The list of cities in the Rostov region includes 23 cities, and the total population for 2017 amounted to 4,200 thousand people. Of these, about 65% are urban. More than 85% are Russians; Armenians and Ukrainians also live in the region. Less than 1% are Turks, Azerbaijanis, Belarusians.
List of cities in the Rostov region by population
23 cities are part of the region, of which 7 cities with a population of more than 100 thousand people, 5 cities - more than 50 thousand. In the remaining settlements live from 15 to 50 thousand people:
- Rostov-on-Don.
- Taganrog.
- Salsk.
- Konstantinovsk.
- Millerovo.
- Bataisk.
- The mines.
- Volgodonsk.
- White Kalitva.
- Aksai.
- Red Sulin.
- Novoshakhtinsk.
- Morozovsk.
- Tsimlyansk.
- Zernograd.
- Azov.
- Proletarsk.
- Gukovo.
- Donetsk
- Novocherkassk.
- Semikarakorsk.
- Zverevo.
- Kamensk-Shakhtinsky.
Big cities
The list of cities in the Rostov region should start with large settlements. For example, the main administrative center is Rostov-on-Don. This is a megalopolis city in the south of Russia, where more than 1 million people live.
It was founded in 1749 by order of Elizabeth Petrovna on the banks of the Don River and not far from the Sea of Azov. Rostov-on-Don ranks 10th among megacities in terms of population. This is a large industrial, cultural, educational and administrative center.
Taganrog and Mines occupy positions 2 and 3 in the region, respectively, where 253 and 237 thousand people live.
Taganrog is a historical city of Russia, which was founded by Peter I in 1698. It became the first port on the sea coast and remains to this day. Mines are an educational and industrial city where coal is mined. A diocese is being created here, thanks to which it becomes a cultural and Orthodox center in the region of East Donbass.
Completes the list of cities in the Rostov region, where the population exceeds 100 thousand 4 cities: Volgodonsk, Novocherkassk, Bataisk and Novoshakhtinsk.
Volgodonsk is a young city. It was formed in 1950. Despite this, it is recognized as the energy center of the south, where the Atommash enterprise was established, engaged in the production of nuclear energy.
Bataisk, founded in 1769, is a satellite city. Novocherkassk is the industrial center of the region and occupies a leading position in terms of production per capita. Novoshakhtinsk was once the place where most of the coal was mined, but recently the mines were closed. Here they began to develop food and light industry.
Small cities
Small settlements close the list of cities in the Rostov Region. For example, Proletarsk with a population of 19 thousand people. It was founded in 1875, when Prince Nikolai Nikolaevich visited the area. Other examples of small towns are Konstantinovsk with a population of 17 thousand and Tsimlyansk, where 15 thousand people live.