5 cities with the largest area. The largest cities in russia

Hello, dear readers of the site "I and the World"! We are glad to welcome you again! What do you think is the most Big city in the world and what is it called? In our new article, we want to talk about cities and present the top 10 largest in the world in terms of area and population.

10th place - New York - 1214.4 sq. km

America starts the list. If you look at the population for 2017, the city is small - 8 405 837 people. Quite young, about 400 years old.

In the territory where it is now NY there were tribes of Indians. Arrows, utensils and other Native American attributes are found here. Throughout the 19th century, emigrants from different countries came here, due to which it grew. It includes several islands, the largest of which is Manhattan. People of almost all religions live in, but Christians predominate.

We give the 9th place to Mexico City - 1485 sq. km

The population of the capital of Mexico is 9,100,000 people. Mexico City was founded by the Aztecs in 1325. According to legend, the Sun God ordered them to come to this place.

At the beginning of the 16th century, Mexico City was the most beautiful in the Western Hemisphere, until it was destroyed during the reign of Cortez, but soon rebuilt again. It is located at an altitude of more than 2000 km above sea level and is surrounded by mountains.

London is in 8th place - 1572 sq. km

London is the capital of Great Britain and the largest city in the country. It was founded in 43 AD. NS. Today, 8.6 million people live in London.

The terrible plague of the 17th century claimed about 70,000 lives. This is a place of remarkable historical and architectural monuments: the Tower, Buckingham Palace, St. Paul's Cathedral and others.

On the 7th place we put - Tokyo - 2188.6 sq. km

But the population is quite large - 13 742 906 people. Tokyo is one of the modern cities and the capital of Japan. Even after living here for a month, you will not see all the sights.

The bulk is solid concrete and wires. Tokyo has been inhabited by human tribes since the Stone Age. For several years from 1703 to 2011, Tokyo suffered many earthquakes, and as a result of one of them, 142,000 people died at once.

On the 6th place - Moscow - 2561.5 sq. km

Moscow is the capital Russian Federation, located in the interfluve of the Oka and Volga rivers. It is home to 12,500,123 people. In length, Moscow is quite long - 112 km. It is an important tourist center of Russia.

The age of the city is still not known exactly, but there are facts that the first settlements appeared on this territory around 8 thousand years BC. NS.

Mid-Top - Sydney - 12,144 sq. km

The development and history of Australia began with a small settlement. The navigator Cook landed here 200 years ago. Sydney is the largest metropolis and the capital of New South Wales.

The capital is home to 4,500,000 people. The city is spread out in one of the most beautiful bays in the world, where business skyscrapers coexist with cozy beaches, which are always full of tourists.

In 4th place - Beijing - 16,808 sq. km

Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China. Huge and noisy, it has a population of 21.5 million.

In the 13th century, it was almost completely burned by Genghis Khan, but rebuilt 43 years later in a different place. Here is a famous architectural monument - the Forbidden City - the residence of the rulers.

At the beginning of the 20th century, it was occupied by the Japanese. After the victory of Russia in the Second World War and the fall of Japan, the capital became free again.

We give the 3rd place to Hangzhou - 16847 sq. km

The city has 8,750,000 inhabitants. The metropolis is famous for tea plantations and the beauty of nature.

Previously, it was the capital of China, and now it is a major religious center. In the 19th century, as a result of the uprising, it was partially destroyed and restored in the 50s, where industry began to develop rapidly.

The weaving of folk products, the collection of tea leaves and the production of bamboo products are still hand-made.

In second place is Chongqing - 82,300 sq. km

Chongqing - the largest city in the world in terms of population - is home to about 32 million people. The highest population density is 600 people per sq. km.

The metropolis arose 3,000 years ago and at that time was the capital of the kingdom of Ba. Now it's huge industrial centre... There is a large base for the production of cars - 5 factories and 400 - for the production of parts for cars. Real estate construction here is proceeding at such a fast pace that 10 years of construction for Moscow is 1 year for Chongqing. Old buildings are being demolished very actively, in the place of which skyscrapers appear. It is more businesslike than architectural. And the main attraction is the flyovers that entangled the whole city.

We give 1st place to the unusual city of Ordos - 86752 sq. km

Ordos is a ghost town. Where is the strange metropolis, the largest in terms of territory, but empty? In China - it began to be built 20 years ago for people involved in the extraction and sale of coal.

A large city was built with museums, theaters, and a stadium. There is everything for the life of a city dweller. But almost no one wanted to move here. Over the past few years, the number of people has increased to 300,000. There are so few inhabitants in the huge settlement that even among broad daylight, the streets are completely empty.

Beautiful, abandoned houses, museums, cinemas. There are even unfinished buildings - there is no one to build for. Everywhere is cleanliness and well-groomed. And silence! A metropolis inhabited by "ghosts". There are several of them in China.

Also, there are cities beyond the Arctic Circle and it is rather cold to live there. The largest "cold" city is located in Russia - this is Murmansk - 154.4 square meters. km. It is rather small in size and has a population of 298,096 people.

We showed you the rating of the world's largest cities in the photo and with a description. Ten different megalopolises, with different numbers of inhabitants, with different lengths and architecture. 2018 will be a new year for everyone and everything, and our ranking may change. In the meantime, if you liked the information, share it with your friends.

Most of the population of Russia is concentrated in cities. In total, there are more than 1,100 thousand of them with official status. But only 160 of them have a population of over 100,000. And a tenth of them - 15 of them - millionaires, that is, they are home to more than one, but less than two million people. Two capitals - Moscow and St. Petersburg - belong to multi-million cities, that is, they are home to more than two million people. But not only these, but also other largest cities in Russia deserve a special story.

Moscow

Moscow is the capital of Russia, today and in some other periods of the country's history. It is the largest settlement in the world and one of the largest in the world. Now it is home to about 12 million people, and the total agglomeration, including the suburbs, is even more - 15 million people. The total area is about 250 square kilometers. This means that the population density is 4823 people per square kilometer. It is difficult to say when this city was founded, but the first mentions of it date back to the beginning of the 12th century.

Moscow is a multinational city. In total, about 90% of its population, according to official figures, are Russians. About 1.5% are Ukrainians, the same number are Tatars, slightly less Armenians. Half a percent - Belarusians, Azerbaijanis, Georgians. Dozens of other nationalities have smaller diasporas. And although representatives of different nationalities do not always get along peacefully, Moscow has become a real home for millions of people.

St. Petersburg is often called the second capital of Russia, the northern or cultural capital, and so on. He also has many beautiful epithets - northern Palmyra, northern Venice. And although the population of this city is significantly inferior to Moscow (5 million versus 12), as well as age (3 centuries versus 9), in terms of fame and significance for the country, St. Petersburg is in no way inferior to it. It is also inferior in area, population density and many other parameters. But St. Petersburg is one of the "longest cities" - it "embraces" the Gulf of Finland.

It should be noted that St. Petersburg is unique in many ways. Of all the cities that are not the capital, it is the second most populous city. During the years that this city was the capital of the empire, it became the most important for world culture. The Hermitage, the Russian Museum, St. Isaac's Cathedral, Peterhof, the Kunstkamera are just a few of its attractions.

The list of the country's largest settlements continues Novosibirsk - the administrative center of the Siberian federal district, the most populated city in the northern part of the country. He is also a business, commercial, industrial, cultural and scientific center not only Siberia, but all of Russia.

Novosibirsk is a millionaire, but it is home to significantly less people than in the previous two cities - "only" a little more than one and a half million. At the same time, it should be borne in mind that Novosibirsk was founded relatively recently - in 1893. This city is distinguished from others by a rather harsh climate with abrupt transitions. In winter, temperatures can reach 50 degrees, while in summer, sometimes the columns rise to 35 degrees. The total temperature difference throughout the year can reach a record 88 degrees.

Yekaterinburg is considered not only one of the largest cities in the country, but also one of the most comfortable and comfortable for life. It is the center of the Ural Federal District and is often called the capital of the Urals.

Yekaterinburg can be classified as one of the oldest cities in the country. After all, it was founded in 1723 and was named in honor of Empress Catherine the First. V Soviet time was renamed to Sverdlovsk, but in 1991 it returned its name.

This is the case when Veliky Novgorod, older and more titled, is significantly inferior to its younger namesake - Nizhny Novgorod. Residents of Russia often call him simply Lower, for brevity and not to be confused with the Great.

The city was founded in 1221 and during this time became administrative center Nizhny Novgorod Federal District, a large economic, industrial and cultural center with a population of 1 200 thousand people.

Kazan is the sixth city in the ranking in terms of population, but in many ways it surpasses even larger ones settlements... No wonder, it is called the third capital of Russia and even officially registered this brand. She also has several unofficial titles, for example, "The capital of all Tatars in the world" or "the capital of Russian federalism."

This city with more than a thousand years of history was founded in 1005 and recently celebrated such a major anniversary. It is interesting that the population decline, which affected almost all cities, even many millionaires, did not affect Kazan, and it continues to increase its population. Also noteworthy is the ethnic composition - almost equally divided by Russians and Tatars, about 48% each, as well as a few Chuvash, Ukrainians and Mari.

Many people know this city from the song "Ah, Samara-town". But they forget that the size of this "town" is the seventh largest in terms of population. If we talk about the agglomeration, then it is much larger than in many other cities, and has 2.5 million inhabitants, which is the third largest in the country, after Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Samara was founded in 1586 as a guard fortress by the decree of Tsar Fyodor. The location of the city turned out to be successful and the city grew every year. V Soviet years it was renamed Kuibyshev, but then the original name was returned.

The internet is full of jokes about the harshest city in the country. A new round was opened by a meteorite fall, which happened just in its center. But not everyone knows that this city is the most compact metropolis in the country, one of the leading metallurgical centers, a city with excellent highways. In addition, it is included in the TOP-15 cities of Russia in terms of living standards, TOP-20 in environmental development, TOP-5 in terms of the number of new buildings being commissioned. It even ranks first in terms of housing affordability. And all this concerns the "harsh" Chelyabinsk.

It is worth noting that the city continues to develop. Until recently, it was ranked ninth in the ranking, and now it has risen to eighth with a population of 1,170,000. Its ethnic composition is quite diverse. Most - 86% - are Russians, another 5% - Tatars, 3% - Bashkirs, 1.5 - Ukrainians, 0.6% - Germans, and so on.

Omsk is the ninth most populous city in the Russian Federation, but it was not always like this. When a small fortress was founded in 1716, only a few thousand people lived there. But now there are more than 1,166 thousand of them. But, unlike many other millionaire cities, the agglomeration of Omsk is extremely small - only about 20 thousand.

Like many other cities in Russia, this is home to representatives of a wide variety of nationalities. Most of all, of course, Russians - 89%, another 3.5 - Kazakhs, 2% - Ukrainians and Tatars, 1.5% - Germans.

Rostov-on-Don, like Nizhny Novgorod, which we spoke about above, has its "namesake" - Veliky Rostov. But the Great is significantly inferior to him in size: Rostov-on-Don, albeit the last number, is in the TOP-10 largest cities Russia, the Great, has only about 30 thousand inhabitants, although it is several times older than it.

Now you know what is the largest city in Russia, where it is located and how many people live in it. But in addition to the ten listed in the country, there are five more millionaires: Ufa, Krasnoyarsk, Perm, Vladimir and Voronezh. The rest are trying very hard to enter this prestigious list, and some may soon succeed.

The largest settlements of the Russian Federation are traditionally chosen according to two criteria: occupied territory and population size. The area is determined by the general plan of the city. Population size - by the all-Russian population census, or by Rosstat data, taking into account the birth and death rates, if they are relevant.

The largest cities in Russia by population

The largest cities in Russia with a population of over 1 million people are 15. According to this indicator, Russia ranks third in the world. And their number continues to grow. Most recently, Krasnoyarsk and Voronezh entered this category. We present to you the top ten most populous Russian megalopolises.

Population: 1 125 thousand people.

Rostov-on-Don became a millionaire city relatively recently - only thirty years ago. It is the only one among the ten largest cities in Russia that does not have its own subway. Its construction in 2018 will only be discussed. While the administration of Rostov is busy preparing for the upcoming World Cup.

Population: 1,170 thousand people.

The penultimate place in the list of the largest cities in Russia in terms of population is the administrative center of the Volga region - Samara. True, since 1985, the population preferred to leave Samara as soon as possible, until the situation improved by 2005. And now the city has even a slight increase in migration.

Population: 1,178 thousand people.

The situation with migration in Omsk is not brilliant - many educated Omsk residents prefer to move to Moscow, St. Petersburg and neighboring Novosibirsk and Tyumen. Nevertheless, since 2010, the population in the city has been growing steadily, mainly due to the redistribution of the population in the region.

Population: 1,199 thousand people.

Unfortunately, Chelyabinsk is experiencing problems with livability: residents complain about the abundance of mud, giant puddles in the spring and summer, when, due to the inoperative storm sewers, entire neighborhoods are turning into a kind of Venice. It is not surprising that about 70% of Chelyabinsk residents are thinking about changing their place of residence.

Population: 1 232 thousand people.

The capital of the Republic of Tatarstan rightfully bears the title of one of the most comfortable cities in Russia. This is likely one of the reasons the city has experienced steady population growth since the mid-90s. And since 2009, Kazan has gained profit not only due to migration, but also in terms of natural growth.

Population: 1 262 thousand people.

Ancient and very beautiful city not worried better times in terms of the number of residents. The peak was in 1991, when its population exceeded 1,445 thousand people, and since then it has only been falling. A slight increase was observed only in 2012 - 2015, when the population increased by about 10 thousand people.

Population: 1,456 thousand people.

The "Capital of the Urals" became a millionaire city exactly 50 years ago, in 1967. Since then, having survived the population decline in the "hungry 90s", the city's population has been growing slowly but steadily. It rises, as in all large cities of Russia, mainly due to migrants. But not the ones you thought about - the population replenishment mainly (more than 50%) comes from the Sverdlovsk region.

Population: 1,602 thousand people.

The third place in the list of the largest cities in Russia is occupied by the center of the Novosibirsk region. In addition to the status of "millionaire", the city can also boast of entering the top 50 cities in the world with the longest traffic jams. True, the Novosibirsk people are hardly happy with such a record.

However, unlike traffic jams, the demographic situation in the city is more or less successful. A number of regional and state programs are being implemented in Novosibirsk aimed at increasing the birth rate and reducing the death rate. For example, at the birth of a third or subsequent child, the family is awarded a regional certificate for 100 thousand rubles.

According to the city authorities, if the current dynamics of population growth continues, then by 2025 the number of residents of the Novosibirsk region will increase to 2.9 million people.

Population: 5,282 thousand people.

The cultural capital of Russia, where polite intellectuals bow to each other, lifting their berets, and animals such as "bun" and "curb" still live, demonstrates a steady growth in both area and population.

True, this was not always the case; since the end of the USSR, the population preferred to leave St. Petersburg. And only since 2012 a positive trend has been observed. In the same year in the city (for the second time in its history) a resident of five million was born.

1.Moscow

Population: 12 381 thousand people.

There is hardly an answer to the question: "What is the largest city in Russia?" became a surprise for someone. Moscow is the largest city in Europe in terms of population, but it is not included in the first.

More than 12 million people live here, and if we add to this the population of the near Moscow region, which regularly travels to Moscow to work and shop, the figure turns out to be more than impressive - 16 million. Due to the current economic situation in the country, the population is as modern Babylon and the surrounding territories will only increase. According to experts, by 2030 this number may reach 13.6 million people.

Muscovites are traditionally not happy with "come in large numbers", and "come in large numbers" shrug their shoulders: "I want to live, and I even want to live well."

The largest cities in Russia by area

It would seem that the list of the largest cities in Russia in terms of area should coincide with the list of the most populated cities, but this is not the case. In addition to the simple population size, the area of ​​a city is influenced by many factors - from the historical way of increasing territories to the number of industrial enterprises within the city. Therefore, some positions in the rating are capable of surprising the reader.

Area: 541.4 km²

Samara opens the top 10 largest cities in Russia. It stretches along the western bank of the Volga River for more than 50 km with a width of 20 km.

Area: 566.9 km²

The population of Omsk exceeded one million people back in 1979, the territory of the city is large and, according to the Soviet tradition, the city was supposed to acquire a metro. However, the nineties burst out, and since then construction has been proceeding neither shaky nor shaky, but in general, nothing. There is not even enough money for conservation.

Area: 596.51 km²

Voronezh became a millionaire city quite recently - in 2013. Some areas in it are almost exclusively the private sector - houses, from comfortable cottages to country houses, garages, vegetable gardens.

Area: 614.16 km²

Due to the historically formed radial-ring development, Kazan is a fairly compact city with a convenient layout. Despite its size, the capital of Tatarstan is the only millionaire in Russia that completely recycles its waste and has managed to maintain a more or less favorable environmental situation.

Area: 621 km²

The only regional city that is not an administrative center and a millionaire, Orsk seems to have got into this rating by mistake. Its population is only 230 thousand people, which occupy an area of ​​621 km2, with a very low density (only 370 people per km2). The reason for such a huge territory with a small number of inhabitants is a large number of industrial enterprises within the city.

Area: 707.93 km²

Ufa residents live spaciously - each has 698 m2 of the total area of ​​the city. At the same time, Ufa has the lowest density of the street network among Russian megalopolises, which often manifests itself in huge multi-kilometer traffic jams.

Area: 799.68 km²

Perm became a millionaire in 1979, then in the nineties, due to the general decline in the population, it lost this status for more than 20 years. Only in 2012 was it possible to return it. The Permians live freely (the population density is not too high, 1310 people per km2) and green - the total area of ​​green spaces is more than a third of the citywide.

Area: 859.4 km²

Although Volgograd became a million-plus city relatively recently, in 1991, it has long been in the top three in terms of territory. The reason is the historically uneven urban development, where apartment buildings, village houses with plots and empty steppe spaces alternate with each other.

Area: 1439 km²

Unlike the compact radial-beam "old" Moscow, St. Petersburg is freely spread out at the mouth of the Neva. The length of the city is over 90 km. One of the features of the city is the abundance of water areas, which occupy 7% of the entire territory.

1.Moscow

Area: 2561.5 km²

And the absolute first place among the largest cities in Russia is given to Moscow. Its area is 1.5 times the area of ​​the second place in the rating, St. Petersburg. True, until 2012 the territory of Moscow was not so impressive - only 1100 km2. So it has grown significantly due to the annexation of the southwestern territories, the total area of ​​which reaches 1480 km2.

The list includes the largest cities in the world with a population of over 1 million. The most big cities world, where the population of the largest cities in the world is more than 1 billion people. Thus, the total number of the largest cities in the world is 1 180 485 707 people.

The list shows the largest cities in the world, where the largest cities in the world in terms of population are presented starting from the largest cities - the number of the largest cities in the world, the flag of the country, the name of the country and the name of the continent of each major city are indicated.

Population of the largest cities in the world in relation to the population of the Earth.

The population of the largest cities in the world is 15.76% of the total population of the Earth (7.4 billion people), as of 2017. The largest cities in the world by population in our list begin with the largest city on planet Earth - Chongqing in China with a population of 30,165,500 people. Other largest cities in the world are Shanghai in China (24,150,000 people), Beijing in China (21,148,000 people), Tianjin in China (14,425,000 people), Istanbul in Turkey with a population 13 854 740 people

Top 10 largest cities in the world.

10 largest cities in the world in decreasing order starting from the largest: Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, Istanbul, Guangzhou, Tokyo, Karachi, Mumbai, Moscow. At the same time, Moscow is the only European city out of the 10 largest cities in the world and is the largest city in Europe. The largest cities in the world in terms of population on our list are the capitals and major cities of the world with over one million people (1,000,000 people).

Which countries have the most millionaire cities.

It is interesting to note the fact that of all the millionaire cities on the planet Earth, 15 millionaire cities are located in Russia. The number of the largest cities in the world in different countries differs: 123 cities with a population of over one million are located in China, 54 cities with a population of over one million are in India, 17 cities with a population of over one million are in Indonesia, 14 cities are located in Brazil, 12 cities with a population of over one million are in Japan and 9 cities are located in the United States.

List of cities in the world by population with a population of more than 4 million people as of January 2015. There are 3 cities with a population of over 20 million and 16 cities with a population of over 10 million. The largest cities are Shanghai (24,150,000), Karachi (23,500,000) and Beijing (21,150,000). There are two Russian cities among the largest cities: Moscow (10th place) and St. Petersburg (43rd place). The table shows the population of cities excluding the suburbs.

Cities by population