You can often hear about a region likeSaha Republic. It is also called Yakutia. These places are truly unusual, the local nature surprises and fascinates many people. The region occupies a large territory. Interestingly, he even earned the status of the largest administrative-territorial unit in the world. Yakutia boasts many interesting things. The population here is small, but it is worth talking about it in more detail. The article will talk about how many people live in the republic, about major cities, as well as many other things.
Republic of Sakha: general information
For a start it is worth getting to know yourself better.by region. It is truly unusual for many reasons. Yakutia was founded in 1922. This is a truly vast region, not only by the standards of Russia, but of the whole world. Particularly interesting is the fact that the republic is much larger in size than its territory, than Kazakhstan, which is in second place in the CIS. Also, Yakutia is much more than a state like Argentina. Based on these data, we see that the lands belonging to the republic are really extensive. In addition to a large area, Yakutia boasts many natural resources. The population here, however, is very few. The number of residents of the republic does not exceed 1 million people. There are not many such regions in Russia, among them only the Nenets and Chukotka Autonomous Districts can be noted.
Separately, it is worth noting the area of the territory of the Republic of Sakha. She is 3083523 square meters. kilometers
Sakha (Yakutia) Republic: Population
Now we need to talk in more detail aboutpopulation of this region. As already mentioned, the population of Yakutia is quite small and does not exceed 1 million people. In total, 959,689 people live in the republic. Of these, about 65% of the population lives in cities. Also, most of the people (about 500 thousand people) are concentrated in the central part of the region.
It should also be noted, and the population density of Yakutia. This figure here is about 0.31 people per 1 square. kilometer. This density is one of the lowest throughout our country.
In the past decade, there have beentrends associated with outflow of the population and a decrease in the number of local residents. However, in 2015 and 2016, the population increased slightly. For example, in 2014 it amounted to 954803 people, and in 2015 it was already 956896. Thus, we see that there has been a slight increase recently.
National composition of the population
It is also important to highlight what peoples live.on the territory of the Republic of Sakha. Since time immemorial, many of them have lived on the lands where Yakutia is now located. Population, nationality of local residents - all of this is of great interest, since, having learned this data, one can get to know the region much better.
So let's take a closer look at the nationalcomposition of the population. Most of it is made up of Yakuts - more than 48%. In second place are Russians, about 37% of them live in the republic. Often here you can meet such people as Evenki (just over 2%). Ukrainians (about 2%), Evens (1.5%), Tatars (less than 1%) and other peoples also live here.
The indigenous people of these places are, of coursethe Yakuts. This is an ancient people who inhabited the territory of modern Yakutia in ancient times. According to many historians, the Yakuts lived here in the VIII – XII centuries. At about the same time, people began to migrate from the area where Lake Baikal is located to other places - to the banks of the Lena, Vilyui and other rivers. Here they remained for further residence. Traditional occupations of the Yakuts - cattle breeding, fishing, horse breeding, hunting, blacksmithing.
The largest cities
So, we looked at a lot of interesting facts.about such a famous region as the Sakha Republic (Yakutia): population size, its ethnic composition and some other details. Let's get acquainted with the major settlements, which are located in the region.
It is not a secret that the largest city of the republic, butalso its capital is Yakutsk. This city is the oldest not only in the region. He claims to be the oldest settlement of the whole of Siberia.
In second place in size and strengthpopulation is a city called Neryungri. It was founded relatively recently, in the second half of the 20th century, however, it is already quite developed from the point of view of economy and culture.
The third largest city is Peace. It was also formed relatively recently, in 1955. Diamond mining has been conducted here for over 50 years.
Yakutsk
Now it is worth getting to know more aboutlisted settlements. Yakutsk, as already mentioned, is the largest city in the whole region. He also has the status of the administrative center. Yakutsk plays an important role in the financial, industrial, cultural and scientific life of the entire republic.
It is worth talking separately about the population of the city.According to data for 2016, it amounted to 303,836 people. This is the largest indicator recorded in a region such as the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The population here has been steadily growing since 2012, although before that in some years there was a decrease in the number of inhabitants.
So we got to know each other better.Yakutsk. Interestingly, in terms of population, it ranks third in the Far Eastern Federal District after cities such as Vladivostok and Khabarovsk.
Peaceful
Отдельно стоит поговорить и об этом населенном paragraph because it has some special features. It is no secret that this is the central diamond producing city in our country. In 1957, their open-pit mining began here, which lasted until 2001. In 1959, the settlement received city status. Since then, the settlement has changed significantly, the number of residents has increased 5 times, several new factories and the airport have opened.
So we learned a little about thatrepresents the city of Mirny (Yakutia). The population, according to data for 2016, was 34,836 people. Since 2012, there has been a trend of outflow of population. However, in 2016, compared with the previous one, the number of city residents increased.
It is also interesting to note that Mirny takes the 458th place in the list of all cities of our country in terms of population (there are 1,114 cities in the list).
Neryungri
This is another city worth talking about.in details. Neryungri is not just a town. It is an important city that has the status of an industrial and cultural center. He is also in second place in the Republic of Sakha. The city has a railway station. The main activities here are mining of minerals (gold, coal), as well as electric power industry.
Of course, be sure to talk aboutpopulation of the city. In 2016, the number of inhabitants was 57791 people. In the last decade there has been a significant decrease in population. Now the city is on the 292nd place on this indicator in the list of all cities of Russia.
conclusions
Thus, we got acquainted with such an interesting region as Yakutia. The population, its national composition, major cities - all this was considered in detail.
Нужно отметить, что это действительно большой a region that is actively developing. Now he has many natural resources, as well as great economic potential. The region is developed not only in industry, but also in science and culture, which contributes to its further successful development.
