The Komi Republic is an unusual, surprising and interesting region. He was chosen in ancient times by the Vikings, who often visited here for beautiful furs. The cities of the Komi Republic are small and surrounded on all sides by beautiful virgin nature.
Republic protected by UNESCO
The Komi Republic is an amazing region. After all, almost all of it is under the protection of UNESCO. True, the international organization does not protect the territory at all, but the arrays of local forests. The Republic is located in the Far North of the European part of Russia. It was formed in 1921.
The history of this region goes back centuries. Today, the region is an important center for oil production, which began in the 19th century with the city of Ukhta. The Komi Republic is a land of lakes, swamps and rivers, quietly and measuredly carrying their waters along the northern plains.
The main attraction of the republic is its nature. So, the Manpupuner plateau with its weathering pillars is widely known . "Russian Stonehenge" even entered the seven wonders of the country. Also attracted by many tourists is Boredan waterfall or Mount Narodnaya, located on the border of Asia and Europe.
Cities of the Komi Republic
The population of the republic is 865 thousand people. Most of them live in cities. Among them are the administrative center of Syktyvkar with the National Gallery, which contains valuable exhibits - objects of culture and everyday life of the Komi people. And also - Usinsk, Vorkuta, Ukhta, the city of Pechora ...
The Komi Republic is poorly populated for obvious reasons. The population density here barely exceeds 2 people per square kilometer. The republic has a total of 23 settlements in which more than five thousand people live.
The cities of the Komi Republic are small. Only in three of them the number of inhabitants exceeds 50 thousand people. These are Syktyvkar, Ukhta and Vorkuta. All cities of the Komi Republic are listed below, indicating the population in brackets:
- Syktyvkar (242.7 thousand).
- Ukhta (98.9 thousand).
- Vorkuta (60.4 thousand).
- Pechora (40.9 thousand).
- Usinsk (39.4 thousand).
- Inta (27.7 thousand).
- Sosnogorsk (26.9 thousand).
- Princely Pogost (13.4 thousand).
- Vuktyl (10.7 thousand).
- Ust-Vymsky (10.1 thousand).
The city of Pechora (Komi Republic)
Pechora is located in the north-east of the republic, on the banks of the river of the same name. The city has the unspoken title of the "energy capital" of the region, because it is here that the powerful Pechora State District Power Station operates.
At least 40 thousand people live in the city of power engineers. There are few sights in Pechora. Noteworthy is the Bogoroditsky convent, which is one of the most northerly in the world. The sculptural monuments of Pechora are interesting, in particular, to the traveler and explorer of the northern lands, Vladimir Rusanov. The scientist is originally depicted standing in a boat. But on the street of Peace rises a small copy of the rig. This unusual monument is dedicated to all geological prospectors of this region.
City Ukhta
Ukhta is the second most populated city in the Komi Republic. It is famous for the fact that it was here that the first Russian oil was extracted from the bowels of the earth.
Modern Ukhta is a full-fledged and prosperous city with industrial enterprises, hospitals, schools, technical schools and universities, museums and theaters. There are few attractions here, only the so-called "Old Town", built in the 1950s, attracts attention. But in the vicinity of Ukhta there are a large number of unique natural monuments. These are picturesque rocky outcrops, karst craters in the ground, springs with healing mineral water.
Every year in Ukhta, an authentic reindeer husbandry festival is held, where tourists are sure to be fed pancakes and drink hot tea.
City Inta
Inta is a tiny town with a population of 27 thousand people. It was founded in the early twentieth century with the goal of developing local coal deposits. Today, however, the coal mining sector of the urban economy is in decline. Only one and a half thousand workers work at the only operating Intinskaya mine.
Tourists visit Intu extremely rarely. The city is predominantly built up with small wooden houses and nondescript buildings of the second half of the twentieth century. Perhaps the only attraction of Inta is an elegant brick water tower. It was built in 1955 by a Swedish architect. Now it houses a museum.
Finally...
Within the Komi Republic, there are only 10 cities. Among them there are many interesting and colorful that attract tourists from other regions. This is Vorkuta, Izhma, Ukhta, Syktyvkar and even the city of Inta.
The Komi Republic is poorly populated, the average population density is only 2 people per square kilometer. The main attraction of the northern region is nature, in particular virgin forests, lakes and swamps, unique geological monuments.