Ishim: population, geography, reviews

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:55

Ishim (Tyumen region) is one of the cities of the Tyumen region. It is the center of the Ishim district. The city was founded in 1687. It is located on the left bank of the river. Ishim, which is one of the tributaries of the Irtysh River. The area of Ishim city is 4610 ha or 46.1 km2. The height above sea level is about 80 m. The population of Ishim is 65,259 people.

Geographic features

Ishim (Tyumen region) is located on the plains of Western Siberia, in the basin of the Irtysh River. Forest-steppe landscapes predominate in the vicinity. There are also areas of forests, among which is the federal natural monument Sinitsinsky Bor. Ishim is located on the Trans-Siberian Railway, as well as the federal highway P402 (Omsk - Tyumen) and the highway going to Kazakhstan (P403).

The climate is continental, with a large temperature contrast between summer and winter. Thus, in January the average monthly temperature is -16.2°С, and in July - +19°С. In this case, the absolute minimum reaches -51.1, and the absolute maximum - +38 degrees Celsius. Thus,winters in the city are quite cold, and summers are warm but not hot.

The annual amount of precipitation is small and amounts to 397 mm. The maximum is in July - 67 mm, and the minimum - in February and March (14 mm per month).

Time in Ishim is 2 hours ahead of Moscow and corresponds to Yekaterinburg time.

The streets of the city of Ishim have a total length of 232.1 km, of which 146.1 km are covered with asph alt or concrete. The city has a railway and bus station.

Ecology

The environmental situation is generally quite favorable. The city is surrounded by natural landscapes: meadows, forests, hills and lakes where you can fish. There used to be more fish and game.

There is no traffic congestion in the city, there is no pronounced traffic noise. Also, there are no large enterprises. Therefore, the air is quite clean. Somewhat worse water quality. It is especially worse during floods. The main cause of its pollution is household waste. The problem can be solved by raising environmental awareness and culture of the population. Reservoirs are of little use for swimming due to the large number of plants and silt.

Population of Ishim

In 2017, the number of inhabitants of the city of Ishim amounted to 65,259 people. At the same time, the average concentration of people is 1415.6 people/km2 of the urban area. In terms of population, Ishim is on the 250th place in the list of Russian cities.

Population dynamics in Ishimshows rapid growth during the 20th century, which stopped in the 90s and is still missing. In 1897, 7151 people lived in the city, and in 1989 - 66,373 people. This is slightly more than in 2017. The population grew fastest in the 1940s and 1950s. 20th century.

According to the number of inhabitants, Ishim is classified as a medium-sized city. The birth rate in the city is increasing, the number of families with a large number of children is increasing. In the age structure of the population, the proportion of young people is quite large. There are a lot of students in the city. In terms of the proportion of students in universities, Ishim is in second place in Russia. Thus, it can be called a city of students.

The share of pensioners in the population is significant, but not very large. Persons of working age predominate.

City economy

The economy is based on industrial enterprises. These are mainly objects of light and food industries. Only an asph alt plant can be a potential pollutant.

Features and disadvantages of the city of Ishim

Like many other Russian cities, Ishim has characteristic features and relative disadvantages:

• Poor condition of city roads. Road quality is generally poor. Holes, ruts, potholes are typical. Their size is not critical, but they can interfere with movement. There are a sufficient number of sites without asph alt. Some areas are not accessible by low-slung vehicle. The advantage is the absence of traffic jams associated with low motorization. Public transport is more popular with the population: buses, minibuses, taxis. For long distance travel useintercity buses and trains.
• Poor state of medicine. The level of medicine is extremely low. Long queues and poor quality of medical care are typical.
• The employment situation is pretty good. Basically, workers of industrial speci alties are required. Salaries vary greatly. However, the average standard of living is acceptable, as evidenced by the large number of buildings and shops under construction.

Reviews of residents about the city of Ishim

Reviews 2017-18 mostly positive. They write that before it was generally almost like a village. There are many requests for the search for deceased relatives, their relatives and wives. We are talking about long-dead people whose graves (as well as information about them) are being sought by relatives.

Praise the infrastructure - the presence of parks, places of entertainment, a sports complex, a well-equipped embankment. They are also praised by those who once left from there, and now again connected their fate with the city. Many have a feeling of nostalgia for places once abandoned.

However, not everyone expresses admiration. Some note a problem that is very topical for many cities in modern Russia - massive cutting down of trees and deterioration in appearance due to the large number of new (does not fit into the local color) buildings and advertising posters.

Thus, the population of Ishim is quite stable.