History, climatic conditions and population of Ekaterinburg

Today in the Sverdlovsk region there is a city with a millionth - Yekaterinburg. It is a great center of trade, tourism and business and is known all over the world for the high quality metal that is produced there. The population of Ekaterinburg currently reaches 1.5 million people.

History of occurrence

Yekaterinburg was named in honor of the Empress Catherine I. Its foundation is connected with the activities of the Companions of Peter I-Genin and Tatishchev. In 1721, they found a place to create a city in which the ironworks would be located, and a couple of years later construction began. In 1924, the city was renamed Sverdlovsk, and only in 1991 it was returned to its original name.

Climatic conditions of Ekaterinburg

The city is located quite far from the Atlantic Ocean and relatively close to Siberia, so it has a continental climate to which the population of Yekaterinburg has long been accustomed. In contrast to the western European part of Russia, there is a longer and colder winter. The temperature difference in the daytime and at night is quite noticeable, the humidity of the air is low.

The climate of the Sverdlovsk region also depends on the Atlantic current of the winds, which are becoming warmer on the way to the Urals in the summer, and in the winter - colder. Western winds bring cyclones and precipitation to the region, often changing the weather. The Urals, which slow the wind speed and make it either southern or northern , have a strong impact on its change.

Winter in Yekaterinburg is cold and long, it begins at the end of November, and ends only at the end of March. The average temperature is -16 ... -17 ^o C. In the period from December to February, it can drop to 40 ° Frost.

The summer in Yekaterinburg starts in June and lasts until the end of August. The warmest month is July. The temperature at this time can reach 35 ° C, the average indicator is +20 ° C. Near the end of August, the first frosts appear, and at the beginning of September one can observe a phenomenon such as "Indian summer" when a warm dry weather.

The population of Ekaterinburg

In terms of the number of people living, the city ranks 5th in the country, behind only Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, St. Petersburg and Novosibirsk. State statistics confirm: the population of Ekaterinburg (2013) - 1 411 100 people. Permanent residents - 1,293,000, of which women - 710.6 thousand, and men - 582.4 thousand Sverdlovsk region includes 139 urban settlements, which number about 100 thousand inhabitants.

The population of Yekaterinburg since 2000 to the present time has increased more than 80 thousand people. The most intensive growth of birth rate occurred in the period from 2004 to 2011. The press service of the mayor's office notes that the positive nature of the demographic dynamics in the Urals District indicates that its residents are confident of their future.

Half a century ago, few people knew about Sverdlovsk or UralMash, but today the size of the population of Yekaterinburg and a well-developed industry have made the city famous not only in Russia, but all over the world.