The area of Omsk. Reaching or inconvenience?

On geographical maps, cities are designated by small circles, the size of which depends on the number of people. However, they do not have an ideal form on satellite maps.

When looking at Western Siberia , the Omsk area immediately catches the eye - the city resembles a large amoeba that embraced the Irtysh River.

Area and total length of the city

Omsk is one of the largest settlements in Western Siberia, not only in terms of population (at the beginning of 2016 - 1,178,079 people), but also in area. In the rating of Russian cities, published on the site "Top 10", it takes 10th place, from other cities in the region second only to Tyumen.

According to the research conducted on this site, the area of Omsk is 597 thousand square meters. Km. But official data on the territories does not exist and information from different sources often does not coincide. The following figures are given: 567, 572 (Wikipendia) and 579 thousand square meters. M.

The discrepancies have the following reasons:

1. A complex administrative organization, in which several urban areas are far from the main territory of Omsk (Beregovo village, Bolshie Polyana). Accordingly, they are often not taken into account in the calculation.

2. The boundary of the city line was originally taken very far and the development areas in Omsk alternate with completely "empty" lands, which they did not begin to master. Some sources, when determining the area, take into account only areas with buildings. In addition, the territory of the city is a reserve "Bird's Haven", without which the area of Omsk is reduced by 2 square meters. Km.

The city stretched along the Irtysh River for 40 km in the direction from the south to the north. The width of the urban area is from 25 to 12 km.

Omsk has a large reserve and, if necessary, can sustain an increase in population by 100% without changing administrative boundaries.

Administrative-territorial division

Like any major city education, Omsk is divided into districts, each of which has its own administration, state bodies and borders:

• The Soviet AO is the northern part of the city, located 15-20 m above sea level in comparison with other areas.
• Leninsky AO - the southern part of the city, exceeding the other AO by 20-60%. At the same time, the density of the population there is low because of the large number of private sectors and wastelands.
• Kirovsky AO is the western part of the city, the only one of which occupies only the left bank of the Irtysh River.
• Oktyabrsky AO is the eastern part of the city, adjoining the "bottom" to the Leninsky AO.
• The Central AO is a part of the city that shares borders with each of the JSCs, including Kirovsky. On the map the district looks strung on the eastern tributary of the Irtysh - the Om river.

Composition and features of territories

Each of the city of Omsk has its own peculiarities in the configuration, the composition of the territories and the population, the features of the buildings, etc. Bole can be seen less clearly in the parades on City Day (1 st of August), but in general they can be told about the following:

• Central AO occupies the entire historical center of Omsk. The most beautiful parks, most of the sights and public institutions are within its borders. The density of the population of the okrug is higher than the average for the city and therefore all the governing bodies are represented in it in 2 copies. He also has the only "representation" on the left bank of the Irtysh - the "Bird's Haven" reserve belongs territorially to the Central Administrative District.
• The Kirovsky AO began to be actively built up only from the 70s of the XX century. Accordingly, there are practically no architectural monuments there. It could be called a "sleeping area", if not for the airport located on its territory and numerous trading floors. Through the district are all the roads leading to the west: automobile Isilkulsky and Tyukalinsky tracts, as well as a railway branch. From the territory of the KAO, the districts of Old Kirov, Ryabinovka and the village are allocated. Fishing.
• Leninsky AO is concentrated around the railway station. As well as the western neighbor, LAO is poorly built up, and the cottage settlements appearing in its borders acquire the status of microdistricts. The district is poorly populated, because 60% is built up by private houses and has extensive gardening partnerships on its territory.
• Oktyabrsky AO stretched along the railway line leading to Novosibirsk, and is densely built up only in its western part. On the other side is concentrated a lot of SNT (Railwayman, Miner, World, Flight-38 and others).
• The Soviet JSC is interesting first of all by the oil refinery (JSC Gazpromneft-ONPZ), without which the Omsk area would have decreased by at least 60 square meters. Km. In addition, there are the largest higher educational institutions in the CAO and about half of its residents are students. It is noteworthy that 2 districts of the Okrug are taken out of the main urban area - the village. Coastal and Great fields.

Suburbs

Omsk is surrounded by small newly built and long-existing settlements that play the role of its "satellites". Formally, they are in the administrative subordination of the Omsk region, but so closely adjoin the boundaries of the city that have long been considered part of it. Moreover, they have regular transport links (buses, fixed-route taxis), and the population of "satellites" mostly works in Omsk.

Among the suburbs are:

• Settlements - Hot Key, Keys, Novoomsky, Magistralny, Omsk.
• Sela - Druzhino, Troitskoe, Morozovka, Novomoskovka, Pushkino.
• The villages are Harino, Rakitinka.

Theoretically, each of them can become part of the city, after which the area of Omsk in the square. Km. Will increase by at least a third. However, at the moment there are quite free areas in the city and not enough budget funds for keeping additional microdistricts.

Advantages and disadvantages of large areas

Large urban areas have their own positive and negative sides. In particular, the latter include:

1. The high cost of traveling from a place of residence to a place of work or study. Residents of Omsk, on average, spend 60-80 minutes a day in public or private transport. Remoteness from home leads to the fact that people try to look for work in their joint-stock company or near the main city highways. As a result, residents "lock" in one area, not only in the workplace, but also in their spare time.

2. Significant financial costs for maintenance and improvement. The larger the city, the longer the roads in it, which require regular repairs. "Road too much" - this is how the Administration in 2016 explained the disgusting state of the streets. The same situation with parks: "Green area" of Omsk in hectares is about 10 000 units and not all of them are kept in order. For example, Victory Park in KAO landscaped only in the area of lively avenues, and in the rest of the forest resembles.

The question of which area of Omsk will not be so burdensome for the budget, not one year is exaggerated in the City Council. Many recognize that its territory is excessive, but it is impossible to refuse even part of it for legal reasons.

But the large area has its own advantages:

1. Security. As a result of natural or man-made disasters, Omsk, stretched over a large area, has more chances to survive, saving part of the infrastructure and population than compact cities. Over the region, there is a constant danger of flooding in case of high water or water discharge through hydroelectric power stations in neighboring Kazakhstan. Do not forget about the dangers of bomb strikes and accidents - in the city are strategic enterprises and hazardous industries.

2. Possibility to engage in household plots. Living in your own home is much more comfortable than in a city apartment, and more profitable in financial terms. Owners of private homes pay less for utilities and have help in the form of products from their site. This is what explains the popularity of the private sector in Omsk.