The area of the Chelyabinsk region includes territories where mining sites, large plants and factories are located. This is one of the main regions on which the economy of the Urals is based. But the main we alth of the region is hardworking residents. Let's find out what is the area of the Chelyabinsk region in square meters. km and population, as well as find out the value of these indicators for individual areas.
Geographic location
Before we find out what is the area of the Chelyabinsk region and how many inhabitants live in this region, let's find out where this subject of the federation is located.
This region is part of the Ural Federal District, located in the southern part of the Urals. In the west, it borders on Bashkiria, in the north - on the Sverdlovsk region, in the east - on the Kurgan region, and in the south - on the Orenburg region, as well as on the Kostonai region of the Republic of Kazakhstan, that is, in this place the border of the Chelyabinsk region is simultaneously the state border of the Russian Federation.
Significantthe area is occupied by the Ural Mountains, which have a certain influence on the climate, but not so great as to speak of this region as an area of altitudinal zonality. The climate type is characterized as moderate.
The administrative center of the region is the city of Chelyabinsk.
Territory area
It's time to determine the area of the Chelyabinsk region in thousand km2. We will also compare the territory of this region with other subjects of the federation. So, the total area of the Chelyabinsk region is 88.5 thousand square meters. km. Of these, about 0.3% are water surfaces (rivers, lakes, ponds, reservoirs).
The Chelyabinsk region ranks 36th in terms of area among all subjects of the Russian Federation. That is, it is approximately in the middle of the list in size, but still closer to its beginning.
Population
After we know the area of the Chelyabinsk region (km2), we should determine the population of the region. The number of people living in this region is currently 3,500.7 thousand people.
This is already the tenth figure for the country among all subjects of the federation, that is, the population of the region is quite large.
Population density
Knowing the area of the Chelyabinsk region in sq. km, as well as the population of the region, it is easy to calculate its density. Today it is 39.5 people/sq. km.
Compare it with the population density in neighboring regions. In the Sverdlovsk region, this indicator is 22,3 people/sq. km, and in Orenburg - 16, 1 person / sq. km. Thus, we can say that the Chelyabinsk region has a relatively high density of the population.
Demographic dynamics
How did the population occupying the area of the Chelyabinsk region change over time? Let's deal with this issue.
Up to and including 1991, the number of inhabitants of the region only grew. It was in 1991 that it reached its historical maximum - 3706.4 thousand people. From 1992 to 2011 there was a decrease in the number, although in some years there was a slight temporary increase. These periods were 1995, 1998 and 1999. In 2011, the total number of people living in the region fell to 3475.6 thousand people, but since 2012 a gradual increase has begun. In 2016, the population reached 3,500.7 thousand people. The trend of increasing the number of residents in the Chelyabinsk region is observed to this day.
Ethnic composition
Now let's find out what nationalities live in the region.
The majority of the region's population is Russian. Their share in the total population is 83.8%. They are followed by the Tatars with a significant lag - 5.4%, and the Bashkirs - 4.8%. Even fewer Ukrainians - 1.5%, and Kazakhs - 1.1%. In addition, representatives of such nationalities as Belarusians, Germans, Mordovians, Armenians and many others live in the Chelyabinsk region, but their share in the total population of the region is less than 1%.
Territory and population of Chelyabinsk regionsarea
The Chelyabinsk region consists of 27 districts. We will now consider the area of \u200b\u200bthe territory and the population in them.
The area of Agapovsky district is 2600 km2. It has a population of 33.4 thousand people. The majority are Russians. There are also Tatars, Ukrainians, Bashkirs and Kazakhs.
Territory of Argayash region – 2700 km2. The number of inhabitants is 40.9 thousand people. Most of them are Bashkirs. Then follow the Russians and Tatars.
Ashinsky district covers an area of 2900 thousand km2. The population is 60.4 thousand inhabitants.
Bredinsky district is the largest of those that include the Chelyabinsk region. The area of the territory of this administrative unit is 5100 km2. Number of residents – 26.0 thousand people
The area of the Varna region is 3900 km2. Population – 25.4 thousand people
Verkhneuralsky district covers an area of 3500 km2. At the same time, the population is 35 thousand people.
Emanzhelinsky district has an area of only 113 km2. Its population is 51.3 thousand people.
The area of Etkul district is 2500 km2 with a population of 30,7 thousand people
The area of the territory and the number of people living in the Kartalinsky district are respectively 4700 km2 and 47.3 thousand people
Kasli district has a territory of 2800 km2, but it has a population of 33.1 thousand people
Katav Territory-Ivanovsky district is 3400 km2. Number of population - 30, 8 thousand people
The territory of the Kizilsky district is 4400 km22. At the same time, the population is 23.4 thousand people.
The total territory of the Korkinsky district is only 102 km2. This is the smallest district of the region, but the population here is 60.4 thousand people.
The territory of the Krasnoarmeisky district is 3800 km2 with a population of 42.2 thousand people
The area of the districts of the Chelyabinsk region not listed above is as follows:
- Sosnovsky - 2100 km2;
- Uvelsky – 2300 km2;
- Plastovsky – 1800 km2;
- Chebarkulsky – 2900 km2;
- Nyazepetrovsky – 3500 km2;
- Kunashskiy – 3100 km2;
- Nagaybaksky – 3000 km2;
- October - 4400 km2;
- Kusinsky - 1500 km2;
- Satka – 2400 km2;
- Trinity - 4000 km2;
- Chesme - 2700 km2;
- Uisky - 2600 km2.
Major cities
In addition, 16 settlements of the region have the status of an urban district. We will talk about the largest of them below.
The administrative center of the Chelyabinsk region and the largest city in the region is Chelyabinsk. This settlement was founded in the first half of the 18th century on the site of the Bashkir village of Chelyaba. Currently, the city is located on the territory of 530 km2 and has a populationpopulation 1192 thousand people. It is the only millionaire city in the region. The majority of the population is Russian. Among national minorities, most of all are Tatars, Ukrainians and Bashkirs. Chelyabinsk is a large industrial city, where metallurgy and mechanical engineering are especially developed.
The second city in terms of population is Magnitogorsk. 416.6 thousand people live here. This settlement is also known for its well-developed industrial sector of the economy.
Zlatoust is the third largest city in the Chelyabinsk region. 169.1 thousand people live here.
Another city, Miass, has 151.4 thousand inhabitants.
The smallest city in the Chelyabinsk region is Kopeysk. 146.1 thousand people live here. 79.5 thousand people live in Ozersk.
The total area of Troitsk, Chelyabinsk region is 129 km2. At the same time, the population in this settlement is 75.8 thousand inhabitants.
General characteristics
Although the Chelyabinsk region is in the middle of the list of regions of Russia in terms of territory, nevertheless, the density and population here is higher than in most other subjects of the federation. Most of the residents are Russians, and among other nationalities, Tatars and Bashkirs are the most numerous.
The largest city in the region is its administrative center - Chelyabinsk. More than one million people are concentrated in it.
Chelyabinsk region is a large industrial and mining region. Here, iron ore and other minerals are mined on an industrial scale, and such industries as mechanical engineering and metallurgy are also developed.
