In the European part of Russia, in itsthe central-eastern part of the Kirov region developed its possessions. Since this is an integral part of the Russian Federation, it is worthwhile to talk about the residents living on its territory.
The Kirov region is part of the Volga Federal District. Territorial possessions are 120 374 km ².
The heart of the region, that is, its capital, iscity 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 number of inhabitants from the main population of the region.
Kirovo-Chepetsk is the second most populated city in the region. Its population is 73,000 people.
The administrative and territorial division of the region includes 39 municipal districts. Let's consider some of them by the number of people living in their territories:
Kirov is the regional capital.Therefore, residents of villages and villages flock there. According to statistics in 2017, in the heart of the Kirov region there is a population of 500 836 people. But in 2016 the figures were slightly less - 495 998 people.
The increase in the population of Kirov is made by applicants,They are going to enter higher education institutions from villages, villages or nearby regions. In addition, the number of residents is replenished at the expense of the working population, who moved to the regional capital.
In 2015, Kirov ranked 37th in the ranking of cities by the number of residents (at that time the rates were fixed at 493 336 people).
By gender: there are 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.
On the second place on the territorial andeconomic growth is the city of Kirovo-Chepetsk. In terms of population, it also ranks second - 73,279 townspeople. However, this indicator is slightly lower compared to other years.
Kirovo-Chepetsk is located on 221 of the 1112 possible in the list of cities in Russia in terms of the number of residents.
According to its national composition, the city united on its territory the following peoples:
The third largest city in the Kirov region is Slobodskaya. It has 33,115 people.
And in 4th place - Vyatskie Polyany with a population of 32 817 inhabitants.
Annually, even in large cities of KirovThe region has a tendency to reduce the number of urban population. And there are two reasons for this: low birth rate 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 inhabitants.
Until 1934 the city was called Vyatka, therefore the oldest inhabitants are often called Vyatichi.
The population of the Kirov region, according tostatistical data, is gradually decreasing. This is due to the fact that young people leave their native places in Moscow, as well as in other large and more promising cities.
Comparing the data of 15 years ago (2002) and the 2017 census, one can see that the population of the Kirov region has decreased by almost 300 000 inhabitants.
На 1 января 2017 года подсчеты показали, что в 1292.1 thousand people live in the region. In 2016, their number decreased by 5,400. The reason for such a significant decline is low birth rates, but the number of registered deaths is 1.2 times higher.
The ethnic composition is about 100 nationalities. Russians are the predominant nationality, constituting more than 90% of the total number of residents.
In the second place is the Belarusians.They are in the region - more than 1000 people. This is followed by Armenians, Gypsies, Chuvash, Germans and natives of Moldavia. In the Kirov region, the population of these nationalities exceeds 1000 people. Once, the Komi group also belonged to this group of residents. But in the period from 2002 to 2010. the inhabitants of this nation became much less, by about 300 people. Thus, they fell out of the group of nationalities, with more than 1,000 residents.
Approximately 60 other nationalities belong to the category of small numbers: their population in the Kirov region ranges from 1 to 10 people. These include:
As for 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 Mari in the city only 29%. Their greatest number is in the districts of the Kirov region, and more precisely, in the towns and villages.
The Kirov region is not included in the number of large regional subjects of Russia. But within its borders several nationalities get along, the number of which equals one hundred.
It should be recognized that the populationareas of the Kirov region decreased slightly compared with census data 10-15 years old. Young people leave their homes in search of a better life, rush to the larger cities of the neighboring regions, and the number of visiting residents does not compensate for the number of people who have left. In addition, the demographic imbalance affects the decrease in the number of residents.
