Today, in the Sverdlovsk region has a one million-city - Ekaterinburg.It is a great center of trade, tourism and business, and is known worldwide for its high quality metal that is produced there.The population of Ekaterinburg now reaches half a million people.
History of
Ekaterinburg was named in honor of the Empress Catherine I. His foundation is connected with the activities of the Companions of Peter I - Genin and Tatishchev.In 1721 they found a place to build the city, which was to iron works, and a couple of years in the spring, construction began.In 1924 the town was renamed Sverdlovsk, and only in 1991 it was returned to its original name.
Climatic conditions Yekaterinburg
city is located quite far from the Atlantic Ocean and is relatively close to Siberia, so it has a continental climate, to which the population of Yekaterinburg has long been accustomed to.Unlike the Western European part of Russia is a long and cold winter.The difference in temperature day and night is quite noticeable humidity - low.
Climate Sverdlovsk region also depends on the flow of the Atlantic winds, becoming along the way to the Urals in the summer warmer in winter - colder.Westerly winds bring the region cyclones and rainfall, often changing weather.The strong effect on its change and provide the Ural Mountains, which slow down the speed of the wind and make it either south or north.
Yekaterinburg Winter cold and long, it begins in late November, and ends only at the end of March.The average temperature of -16 ...- 17 ° C.In the period from December to February, it can drop to 40 degrees below zero.
Summer in Yekaterinburg begins in June and lasts until the end of August.The warmest month is July.The temperature at this time can reach 35 ° heat, the average indicator is the mark of 20 ° C.Toward the end of August there are the first frost, and in early September, you can observe the phenomenon of the "Indian summer" when a short time returned to the warm, dry weather.
Population Ekaterinburg
As the number of people living the city occupies the 5th place in the country, second only to Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, St. Petersburg and Novosibirsk.State Statistics states the population of Ekaterinburg (2013) - 1,411,100 people.Constantly living people - 1.293 million, of which women - 710.6 thousand. And men - 582.4 thousand. Sverdlovsk region includes 139 towns, which has about 100 thousand inhabitants.
population of Yekaterinburg since 2000 and to date has increased by more than 80 thousand people.The most intensive growth of the birth rate occurred in the period from 2004 to 2011.Press Service of the mayor's office noted that the positive demographic dynamics in the Urals Federal District indicates that its residents are confident in their future.
half a century ago, or about Sverdlovsk "Uralmash" little known, but today the population of Ekaterinburg and the value of a well-developed industry made the city known not only in Russia but also worldwide.
