. 2. St. Petersburg
Population (as of January 1, 2016): 5,225,690 Change since 2015: +0.65% St. Petersburg is the second most populous city in Russia. City of federal significance. Administrative center of the Northwestern Federal District and Leningrad region. St. Petersburg is the northernmost city in the world with a population of more than one million people. Among cities entirely located in Europe, St. Petersburg is the third most populous and also the first non-capital city in terms of population. 3. Novosibirsk
Population: (as of January 1, 2016): 1,584,138 Change since 2015: +1.09% Novosibirsk is the third largest city in Russia by population and thirteenth by area, and has the status of an urban district. The administrative center of the Siberian Federal District, the Novosibirsk Region and its constituent Novosibirsk District; the city is the center of the Novosibirsk agglomeration. Trade, business, cultural, industrial, transport and scientific center of federal significance. 4. Ekaterinburg
Population (as of January 1, 2016): 1,444,439 Change since 2015: 1.15% Ekaterinburg is a city in Russia, the administrative center of the Ural Federal District and the Sverdlovsk Region. It is the largest administrative, cultural, scientific and educational center of the Ural region. Ekaterinburg is the fourth most populous city (after Moscow, St. Petersburg and Novosibirsk) in Russia. The Yekaterinburg agglomeration is the fourth largest agglomeration in Russia. It is one of the three most developed post-industrial agglomerations in the country. 5. Nizhny Novgorod
Population (as of January 1, 2016): 1,266,871 Change since 2015: -0.07% Nizhny Novgorod is a city in central Russia, administrative center of the Volga Federal District and Nizhny Novgorod Region. Nizhny Novgorod is an important economic, industrial, scientific, educational and cultural center of Russia, the largest transport hub and government center of the entire Volga Federal District. The city is one of the main destinations for river tourism in Russia. The historical part of the city is rich in attractions and is a popular tourist center. 6. Kazan
Population (as of January 1, 2016): 1,216,965 Change since 2015: +0.94% Kazan is a city in the Russian Federation, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, a large port on the left bank of the Volga River, at the confluence of the Kazanka River. One of the largest religious, economic, political, scientific, educational, cultural and sports centers in Russia. The Kazan Kremlin is one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The city has a registered brand “the third capital of Russia”. Kazan is the largest city in the Volga economic region. A compact spatial grouping of settlements has formed around Kazan, constituting one of the largest urban agglomerations in the Russian Federation. 7. Chelyabinsk
Population (as of January 1, 2016): 1,191,994 Change since 2015: +0.73% Chelyabinsk is the seventh largest city in the Russian Federation by population, the fourteenth by area, the administrative center of the Chelyabinsk region. Chelyabinsk is the seventh largest city in the Russian Federation by population and the second in the Ural Federal District. In 2016, a forecast was made according to which the population of Chelyabinsk should decline from this year, but the number of residents continues to grow. 8. Omsk
Population (as of January 1, 2016): 1,178,079 Change since 2015: +0.36% Omsk is one of the largest cities in Russia, the administrative center of the Omsk region, located at the confluence of the Irtysh and Om rivers. Omsk is large industrial center with enterprises from various industries, including defense and aerospace. It is a million-plus city, the second most populous in Siberia and the eighth in Russia. The Omsk agglomeration has more than 1.2 million people. 9. Samara
Population (as of January 1, 2016): 1,170,910 Change since 2015: -0.08% Samara is a city in the Middle Volga region of Russia, the center of the Volga economic region and Samara region, forms the Samara urban district. It is the ninth most populous city in Russia. Over 2.7 million people live within the agglomeration (the third most populous in Russia). A large economic, transport, scientific, educational and cultural center. Main industries: mechanical engineering, oil refining and food industry. 10. Rostov-on-Don
Population (as of January 1, 2016): 1,119,875 Change since 2015: +0.45% Rostov-on-Don is the largest city in the south of the Russian Federation, the administrative center of the Southern Federal District and the Rostov region. With a population of 1,119,875 people, it is the tenth most populous city in Russia. It is also the 30th most populous city in Europe. Ranks 1st among cities in the Southern Federal District. Over 2.16 million people live within the Rostov agglomeration (the fourth largest agglomeration in the country), the Rostov-Shakhty polycentric agglomeration-conurbation has about 2.7 million inhabitants (the third largest in the country). The city is a large administrative, cultural, scientific, educational, industrial center and the most important transport hub in the South of Russia. Unofficially, Rostov is called the “Gateway of the Caucasus” and the southern capital of Russia.
Hello, dear readers of the site “I and the World”! We are glad to welcome you again! What do you think is the largest city in the world and what is its name? In our new article we want to talk about cities and present the top 10 largest in the world by area and population.
10th place - New York - 1214.4 sq. km
America starts the list. If you look at the population for 2017, the city is small - 8,405,837 people. Quite young, about 400 years old.
In the territory where New York is now located there were Indian tribes. Arrows, dishes and other Indian attributes are found here. Throughout the 19th century, emigrants from different countries, due to which it grew. It includes several islands, the largest of which is Manhattan. People of almost all religions live here, but Christians predominate.
We give 9th place to Mexico City – 1485 sq. km
The population of the capital of Mexico is 9,100,000 people. Mexico City was founded by the Aztecs in 1325. According to legend, the Sun God ordered them to come to this place.
At the beginning of the 16th century, Mexico City was the most beautiful in the Western Hemisphere until it was destroyed during the reign of Cortez, but was soon rebuilt. It is located at an altitude of more than 2000 km above sea level and is surrounded by mountains.
London is in 8th place – 1572 sq. km
London is the capital of Great Britain and the largest city in the country. It was founded in 43 AD. e. There are now 8,600,000 people living in London.
The terrible plague of the 17th century claimed about 70,000 lives. This is a place of remarkable historical and architectural monuments: the Tower, Buckingham Palace, St. Paul's Cathedral and others.
We put Tokyo in 7th place - 2188.6 sq. km
But the population is quite large - 13,742,906 people. Tokyo is one of the modern cities and the capital of Japan. Even if you live here for a month, you won’t see all the sights.
The main part is solid concrete and wires. Tokyo was inhabited by tribes of people back in the Stone Age. Over the course of several years from 1703 to 2011, Tokyo suffered many earthquakes, and as a result of one of them, 142,000 people died at once.
In 6th place is Moscow – 2561.5 sq. km
Moscow is the capital of the Russian Federation, located between the Oka and Volga rivers. 12,500,123 people live here. In terms of length, Moscow is quite long - 112 km. It is an important tourist center in Russia.
The age of the city is still unknown exactly, but there is evidence that the first settlements appeared on this territory around 8 thousand years BC. e.
Middle of the top - Sydney - 12144 sq. km
The development and history of Australia began with a small settlement. 200 years ago the navigator Cook landed here. Sydney is the largest metropolis and capital of the state of New South Wales.
The capital is home to 4,500,000 people. The city is located in one of the beautiful bays of the world, where business skyscrapers coexist with cozy beaches, which are always full of tourists.
In 4th place is Beijing – 16,808 sq. km
Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China. Huge and noisy, its population numbers 21,500,000 inhabitants.
In the 13th century, it was almost completely burned by Genghis Khan, but rebuilt 43 years later in a different place. Here is a famous architectural monument - the Forbidden City - the residence of the rulers.
At the beginning of the 20th century it was occupied by the Japanese. After Russia's victory in World War II and the fall of Japan, the capital became free again.
We give 3rd place to Hangzhou – 16847 sq. km
The city has 8,750,000 inhabitants. The metropolis is famous for its tea plantations and natural beauty.
Previously, it was the capital of China, and now it is a major religious center. In the 19th century, as a result of an uprising, it was partially destroyed and restored in the 50s, where industry began to rapidly develop.
Weaving folk items, harvesting tea leaves, and making bamboo products are still done by hand.
In second place is Chongqing – 82,300 sq. km
Chongqing is the largest city in the world in terms of population, with about 32 million people living here. The highest population density is 600 people per square meter. km.
The metropolis arose 3,000 years ago and at that time was the capital of the kingdom of Ba. Now it is a huge industrial center. There is a large base for the production of automobiles - 5 factories and 400 - for the production of car parts. Real estate construction here is proceeding at such a fast pace that 10 years of construction for Moscow is 1 year for Chongqing. Old buildings are being demolished very actively, and skyscrapers are appearing in their place. It is more business than architectural. And the main attraction is the overpasses that entangle the entire city.
We give 1st place to the unusual city of Ordos - 86,752 sq. km
Ordos is a ghost town. Where is the strange metropolis, the largest in territory, but empty? In China, it began to be built 20 years ago for people involved in the extraction and sale of coal.
A large city was built with museums, theaters, and a stadium. There is everything for the life of a city dweller here. But almost no one wanted to move here. Over the past few years, the number of people has increased to 300,000. There are so few inhabitants in the huge settlement that even in broad daylight, the streets are completely empty.
Beautiful, abandoned houses, museums, cinemas. There are even unfinished buildings - there is no one to build for. Everywhere is clean and well-groomed. And - silence! A metropolis inhabited by “ghosts”. There are several of these in China.
Also, there are cities beyond the Arctic Circle and living there is quite cold. The largest “cold” city is in Russia - Murmansk - 154.4 square meters. km. It is quite small in size and has a population of 298,096 people.
We showed you the ranking of major cities in the world with photos and descriptions. Ten different megacities, with different numbers of inhabitants, different lengths and architecture. 2018 will be a new year for everyone and everything, and our rankings may change. In the meantime, if you liked the information, share it with your friends.
Scattered across different parts of a large country. Cities with a population of over a million are the center of attraction for millions of tourists from all over the world, migrants, students and workers. Population statistics are compiled from the annual population census by RosStat. It is worth noting that the population includes only citizens who permanently reside in the territory of a particular city. The following are the most populated cities in Russia.
1. Moscow
Moscow is the largest city in Russia both in terms of population and area. A population of 12,330,126 people inhabits both sides of the city’s waterway, the Moscow River. The capital of the state, Moscow, is the most multinational city in Russia: migrants, students, workers and tourists come here from all over the country.
Ten facts about Moscow:
- a major international center of economics and trade;
- a major industrial hub of the country;
- one of the best and largest educational centers for Russian and foreign students;
- large number research institutes are located in Moscow;
- more than 50 directions in religion;
- a large cultural and historical center of the European part of Russia;
- the country's largest transport interchange: 3 river ports (Moscow to Soviet times called the “port of 5 seas”), 9 railway stations, 5 airports with directions to all corners of the planet;
- Moscow is the “zero kilometer”, all roads lead here;
- tourist center of the country;
- the capital is one of the top five cities in the world in terms of the number of dollar billionaires living there.
Petrograd, also known as Leningrad or St. Petersburg in short, is located along the sovereign course of the Neva River and its coastal granite. Many poems have been written about the beautiful city located between Ladoga and the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland, near the Baltic Sea. This big city is shrouded in secrets and legends. Walking along its streets, you walk along the streets of Dostoevsky, Gogol or Tsvetaeva. Populationis 5,225,690 people with a population density of 3,631 people. per square kilometer with a total area of the city of 1439 km².
Ten facts about St. Petersburg:
- northern Venice is the second name of the northern capital due to the huge number of large and small rivers, tributaries and canals and the similarity with Venetian streets;
- St. Petersburg is listed in the Red Book for the total length of tram tracks within the city - 600 kilometers;
- the deepest metro in the world, the depth of some stations reaches 80 meters;
- “White Nights” is one of the main attractions that attracts tourists to the cultural capital;
- in St. Petersburg there is the tallest cathedral in Russia - the Peter and Paul Cathedral, whose spire height is 122.5 meters;
- The Hermitage is a world-famous museum that attracts tourists from all over the world, its corridors are 20 kilometers long, and a tourist who wants to get acquainted with all the exhibits of the museum will need several years to complete this mission;
- The question that every tourist in the city asks is what is the total number of bridges in St. Petersburg? 447, this is the number in the register of the Mostotrest company, which services the city’s bridges;
- Peterhof is an engineering marvel. Fountain Park, which was laid out in the times of Peter the Great, but to this day none of the fountains has a pumping installation, but only a carefully designed pipeline;
- Peter “chooses” residents for himself, and not the resident chooses him. Not every person can withstand the damp and humid climate of the city, which is at times very gray and foggy;
- The architecture of St. Petersburg is similar to the architecture of neighboring countries of the European Union - Tallinn on the Estonian side and Helsinki on the Finnish side.
3. Novosibirsk
The city was awarded last place in the top three most populated cities in Russia. It is the center of Siberian industry and trade, research and educational activities, cultural, business and tourism spheres of the district. The Siberian capital is home to 1,584,138 people, while the city area is only 505 km².
Novosibirsk is a city with a very developed infrastructure and economy, and it is a point of attraction for those migrating from nearby cities, regions, republics and even neighboring states.
Five interesting facts about Novosibirsk:
- The longest metro bridge is located in the capital of the Siberian Federal District;
- the Opera and Ballet Theater in Novosibirsk is a theatrical building that is the first largest in Russia and the second in the world;
- Planning Street is both parallel and perpendicular to itself, forming 2 intersections;
- the only museum of the Sun in Russia is located in the city;
- Novosibirsk Akademgorodok is a large educational and research center in the Siberian Federal District.
4. Ekaterinburg
Ekaterinburg, formerly Sverdlovsk, ranks 4th among Russian cities with a population exceeding one million people (1,444,439 people with a total city area of 1,142 square kilometers). Trans-Siberian Railway and six major highways pass through this huge transport and sorting center, which occupies a huge niche in Russian logistics. Yekaterinburg is an industrial city with developed industry in a variety of fields, from optical-mechanical to light and food industries.
5. Nizhny Novgorod
Gorky until 1990, or “Nizhny” in common parlance, was a million-plus city and an auto giant in the Volga Federal District. Founded during the time of Prince Yuri Vsevolodovich, Nizhny Novgorod, spread on both sides of the Oka River, today has a population of 1,266,871 people and is the fifth largest city in Russia. The city's area is only 410 km², but a large seaport, Russia's largest automobile manufacturing plant, a concern engaged in the manufacture and production of military equipment, an aircraft plant and a shipbuilding plant are concentrated here. In addition to its industrial development, Nizhny Novgorod is famous for its Kremlin and extraordinary architecture. This is a wonderful city for tourism. Even the most experienced traveler will be delighted with the beauty of Nizhny Novgorod.
The city has an area of 425 square kilometers with a population of 1,216,965 people and a population density of 2,863 people per square kilometer. The capital of Tatarstan has its own Kremlin and a fairly rich architectural heritage, which encourages tourism among Russians and foreign residents. Kazan is not just a beautiful and big city, but also a center of international trade and economy, education, tourism with an interesting historical past.
The population of Chelyabinsk is 1,191,994 people per 530 square kilometers, which in terms of density is 2,379 people per square kilometer. “The Harsh City,” as it is jokingly called, has a lot of funny stories and facts: the meteorological Hyperion brick, Kaganovichgrad, the forest in the city center, the Chelyabinsk meteorite, Stalin in the Chelyabinsk prison... Are you interested? Then it's time to go to Chelyabinsk on an excursion!
An important and fairly large industrial and transport center, where a well-known oil refinery is located both in Russia and abroad. The significant city of Omsk for tourists: Uspensky cathedral for foreigners to be included in the list of “main attractions in the world”, and the Vatican includes the Okunevsky Sanctuary among the holy places of world significance. The population of the administrative center-capital of the Omsk region is 1,178,079, while the area of Omsk is only 572.9,572 km².
The millionaire city, formerly called Kuibyshev, is known for its historically important places that have become tourist attractions: Iversky convent, Lutheran church, Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Cathedral Square - now Kuibyshev Square - the first in size in Europe and the fifth in the world. Every year, hundreds of thousands of residents of the country come here to the Grushinsky Festival of Bard Song. A population of 1,170,910 people lives in the city, whose area is 382 sq. km.
10. Rostov-on-Don
Rostov, popularly called “Rostov-papa”, is a city of federal significance in the south of Russia. It is big, beautiful, noisy. The phrase “Rostov-papa, Odessa-mama” often hurts the ear - this is a historically established expression - both cities were criminal capitals competing with each other. With a rather small city area of 348 square kilometers, the population of Rostov is 1,119,875 people. and ranks 10th in the ranking of the largest cities in Russia by population.
Today, megacities are growing by leaps and bounds, attracting people from surrounding settlements. Most They have already moved to the cities, but the villages continue to empty. But where are the largest cities in Russia located, and most importantly, how many people live in them? Let's try to figure it out.
Moscow
The first place is quite logical and predictable - Moscow. The capital of our vast homeland itself is not too small, and although they say that it is not rubber, in fact it stretches to the envy of any rubber. Now it is home to more than 12 million people. This is according to official data. Anecdotal evidence is even more impressive.
The national composition is quite diverse. The majority are Russians - almost 92%, 1.4% are Ukrainians, they have the largest national community, almost the same number are Tatars, 1.38%, less than 1% are Armenians, half a percent are Armenians and Jews, 0.36 are Belarusians each and Georgians. But, again, these are official data.
The second place is also quite predictable - St. Petersburg, the northern or cultural capital. Unlike Moscow, it has much fewer inhabitants - “only” 5,200,000 people. And this is on an area of 1439 square kilometers. As a result, it turns out that 3,566 people are constantly located within one kilometer. The national composition is almost the same as in Moscow.
There are many differences between St. Petersburg and Moscow, but one of the main ones is age. Moscow grew gradually, finally reaching such a size. St. Petersburg appeared with a wave of the hand of Peter the Great. As a city it is very young, just over three centuries old. Perhaps, over time, he will still catch up with Moscow.
Novosibirsk is considered the northernmost million-plus city, because it is home to 1,500,000 people. This makes it the largest city in Siberia and the third in Russia. It is worth noting that about 500,000 more live in the surrounding area, creating a total agglomeration of two million.
Despite the fact that the climate in Novosibirsk is very harsh, the city has won the title of one of the most comfortable for living. It is a business, trade, transport, scientific and industrial center of a huge region, but at the same time it has a developed infrastructure, designed for the convenience of residents. All this allowed the city to bear the proud title of the capital of Siberia.
The list of millionaires continues with Yekaterinburg. This city has a population of 1,396 people. It is worth noting that Yekaterinburg has a fairly large number of satellite cities, and overall size agglomeration is more than 2,200,000 people.
By the way, like St. Petersburg, this city appeared by decree of Peter the Great. Yekaterinburg also has the unofficial title of capital, but this time the capital of the Urals.
Like many major cities, Nizhny Novgorod has a long history. The first mention of it appeared in 1221. It is difficult to compare its size then and today; for example, even at the beginning of the 19th century, just over 14,000 people lived in Nizhny Novgorod. But by our years its population has increased tenfold, and now stands at 1,272,000 people.
Like many cities on this list, Nizhny Novgorod has a vast agglomeration with a population of more than 2,020,000 people. Actually. 60% of the entire Novgorod region live in it. At the same time, Novgorod has a serious problem - rapid population decline. This is partly explained by natural processes, partly by the outflow of young people to nearby Moscow.
Kazan is not just a large city, it is the capital of one of the Russian republics, Tatarstan. And again, it has a name with the word capital, this time “third capital,” which even became the official brand. There are others, unofficial ones, “the capital of all the Tatars of the world”, “the capital of Russian federalism”.
The population of this capital allowed the city to receive an honorable sixth place in our ranking, because it is home to 1,190,000 people. The agglomeration, compared to others, is quite small - a little more than 1,500,000 people.
Kazan recently turned 1000 years old, and this clearly affected its appearance, and most importantly – the composition of the population. Representatives of more than 115 nationalities live in the city, making it one of the most multinational cities in Russia.
Samara
This city is unique in its own way; 1,171,000 people live in it, which makes it the seventh largest settlement in Russia. But, at the same time, it has one of the largest agglomerations, more than 2,500,000 people - the third largest after Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Samara is the largest city in the Volga region. On the one hand, this is good; the central location facilitates the establishment of business and trade relations. At the same time, the proximity to other, larger cities is causing many young residents to leave.
Omsk
One of the interesting features of this city is its multinationality. It is inhabited by Russians (only 88.8% of them), Kazakhs, Ukrainians, Tatars, and Germans. In total, 56 national cultural organizations are registered.
The ninth city on the list is Chelyabinsk, famous for its large metallurgical plant, the comedy show “Our Russia” and the meteorite. 1,169,000 people live in this “harsh” place.
Moreover, like Omsk, it has become a hometown for many nationalities. A total of 86.5% are Russians, 5% Tatars, 3.1% Bashkirs, 1.4% Ukrainians, and this can go on for a long time.
Last on our list is Rostov-on-Don, the administrative center of the Southern Federal District. It is home to 1,109,000 people. The agglomeration is almost twice as large – 2.5 million people. Another multinational city in which Russians, although they make up the majority, 90.6%, but there are also many other nationalities.
These are the ten largest cities in Russia. But the list can be continued for a very, very long time. There are many settlements in our country, but only 15 of them have a population of over a million. The second ten are Ufa, Volgograd, Krasnoyarsk, Perm and Voronezh. Perhaps someday they will become larger and take a place on this list. For now, the list looks like this and is not going to change.
