In the European part of Russia, in its central-eastern part, the Kirov region expanded its possessions. Since this is an integral part of the Russian Federation, it is worth talking about residents living on its territory.
Kirov region: general information
Kirov region is part of the Volga Federal District. The territorial holdings are 120,374 km².
The heart of the region, that is, its capital, is the city of Kirov. In addition to it, the region includes 17 more cities, the population of which varies from 6 to tens of thousands of people. Kirov as the capital has the largest population from the main population of the region.
Kirovo-Chepetsk is the second most populated city in the region. Its population is 73,000 people.
Regional areas
Administrative - territorial division of the region totals 39 municipal areas. Consider some of them by the number of people living in their territories:
- Arbazhsky district is located in the south-west of the Kirov region. The urban-type settlement Arbazh is its administrative center. The district has 6056 inhabitants.
- Bogorodsky district with a population of 4172 people is modestly located in the eastern part of the central part of the region. An administratively significant place is an urban-type settlement (hereinafter - urban settlement) Bogorodskoye.
- Since 1929, in the southeast of the region, the Malmyzh district has existed, in which the city of Malmyzh is the main regional entity. The population is 23,533 people.
- Nemsky district, with the administrative center - the town of Nema. There are 6928 villagers.
- In Orichevsky district, 29,680 people live. The village of Orichi is the administrative center.
- The Soviet district on its territory brought together 25,146 residents. The main regional entity is the city of Sovetsk.
- Lebyazhsky district has 7371 people. The administrative center is the village of Lebyazhye.
- There are 9773 inhabitants in the Pizhansky district.
- In Falensky - 9247 people live.
- Yaran district united 23 753 residents.
The number of residents in the capital and cities of the region
Kirov is the regional capital. Therefore, residents of villages and villages flock there. According to statistics from 2017, a population of 500,836 people lives in the heart of the Kirov region. But in 2016, the indicators were slightly less - 495,998 people.
An increase in the population of Kirov is made up of applicants who come together from villages, villages, or neighboring regions during their admission to universities. In addition, the number of inhabitants is replenished due to the working population who moved to the regional capital.
In 2015, Kirov took 37th place in the ranking of cities by the number of residents (then the indicators were fixed at around 493,336 people).
By gender: more women than men. In a percentage ratio of 56%.
The ethnic composition of the Russians prevail. They make up 96% of the total number of residents.
In second place in terms of territorial and economic growth is the city of Kirovo-Chepetsk. In terms of population, it also takes 2nd place - 73,279 citizens. However, this figure is slightly lower compared to other years.
Kirovo-Chepetsk is located on 221 place out of 1112 possible in the list of Russian cities by the number of residents.
According to its national composition, the city united the following peoples on its territory:
- Russians (95%);
- Tatars (1.5%);
- Udmurts (1.04%);
- Mari (0.23%).
The third largest city in the Kirov region is Sloboda. It has 33,115 people.
And in 4th place - Vyatskiye Polyany with a population of 32,817 inhabitants.
Every year, even in large cities of the Kirov region, there is a tendency to decrease in the urban population. And there are two reasons for this: low fertility and high mortality. As well as the emigration of the indigenous population to more promising cities. This becomes evidence that in these settlements weak economic indicators affecting the standard of living of its residents.
The population of the region
Until 1934, the city was called Vyatka, so the oldest residents are often called Vyatichi.
The population of the Kirov region, according to statistics, is gradually declining. This is due to the fact that young people are leaving their native places in Moscow, as well as in other large and more promising cities.
Comparing data from 15 years ago (2002) and the 2017 census, we can see that the population of the Kirov region has declined by almost 300,000 inhabitants.
As of January 1, 2017, calculations showed that 1292.1 thousand people live in the region. In 2016, their number decreased by 5,400. The reason for this significant decline is the low birth rates, but the number of registered deaths is 1.2 times more.
Ethnic composition
Ethnic composition - about 100 nationalities. Russians are the predominant nationality, accounting for more than 90% of the total number of residents.
In second place are Belarusians. There are more than 1000 people in the region. Then follow the Armenians, Gypsies, Chuvashs, Germans and natives of Moldova. In the Kirov region, the population of these nationalities exceeds 1000 people. Komi once belonged to this group of residents. But in the period from 2002 to 2010. the population of this nationality has become significantly less, by about 300 people. Thus, they dropped out of a group of nationalities with more than 1000 inhabitants.
About 60 other nationalities are classified as small: their population in the Kirov region ranges from 1 to 10 people. These include:
- Italians
- Itelmen
- the Mongols;
- Selkups
- Shors.
As for the territorial distribution, we can say that the largest number of residents is noted in large regional cities. There you can meet Russians, Belarusians, Armenians, Uzbeks, Georgians, etc. But the Mari in the city limits only 29%. Their greatest numbers are in the districts of the Kirov region, and more precisely, in towns and villages.
Conclusion
Kirov region is not among the large regional subjects of Russia. But within it several nationalities coexist, the number of which is equal to a hundred.
It should be recognized that the population in the districts of the Kirov region decreased slightly compared with the data of the census 10-15 years ago. Young people leave their native places in search of a better life, rush to larger cities in neighboring regions, and the number of visiting residents does not compensate for the number of those who left. In addition, demographic imbalance also affects the decrease in the number of residents.