Who lives in Orenburg today? What statistics are typical for this city? From our article you will find out what size, growth and national composition the population of Orenburg has.
A bit about the city
Orenburg is the main city of the Orenburg region. It is located at the confluence of the Sakmara River in the Urals. It is a regional center. The city of Orenburg works closely with 11 settlements.
The city received its name from the river Or, on the banks of which it was built in 1735. It was important, as it was supposed to open a trade route to Bukhara, and also serve as protection from nomads.
After that, the city was transferred two more times, until it finally became entrenched on the Sakmara River in 1743. Soon he became the center of the province. At the end of the 19th century, the population of Orenburg conducted successful trade with the Central Asian countries. Grain and leather industry was actively developing in the city , oil was produced. A new impetus for the opening of industrial enterprises was the discovery of oil and gas.
Orenburg population
The municipality is divided into the Northern and Southern districts, the total number of inhabitants of which leaves 15.6 thousand people. The regional center itself covers an area of approximately 260 square kilometers. The population of Orenburg is 562 569 people.
The rapid decline in the local population was observed from 1998 to 2008. Since 2009, it began to increase and over this period grew by approximately 30,000 people. Natural growth has a positive trend. The number of births in the past year by 1200 exceeds the number of deaths. According to this indicator, the city occupies the 44th place in Russia.
The number of women is 50 thousand more than the number of men. In terms of 2013, there were twice as many marriages as there were divorces. So, family ties held together about 4600 couples, and divorced - only 2360. According to the ethnic composition, the population of Orenburg is 80% Russian. Among ethnic minorities Tatars predominate - there are about 7.8% of them, which represents more than 40 thousand people. More than 1% are Kazakhs, Ukrainians and Bashkirs. Armenians, Mordovians and other nationalities also live in the city.
Employment Orenburg
Able-bodied residents make up 345,000 people. The number of citizens who have not reached working age is approximately 97 thousand, the remaining residents have reached retirement age. According to data for 2014, 101 schools operated in the city, in which more than 56 thousand students studied.
In terms of the attractiveness of the urban environment, Orenburg is listed in 101st place among other settlements in the country. It is a leading industrial city with a developed field of gas (mining and processing), light, chemical and food industries, mechanical engineering and metal processing. In 2016, the average monthly salary amounted to 26.7 thousand rubles. In the city and the region, production specialties and positions in the trade sector are most in demand. There is also a demand in the medical field, construction and top management.