You can often hear about a region like the Republic of Sakha. It also bears the name of Yakutia. These places are truly unusual, the local nature surprises and fascinates many people. The region covers a large area. Interestingly, he even earned the status of the largest administrative-territorial unit in the world. Yakutia boasts many interesting things. The population here is small, but it is worth talking about it in more detail. The article will talk about how many people live in the republic, about large cities, and much more.
Republic of Sakha: general information
First of all, you should get to know the region better. It's really unusual for many reasons. Yakutia was founded in 1922. This is a truly vast region, not only by the standards of Russia, but of the whole world. Especiallyinteresting is the fact that the republic is much larger in size than Kazakhstan, which is the second largest in the CIS. Also, Yakutia is much larger than a state like Argentina. Based on these data, we see that the lands belonging to the republic are truly vast. In addition to a large territory, Yakutia boasts many natural resources. The population here, however, is very small. The number of inhabitants of the republic does not exceed 1 million people. There are not many such regions in Russia, among them only the Nenets and Chukotka Autonomous Districts can be noted.
It is worth noting the area of the Republic of Sakha separately. It is 3083523 sq. kilometers.
Republic of Sakha (Yakutia): population
Now we need to talk in more detail about the population of this region. As already mentioned, the population of Yakutia is quite small and does not exceed 1 million people. In total, 959,689 people live in the republic. Of these, about 65% of the inhabitants live in cities. Also, most of the people (about 500 thousand people) are concentrated in the central part of the region.
It is also necessary to note the population density of Yakutia. This figure here is about 0.31 people per 1 sq. km. kilometer. This density is one of the lowest throughout our country.
In the last decade, there have been trends associated with the outflow of the population and a decrease in the number of local residents. However, in 2015 and 2016, the population increased slightly. For example, in 2014 it was 954,803 people, and in 2015 it was already 956,896. Thus, we see that there has been a slight increase recently.
Ethnic composition of the population
It is also important to highlight what peoples live on the territory of the Republic of Sakha. Many of them have been living in the lands where Yakutia is now located since time immemorial. The population, nationalities of local residents - all this is of great interest, because, having learned these data, you can get to know the region much better.
So, let's take a closer look at the national composition of the population. Most of it here is made up of Yakuts - more than 48%. In second place are Russians, about 37% of them live on the territory of the republic. Often here you can meet such people as the Evenki (slightly more than 2%). Ukrainians (about 2%), Evens (1.5%), Tatars (less than 1%) and other peoples also live here.
The indigenous population of these places are, of course, the Yakuts. This is an ancient people who inhabited the territory of modern Yakutia since time immemorial. According to many historians, the Yakuts lived here in the 8th-12th centuries. Around the same time, people began to migrate from the area where Lake Baikal is located to other places - to the banks of the Lena, Vilyui and other rivers. Here they remained for further residence. The traditional occupations of the Yakuts are cattle breeding, fishing, horse breeding, hunting, blacksmithing.
Largest cities
So, we have considered a lot of interesting facts about such a famous region asRepublic of Sakha (Yakutia): population, its ethnic composition and some other details. Let's get acquainted with the large settlements that are located in the region.
It's no secret that the largest city of the republic, as well as its capital, is Yakutsk. This city is the oldest not only in the region. It claims to be the oldest settlement in all of Siberia.
In second place in terms of size and population is a city called Neryungri. It was founded relatively recently, in the second half of the 20th century, but it is already quite developed in terms of economy and culture.
The third largest city is Mirny. It was also formed relatively recently, in 1955. Diamond mining has been going on here for more than 50 years.
Yakutsk
Now it's worth getting to know the listed settlements in more detail. Yakutsk, as already mentioned, is the largest city in the entire region. It also has the status of an administrative center. Yakutsk plays an important role in the financial, industrial, cultural and scientific life of the entire republic.
It is worth talking separately about the population of the city. As of 2016, it amounted to 303,836 people. This is the highest figure recorded in a region such as the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The population here has been steadily growing since 2012, although before that, in some years, there was a decrease in the number of inhabitants.
Thus, we got to know Yakutsk better. Interestingly, in terms of population, it ranks third inFar Eastern Federal District after such cities as Vladivostok and Khabarovsk.
Peaceful
It is worth talking about this settlement separately, as it has some features. It is no secret that this is the central city in our country for the production of diamonds. In 1957, their open-pit mining began here, which continued until 2001. In 1959, the settlement received the status of a city. Since that moment, the settlement has changed significantly, the number of inhabitants has increased 5 times, several new factories and an airport have opened.
Thus, we learned a little about what the city of Mirny (Yakutia) is like. The population, according to 2016 data, was 34,836 people. Since 2012, there has been a trend of outflow of the population. However, in 2016, compared to the previous year, the number of residents of the city increased.
It is also interesting to note that Mirny ranks 458th in the list of all cities in our country in terms of population (there are 1114 cities in the list).
Neryungri
This is another city worth talking about in more detail. Neryungri is not just a settlement. It is an important city, which has the status of an industrial and cultural center. It is also the second largest in the Republic of Sakha. The city has a railway station. The main activities here are mining (gold, coal), as well aspower industry.
Of course, we should definitely talk about the population of the city. In 2016, the number of inhabitants was 57,791 people. In the last decade, there has been a significant decrease in the population. Now the city is on the 292nd place in this indicator in the list of all Russian cities.
Conclusions
Thus, we got acquainted with such an interesting region as Yakutia. The population, its ethnic composition, major cities - all this was considered in detail.
It should be noted that this is indeed a large region that is actively developing. Now it has many natural resources, as well as great economic potential. The region is developed not only in the field of industry, but also in the field of science and culture, which contributes to its further successful development.
