Currently on the territory of the largest state in the world is about a thousand cities.They differ from each other in terms of population and area.
the smallest city Chekalin considered that in Suvorov district of the Tula region.It was founded in the late nineteenth century.According to the data of 2010, it is home to 994 person.
And what is the biggest city in Russia?If the rankings take into account the population, in the first place, of course, the state capital.
Moscow
this populous metropolis is home to a huge number of people.It is home to far more people than in some European countries.For example, the Muscovites in two times more than the Finns and Norwegians together, and about as much as the Belgians and Czechs.
number of the largest cities in Russia is simply amazing.For example, live in Moscow fifteen million people (the same as all over Kazakhstan).According to experts, the metropolitan residence permit can boast 10 million. Citizens, even 1 million. Have temporary registration.What about the remaining four million?It migrant workers, students, foreigners and illegals.
In Moscow seeks a continuous flow of people from other regions in search of a decent wage.Indeed, the largest city of Russia presents opportunities for rapid career growth.
St. Petersburg
list of the largest cities in Russia complements the Northern capital.In the cultural center of the country is home to five million people, the five millionth resident was born in 2012, in September.St. Petersburg ranks fourth among the largest European cities.Almost 100% of its population - Russian (by the way, in Moscow, representatives of this nationality 90%).
other largest cities of Russia
2013 was marked by the preparation of an updated ranking of large settlements of the Russian Federation.Third place in this list is Novosibirsk.A little more than a hundred years ago, this city on the map of the country was not.Currently, it is home to half a million people.Novosibirsk is called a true champion in transforming from a small town into a metropolis.Originally the town was called Novonikolayevsky.It is characterized by a multi-ethnic composition of the population.So, now in Novosibirsk is home to more than eighty different nationalities - it is the Germans, Tatars, Poles, Kazakhs, and the Finns and Koreans.
Yekaterinburg
In the list of "the 10 largest cities of Russia" on the right on and Yekaterinburg.By the way, it has the potential to rise to the line above, since 2012 there have lived one million four hundred thousand people.So the capital of the Urals in the near future may change places with Novosibirsk.
The city attracts many tourists with its interesting location right on the border of Asia and Europe.From 1924 to 1991 it was called Sverdlovsk.Almost ninety percent of Yekaterinburg - Russian.In addition, the city is inhabited by Tatars, Ukrainians, Bashkirs, Azerbaijanis, Tajiks, Armenians.A small percentage are Belarusians, Chuvash, Jews, Uzbeks and Udmurtia.
Nizhny Novgorod
Five rating "The largest city of Russia" closes the Nizhny Novgorod 1.3 mln. Population.The administrative center of Nizhny Novgorod region is the largest in the Volga Federal District.
Among other megacities - Volgograd, Ufa, Omsk, Rostov-on-Don, Chelyabinsk, Kazan and Samara.More recently, in their ranks, and Perm was, but now, unfortunately, its population declines.
territorial rating
You may be surprised, but the largest of the city in the Russian Federation - not Moscow.It is the proud title of Polar bears, which in the Murmansk region.The town, located on the Kola Peninsula, is home to less than twenty thousand people, but its territory is many times more capital.The Polar area - 4620 square kilometers.Behind him is Norilsk to 4410 square meters.km.How to explain such an unexpected position?Everything turns out to be just: and Polar, and Norilsk - major centers of metallurgical production.The lion's share of their territories occupied by deposits of valuable natural resources.They, too, are included in the city limits.
In third place ranking is Sochi - another record breaker.The area of this resort city is 3605 square meters.km.In addition, it is the longest city in Russia.It stretches in the hundred forty five kilometers along the Black Sea coast.The lion's share of the distances are sandy beaches - one hundred and eighteen kilometers.Spa capital represented Khosta, Central, Adler and Lazarevskiy areas.
fourth place among the regional giants until 2012 was St. Petersburg in 1432 with an area of km.sq.That all changed when the territory of Moscow replenished land outside Moscow.Now the capital boasts an area of 2510 square kilometers.First in July 2012 it became the metropolis of more than 148 thous. Ha.The capital has increased almost two and a half times and took the balance of twenty-one municipalities.
Conclusion As you can see, give an unambiguous answer to the question of what is the largest city in Russia, it is impossible.It all depends on the parameter that is used as the basis, whether the number of inhabitants, area, length, and so on. N. One thing is for sure: every town, close it, or small, plays a role in the development of the country, and therefore worthy of respect.
