In 100 cities in the territory. The largest cities in Russia by population. The largest city in the world

Scattered across different parts of a large country. Cities with a population of over a million are the center of attraction for millions of tourists from all over the world, migrants, students and workers. Population statistics are compiled from the annual population census by Rosstat.

It is worth noting that the population includes only citizens who permanently reside in the territory of a particular city. The following are the largest cities in Russia by population.

1 Moscow

Moscow is the largest city in Russia both in terms of population and area. A population of 12,330,126 people inhabits both sides of the city's waterway - the Moscow River.

The capital of the state, Moscow, is the most multinational city in Russia: migrants, students, workers and tourists come here from all over the country.

Petrograd, also known as Leningrad or St. Petersburg in short, is located along the sovereign course of the Neva River and its coastal granite. Many poems have been written about the beautiful city located between Ladoga and the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland, near the Baltic Sea. This big city is shrouded in secrets and legends. Walking along its streets, you walk along the streets of Dostoevsky, Gogol or Tsvetaeva.

The population of St. Petersburg is 5,225,690 people with a population density of 3,631 people. per square kilometer with a total area of ​​the city of 1439 sq. km.

The city was awarded last place in the top three most populated cities in Russia. It is the center of Siberian industry and trade, research and educational activities, cultural, business and tourism spheres of the district. The Siberian capital is home to 1,584,138 people, while the city area is only 505 sq. km.

Novosibirsk is a large city with a very developed infrastructure and economy, and it is a point of attraction for those migrating from nearby cities, regions, republics and even neighboring states.

Ekaterinburg, formerly Sverdlovsk, ranks 4th among Russian cities with a population exceeding one million people (1,444,439 people with a total city area of ​​1,142 square kilometers).

The Trans-Siberian Railway and six major highways pass through this huge transport and sorting center, which occupies a huge niche in Russian logistics.

Yekaterinburg is an industrial city with developed industry in a variety of fields, from optical-mechanical to light and food industries.

Gorky until 1990, or “Nizhny” in common parlance, was a million-plus city and an auto giant in the Volga Federal District. Founded during the time of Prince Yuri Vsevolodovich, Nizhny Novgorod, spread on both sides of the Oka River, today has a population of 1,266,871 people and is the fifth largest city in Russia.

The city's area is only 410 km², but a large seaport, Russia's largest automobile manufacturing plant, a concern engaged in the manufacture and production of military equipment, an aircraft plant and a shipbuilding plant are concentrated here.

In addition to its industrial development, Nizhny Novgorod is famous for its Kremlin and extraordinary architecture. This is a wonderful city for tourism. Even the most experienced traveler will be delighted with the beauty of Nizhny Novgorod.

The city has an area of ​​425 square kilometers with a population of 1,216,965 people and a population density of 2,863 people per square kilometer.

The capital of Tatarstan has its own Kremlin and a fairly rich architectural heritage, which encourages tourism among Russians and foreign residents.

Kazan is not just a beautiful and large city, but also a center of international trade and economics, education, tourism with an interesting historical past.

The population of Chelyabinsk is 1,191,994 people per 530 square kilometers, which in terms of density is 2,379 people per square kilometer.

The “harsh city,” as it is jokingly called, has a lot of funny stories and facts: meteorological hyperion brick, Kaganovichgrad, forest in the city center, Chelyabinsk meteorite, Stalin in Chelyabinsk prison... Interested? Then it’s time to go on a tour to Chelyabinsk - one of the largest cities in Russia!

The significant city of Omsk is also for tourists: the Assumption Cathedral for foreigners is included in the list of “main attractions in the world”, and the Vatican includes the Okunevsky Sanctuary among the holy places of world significance.

The population of the administrative center-capital of the Omsk region is 1,178,079, while the area of ​​Omsk is only 572.9 sq. km.

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

The list shows the largest cities in the world, where the largest cities in the world by 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 world's largest cities makes up 15.76% of the total world population (7.4 billion people), as of 2017. The largest cities in the world by population on our list begin with the largest city on planet Earth - the city of 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.

The 10 largest cities in the world in descending order from the largest: Chongqing, Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, Istanbul, Guangzhou, Tokyo, Karachi, Mumbai, Moscow. At the same time, the city of Moscow is the only European city among the 10 largest cities in the world and is the largest city in Europe. The largest cities in the world by 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?

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

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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 New York is now located there were Indian tribes. Arrows, dishes and other Indian 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 here, but Christians predominate.

We give 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 was soon rebuilt. 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. e. There are now 8,600,000 people living 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.

We put Tokyo in 7th place - 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 if you live here for a month, you won’t see all the sights.

The main part is solid concrete and wires. Tokyo was inhabited by tribes of people back in the Stone Age. Over the course of several years from 1703 to 2011, Tokyo suffered many earthquakes, and as a result of one of them, 142,000 people died at once.

In 6th place is Moscow – 2561.5 sq. km

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

The age of the city is still unknown exactly, but there is evidence that the first settlements appeared on this territory around 8 thousand years BC. e.

Middle of the top - Sydney - 12144 sq. km

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

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

In 4th place is Beijing – 16,808 sq. km

Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China. Huge and noisy, its population numbers 21,500,000 inhabitants.

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 Russia's victory in World War II and the fall of Japan, the capital became free again.

We give 3rd place to Hangzhou – 16847 sq. km

The city has 8,750,000 inhabitants. The metropolis is famous for its tea plantations and natural beauty.

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

Weaving folk items, harvesting tea leaves, and making bamboo products are still done by hand.

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

Chongqing is the largest city in the world in terms of population, with about 32 million people living here. The highest population density is 600 people per square meter. km.

The metropolis arose 3,000 years ago and at that time was the capital of the kingdom of Ba. Now it is a huge industrial center. There is a large base for the production of automobiles - 5 factories and 400 - for the production of car parts. 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, and skyscrapers are appearing in their place. It is more business than architectural. And the main attraction is the overpasses that entangle the entire city.

We give 1st place to the unusual city of Ordos - 86,752 sq. km

Ordos is a ghost town. Where is the strange metropolis, the largest in 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 here. 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 in 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 clean and well-groomed. And silence! A metropolis inhabited by “ghosts”. There are several of these in China.

Also, there are cities beyond the Arctic Circle and living there is quite cold. The largest “cold” city is in Russia - Murmansk - 154.4 square meters. km. It is quite small in size and has a population of 298,096 people.

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or the largest cities in the world by area they occupy in square kilometers

What is a city?

The encyclopedic dictionary gives the following interpretation: « City- a settlement whose residents are usually employed outside of agriculture. The classification of a settlement as a “city” is formalized by law; At the same time, the criterion for the city's population varies - from 200 people in Iceland until 30 thousand people in Japan......In Russia, a city must have at least 12 thousand inhabitants and at least 85% of the population employed outside agriculture".

Moreover, from the general rules there are always exceptions, in particular in Russia until now smallest in population and wherein with city status is a new city Innopolis, with a population at the time of receiving city status in 2012 of only 10 people, and as of January 1, 2016 with a population of 96 people.

What territory is included in the concept of “largest city”?

The main sources of data on the size of urban areas are statistical authorities, and for statistical purposes, each city is primarily an administrative unit (municipal entity).

In other words - territory controlled by the city administration and is called a city or urban district.

This is where situations arise when in 1st place among largest cities in the world by territory is a Chinese city Chongqing, in which most of the territory is agricultural land, around the former city border. In this case, the expansion of the administrative boundaries of the city is associated with the desire of the administration to urbanize rural areas, increasing population density.

Therefore, in the list of the largest cities in terms of the area occupied by the territory one can find very small cities with a population of 20,000 - 30,000 people, and at the same time the territory occupied by them is comparable to multimillion-dollar cities- the only difference is that in cities with a population of millions there is a high population density over the entire or most of the city’s territory, and in cities with a small population, this is usually the area around the main building with a low population density.

What is included in the city territory. Examples.

The largest cities in the world by area in square kilometers may include within their administrative boundaries, in addition to land territory, Also water area. This is most typical for cities on the water, in particular in the American New York, where the water area is more than 35% of the total area of ​​the city.

Also a frequent option for large cities, but with a small population, are cities with one main source of income (mining coal, ore and other minerals), when a relatively large mining area, where few people live, is included in administrative boundaries of the city.

A similar example is mountain ranges, territories of nature reserves, natural parks adjacent to the territory of the city, as well as cities in which residents live mainly in private houses and, accordingly, have a low population density, typical for cities Australia.

Several cities at once claim to bear the honorary title of the third capital of Russia. It is not clear, to be honest, what exactly is honorable or beneficial in this, because the city automatically recognizes the primacy of Moscow and St. Petersburg in all areas. Yes, this is exactly the reality, but our cities could not follow the two capitals, but immediately adopt, say, the European experience.

Maybe for foreign tourists coming to Russia there is some charm in this label, and it’s all about their wallets? We don’t have any special deductions from the federal budget for this title... Be that as it may, there was a serious struggle for the status of the third capital some time ago, and the disputes do not subside to this day.

Now the Third Capital brand belongs to Kazan. The city wrested it from Nizhny Novgorod and other less successful competitors. But times are changing. In recent years, there have often been proposals to move the capital of Russia somewhere to the Urals or Siberia, so soon the struggle for the right to carry the banner of the third capital may again become relevant.

What do you think about this? Let's vote, because we have so many cool candidates!

Kazan

Everything is clear with Kazan. The capital of Tatarstan, an ancient but modern city, which Putin himself called the third capital! True, sometimes this happens there...

Novosibirsk

The third largest city in Russia, the capital of Siberia (although Krasnoyarsk would argue here), which in 100 years has transformed from a provincial provincial town into a metropolis. True, in 1993 Rutskoi and Khasbulatov wanted to set up their temporary capital here, but the Novosibirsk residents are not to blame for this!

Ekaterinburg

The capital of the Urals with a rich history, a constant contender for the title of third capital, the city in which the first president of Russia matured!

Nizhny Novgorod

The capital of the Volga region... True, this is the only million-plus city in Russia that is losing population, but Nizhny Novgorod residents will still never recognize the primacy of Kazan!

Velikiy Novgorod

One of the oldest cities in Russia, once a rich center of international trade, which remained independent even during the Horde occupation of Rus', has now turned into a backwater (even though it is the capital of the region). Nikita Mikhalkov himself proposed to assign the status of the third capital to Veliky Novgorod.

Samara

During the years of great upheaval, Samara was already (in fact) the temporary capital of Russia and the USSR. Another city whose residents could not help but be offended by the fact that Kazan had leapfrogged them.

Omsk

Ah, Omsk! Once upon a time Kolchak sat here, and now Dvorakovsky was barely kicked out... But maybe the status of the third capital will help this beautiful Siberian city to revive?

Sevastopol

A staple city, which, after the annexation of Crimea to Russia, received a unique status: along with Moscow and St. Petersburg, Sevastopol, from the point of view of legislation, is an independent region - a city of federal significance.

Grozny

Another city on which the center willingly spends money. A city that rose from the ashes after the Chechen wars and acquired important political significance, each time guaranteeing the current president and the ruling party an excellent result in the elections.

Great, but we need another option for fans of the Soviet Union!

Maybe Ruzaevka in Mordovia?

Or Naberezhnye Chelny in Tatarstan? But then the whole of Kazan will be bombed...

Let it be better Volgograd! Moreover, I have not been there yet and cannot judge biasedly. And especially for fans of the USSR, we will also rename it Stalingrad, don’t mind!

So let's practice choosing!

UPD: There will still be a second round. Kazan residents, with the active support of the Tatarstan media, tried very hard and pushed hard, but still did not make it before midnight, and the voting results turned into a pumpkin!

At 0:05 Moscow time it was like this:

As you may have guessed, Kazan and Yekaterinburg are reaching the finals! I hope that by the second round the residents of Yekaterinburg will also wake up, and an exciting fight will await us.

Which city is worthy of the title of the third capital of Russia?

Velikiy Novgorod

83 (2.5 % )

Volgograd

79 (2.4 % )

70 (2.1 % )

Ekaterinburg

687 (20.6 % )

1576 (47.3 % )