One of the largest cities in the Russian Federation, one of the twenty largest Russian districts, is Novosibirsk. The population is increasing every year, and the metropolis already ranks third among the cities of the whole country, after Moscow and St. Petersburg. It is considered to be the largest agglomeration, slowly absorbing nearby suburbs and towns. If growth rates continue in the coming decades, nearby towns will also enter the boundaries of the Siberian capital.
History of Novosibirsk
This locality has the significance of an urban district. It is the center of the Siberian region and plays an important role in industries such as industry, culture, trade, science, business relations and transport. It is even unofficially called the capital of Siberia.
On the territory of the modern city, in the beginning, in 1803, Novonikolaevsky settlement was founded, named after St. Nicholas. Subsequently, in 1903, he received the status of a city and the current name - Novosibirsk. Its population in those years was about eight thousand people, and since then has increased by about 180 times.
The city was built on the territory of the Priobsky plateau, located invalley of the Ob River, near the reservoir, which appeared as a result of the construction of a hydroelectric power station.
The population of Novosibirsk has already exceeded the figure of one and a half million. Citizens live, work and rest on an area that is 506.7 km22 and ranks twelfth in size in the Russian Federation.
This Russian city is considered one of the most dynamically developing: in a historically short period of time it has turned from a provincial province into a real millionaire.
Population history
The population of the city of Novosibirsk at the time of its foundation was only 765 people, but every year it grew at a very high pace, including thanks to visitors. In 1938 it had already risen to 406 thousand, and in 1963 it reached almost a million.
The process in which the population of the city of Novosibirsk declined occurred in the period from 1992 to 2007 and lasted for sixteen years. Then it reached the mark of 1390 thousand people. In 1999, a process of depopulation was even recorded here, amounting to 12 thousand annually.
The city consists of ten districts, but most of the people live in Leninsky and Central. And the smallest in terms of area and population is Zheleznodorozhny district.
How the number of people has increased in seven years
After a long period of decline, the population of Novosibirsk has finally begun to grow and has already reached the level that corresponds to 1993. For the first time in a long timeFor ten years, the process of outflow of residents from the city was stopped. Only in the last year, 2015, the number of inhabitants increased by 21 thousand people and now equals 1 million 567 thousand inhabitants.
In 2009–2010 The main share of population growth was brought by migration processes, due to which the number of Novosibirsk increased. In this period of time, the city can also boast of a decrease in the rate of natural attrition of residents. According to the census conducted during these years, there were already about 1 million 474 thousand people living here.
What nationalities live in this locality?
Given the size of the city of Novosibirsk, it should be noted that most of the growth came from migration. It is easy to guess that a large number of representatives of different peoples of the world live here.
Of course, the majority are Russians, about 93 percent of them, and the remaining 7 are divided among themselves by Ukrainians, Tatars, Germans, Belarusians and Jews, as well as Finns, Poles, Tajiks, Azerbaijanis, Koreans, Buryats and many others.
City attractions
Many tourists from all over the world tend to get to Novosibirsk. The population, which is increasing at a rapid pace, and its sights are what draws public attention to this Siberian metropolis.
Here are various natural and historical cultural monuments. For example, visitors are very interested in the Ascension Cathedral,which until 1944 looked like a small temple made of wood. Only after a series of renovations, it turned into a luxurious stone building, from which it is simply impossible to look away.
The main natural attraction of the city is located in the Zaeltsevsky Bor of the city of Novosibirsk. We are talking about the dendrological park, which covers an area of about 130 hectares. Here you can not only admire the surrounding beauties and breathe in the freshest air, but also get to know 350 species of representatives of the flora of our planet, seven of which are even listed in the Red Book of the region.
In 1999, a beautiful square was founded in Novosibirsk, which was given the name "Maternal", where you can have a pleasant and good rest in a calm environment. A little later, a monument "Mother and Child" was erected here, symbolizing what deep and pure love a mother can give to her child.
Novosibirsk region
In this district of the Russian Federation, more than 2 million 746 thousand inhabitants live, which is fourteen percent of the total population of the Siberian Territory and two of the total number of Russians. Among all Russian regions, this region ranks sixteenth.
Most of the inhabitants are in cities and suburbs, approximately 78 percent of Novosibirsk residents live here. Novosibirsk, of course, plays a special role in increasing the population. Its number in percentage terms is approximately 57% of the total number of all residents of the region.
In rural areas, things are a little worse. Here, on the contrary, there is an outflow of people, and in 2015 the population of villages and villages decreased by 5.4 thousand people. At the same time, the natural decline amounted to only 0.3 thousand rural residents.
Interesting facts about the city
The first thing visitors to Novosibirsk can see is its railway station. It turns out that it is considered the most spacious in all of Siberia and one of the largest in Russia. On its territory there are fourteen platforms that receive trains from all directions.
This city has the longest street without a single turn, and this is not just a conditional fact, but an event listed in the Guinness Book of Records. Its length is almost seven kilometers, it also houses one of the sights of Novosibirsk - the chapel of St. Nicholas.
There are many more interesting and fascinating places in this Russian city, visiting which you can touch the past of Russia.
