Cities of the Kemerovo region: brief description

The Kemerovo Region is a subject of the Russian Federation. It is located in Western Siberia, in its southeastern part. The region was founded on January 26, 1943. Occupies an area of more than 95 thousand km ² . According to official data, in 2016 the number of local residents exceeded 2.7 million people.

Most of them (about 85%) inhabit the cities of the Kemerovo region. The remaining 400 thousand live in villages, villages, villages. This area is considered the most populous in Siberia. In Russia, it occupies the 16th place in terms of population and 34th in terms of area. Most of the population is Russian (90%), the rest are nationalities - Teleuts, Tatars, Shors, and others.

The total number of cities in the region is 20. The largest is Kemerovo (the administrative center of the region). And the smallest - Salair. Its postal code is 652770. The number of inhabitants for 2016 is a little more than 7.7 thousand people. Car code: 42, 142. Tel. Code: +7 (38463).

The status of the city of Salair was awarded in 1941. Now there is a mining and processing enterprise. The rest of the cities can be read below. Also in the article phone numbers, automobile codes and indices of the cities of the Kemerovo region will be indicated.

Cities with a population of more than 500 thousand people

There are two such cities in the region:

1. Kemerovo is an administrative center. It is built on the rivers Bolshaya Kamishnaya (Iskitimka) and Tom. Occupies a territory of more than 280 km ² . The status of the city was given in 1918. Currently, more than half a million people live here. Most of the residents are Russians (95%). All automobile codes of the cities of the Kemerovo region are the same - 42, 142. Indices of Kemerovo: 650900-650907; 650000-650099. Tel. Code: +7 (3842). Unofficially, the city is the capital of the Kuzbass. Here, chemical, food and manufacturing industries, coke production, and trade are well developed.
2. Novokuznetsk is the second largest city in the region. According to the 2016 census, there are almost 552,000 people living here. The status of the city was obtained in 1622. At present it occupies an area of more than 420 km ² . It is an important industrial center. Major economic sectors: metallurgy, production of metal products, mining. Indices of the city: 654000-654103. Tel. Code: +7 (3843).

Prokopyevsk

If we compare the cities of the Kemerovo region, then only one population is almost 200 000 people (in 2016 - 198 438). The area occupied by the territory is 227.5 km ² . Phone code: +7 (3846). Indices of Prokopyevsk: 653000-653099. In the Kemerovo region takes pride of place of the oldest city. The modern name was given in 1931, before it was called the Monastery.

Today it is the administrative center of the same municipal district. The country is known as a large coal mining center. It is administratively divided into three districts. The most densely populated is Rudnichny (almost 110 thousand hours). In the Central there live 57 thousand, in Zenkovsky - more than 31 thousand. In the city there are branches of the Moscow, Kuzbass, Kemerovo and Novosibirsk universities, also there are about 10 technical schools and colleges.

The cities of the Kemerovo region with a population of 90 thousand people

There are three settlements:

• Mezhdurechensk. The status of the city was given in 1955. Previously called Olzheras. Postal codes: 652870, 652873-652875, 652877, 652878, 652880-652888. The city is located on an area of 335 square kilometers. Currently, almost 99 thousand people live here. The city of Mezhdurechensk of the Kemerovo Region is inhabited by Russians, Ukrainians, Tatars and other nationalities. Phone code: +7 (38475). The main spheres of the economy are ferrous metallurgy and coal mining.
• Leninsk-Kuznetsk. The population is the fifth in the region. In 2016, the number of residents was almost 98 thousand people. In 1925, the city was given the status of a city. Now the Leninsk-Kuznetsky area is 128 km ² . Tel. Code: +7 (38456). The city index: 652500. The main economic areas: coal, construction, mechanical engineering, chemical, food.
• Kiselevsk. The status of the city was given in 1936. According to the population census, in 2016 the number of inhabitants was more than 92 thousand people. Tel. Code: +7 (38464). The national composition: Russian, Byelorussians, Ukrainians, Armenians and others. The area of Kiselevsk is 160 km ² . Postal codes: 652700-652799.

Cities with a population of 70 to 80 thousand people

Here you can identify such cities:

• Yurt. The number of residents in 2016 increased to almost 82 thousand people. The city covers an area of 45 km ² . More people are Russians (93%), the rest are Germans, Tatars, Ukrainians and other nationalities.
• City of Belovo (Kemerovo region). In 1921 a railway was built in the village. In 1938, Mr .. receives the status of the city. The number of residents in 2016 decreased to 73.4 thousand people. 652600-652699 - postcodes. The city is well-developed mining of minerals, open and underground coal mining. Also important were the following industries: transport, trade, metallurgy and others. The city of Belovo (Kemerovo region) covers an area of more than 200 km ² .
• Anzhero-Sudzhensk. The population in 2016 decreased to 72,800 people, although in the late XX century it exceeded 90,000. In 1931 the settlement of Anjerka was transformed into a city. Tel. Code: +7 (38453). 652470 - the index. The area occupied by Anzhero-Sudzhensk is almost 120 km ² .

Cities with a population of 40 thousand people

We will name four settlements:

1. Berezovsky is a city in the taiga zone. The territory is dominated by forest tracts. The area is small, only 74 km ² . The number of inhabitants is 47,140. More than 80% of the economy is occupied by the coal industry.
2. Osinniki - a small town on the river. The condom. Until 1938 - the village of Osinovka. For more than 10 years, the population has declined, in 2016 it is only about 43 thousand people. Like other cities in the Kemerovo region, it is the center of coal mining.
3. Myski. The title of the city was received in 1956. Currently, permanently registered residents of almost 42 thousand people. It was located on the territory of 108 km ² .
4. Mariinsk is an agricultural center. It is built on the bank of the river. Kiya. The area is only 54 km ² . Residents - a little less than 40 thousand.

Cities with a population of 20 to 30 thousand people

Completing the description of the cities of the Kemerovo region, we will briefly describe the Topki, Polysaevo, Taiga, Guryevsk, Tashtagol and Kaltan. The population in each city is less than 30 thousand people. Like the rest of the settlements in this region, they are important hubs and coal-mining centers.