The population of the Volgograd region. Number, large cities and districts

One of the most significant regions of the Russian Federation is the Volgograd Region. The population of cities and villages of this region is of considerable interest for such a science as demography. It was formed from various ethnic and social elements. No less interesting is the history of the settlement of this region. Let's find out what the population of the Volgograd region is like.

Territorial location of the Volgograd Region

This region is located in the European part of the Russian Federation and is part of the SFD. This region is located in the south-eastern part of the East European Plain.

In the northwest, Volgograd borders with the Voronezh region, in the north - with the Saratov region, in the east lies the state border with the Republic of Kazakhstan, in the south the region borders on the Astrakhan region and the Republic of Kalmykia, in the west and south-west - with the Rostov region.

The area of the Volgograd region is 112.9 thousand square meters. Km. This is the 31st indicator by size among all regions of the Russian Federation.

On the territory of the Volgograd region there are two large rivers - the Volga and the Don. The Volga divides the region into two unequal parts: a large one - right bank, and a smaller one - left-bank. It is on the territory of the Volgograd region that the Volga and the Don approach each other as close as possible - about 70 km. This created the conditions for the formation of Volgodonskaya perevoloki in this place in ancient times. And in 1952 the famous Volga-Don Canal, which connected the waters of both rivers, was built.

The region is located in a temperate climatic zone with a temperate-continental type of climate. With the movement to the east, the continentality of the climate is intensifying. The main natural zone of the region is the steppe. In the north-west it passes into the forest-steppe, and in the east - to the semi-desert.

The administrative center of the Volgograd region is the city of Volgograd.

History of the region

To understand how the population of the Volgograd region was being formed, we should go deeper into history.

Since ancient times in the territory of the Volgograd region there were lands of various nomadic tribes: first Iranian-speaking, and then Turkic-speaking. One of the largest nomadic states that was formed on these lands was the Khazar Khaganate. In the tenth century this power was destroyed by the Russian prince Svyatoslav. After the Mongol-Tatar invasion in the XIII century, the region was included directly in the Golden Horde, and after its disintegration - into the Astrakhan Khanate and the Nogai Horde.

In the 16th century under Ivan the Terrible these territories became part of the Russian kingdom. Then the gradual settlement of the region by the Russians began. Over time, the right-bank part of the modern Volgograd region was included in the region of the Don Army.

After the victory of the October Revolution, in 1919, Tsaritsyno province was formed on the territory of the region with an administrative center in the city of Tsaritsyn (modern Volgograd). In 1925, the city of Tsaritsyn was renamed Stalingrad, and accordingly the name of the province was changed to Stalingrad. In 1928 Stalingrad province was abolished, and due to its association with the Astrakhan, Saratov and Samara provinces, the Lower Volga region was organized with its capital in Saratov. In the same year, the region received the status of the province. In 1932, the administrative center of the province was moved from Saratov to Stalingrad. In 1932-1933 there was a monstrous famine in these territories. In 1934 the region was divided into Stalingrad and Saratov. In 1936 the Stalingrad region was divided into the Stalingrad region and the Kalmyk ASSR.

It was in Stalingrad and its environs in 1942-1943. There was the most bitter battle of the Great Patriotic War, and possibly the entire Second World War. It was in her that the fate of the USSR was decided. The Red Army won a heavy but decisive victory over the troops of Hitlerite Germany.

In 1961, during the de-Stalinization, the city of Stalingrad was renamed Volgograd, and the region was renamed accordingly. After the collapse of the USSR in 1991, the Volgograd region became part of the Russian Federation, where it still remains.

The population of the region

Now it's time to find out the number of people in the Volgograd region. This indicator is the base for all demographic calculations. However, access to this information is easy to obtain, since it is placed in open statistical sources. So, what is the population in the region? The Volgograd Region has 2.5459 million inhabitants as of the current date.

Is this a lot or a little? This indicator is the nineteenth of 85 regions of Russia.

Population density

Knowing the total population (2.5459 million inhabitants) and the area of the region (112.9 thousand square kilometers), it is possible to calculate the density of the population of the Volgograd region. This figure is 22.6 people. On 1 square. Km.

Compare the population density in the Volgograd region with a similar indicator in the neighboring regions of Russia. Thus, the population density in the Astrakhan region is 20.6 people. On 1 square. Km, and in the Saratov region - 24.6 people. On 1 square. Km. That is, the Volgograd region has an average density value for a given region.

Dynamics of the number

Now we will find out how the Volgograd Region changed dynamically in its dynamics. The population by the years in this region varied very much. So, in 1926 it was 1.4084 million inhabitants. By 1959, the number of residents in the region reached about 1.8539 million. At the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union, in 1991, the number of people in the Volgograd region was equal to 2.6419 million people. It continued to grow in the composition of independent Russia. In 1998, the Volgograd Region's population reached its peak and was equal to 2.7514 million people.

But after this began a decline in the number of people living in the Volgograd region, which continues to this day. In 1999, the number of residents decreased to 2.7504 million. In 2009, it already amounted to 2.5989 million people. In 2010 there was a slight increase in the number of residents of the Volgograd region, but this was the only case for the entire period since 1998. Then the population increased to the level of 2.6102 million. But in the following year, the trend continued to decline (2.6075 million.). This decline continues to the present, when the number of people in the Volgograd region in 2016 was equal to 2,545,937 people. So far, there are no prerequisites for improving this trend.

Ethnic composition

Now let's find out how the population is ethnically represented in this region. Volgograd region is quite diverse in ethnic terms, although the main backbone here is Russian. Moreover, they represent the overwhelming majority of the population. According to the results of the last census, the number of Russians in the Volgograd region was 88.5% of the total number of residents.

Next come the Kazakhs, Ukrainians and Armenians. Their share in the population of the Volgograd region is significantly less than that of Russians, and is 1.8%, 1.4% and 1.1%, respectively.

In addition, Tatars, Azerbaijanis, Germans, Byelorussians, Chechens, Gypsies and many other peoples live in the region. But the number of their representatives does not reach even 1% of the total number of inhabitants of the region, therefore their communities do not play a significant role in the life of the region.

The population of Volgograd

The administrative center of the Volgograd region is a hero city. Let's find out what the population of Volgograd is in the districts of the city and in general.

The total population of Volgograd at the moment is about 1.0161 million people. Thus, this settlement is a city-millionaire. It ranks 15th in number among all cities of the Russian Federation. It should be noted that Volgograd is the smallest city-millionaire in Russia.

Now consider the population of Volgograd in the context of individual districts of the city. The most populated part of Volgograd is the Dzerzhinsky district. There are about 183.3 thousand inhabitants. The second place is occupied by the Krasnoarmeysky district - 167,000 people. This is followed by the Krasnooktyabrsky (150.2 thousand of livestock), the Traktorozavodskaya (138.7 thousand inhabitants), the Soviets (113.1 thousand inhabitants) and the Kirovsky Districts (101.3 thousand inhabitants). The smallest parts of the city are Voroshilovsky (81,300 inhabitants) and the Central District (81,200 inhabitants).

Population in other cities of the region

Now let's take a look at the situation with the population in other large cities of the Volgograd Region.

The largest settlement in the Volgograd region after Volgograd is the city of Volzhsky. Its population is 325.9 thousand people. Then follow Kamyshin - 112,5 thousand people, Mikhailovka - 58,4 thousand people, Uryupinsk - 38,8 thousand people, and Frolovo - 37,8 thousand people. All these cities have the status of regional subordination. The largest settlements with the regional status of subordination in the Volgograd region are the cities of Kalach-na-Donu (24,700 inhabitants), Kotovo (22,700 inhabitants) and Gorodische (21,900 inhabitants).

Population by rayon

Now we determine how many people make up the population of the Volgograd region by districts. It should be noted that the major cities, of which we spoke above, are not part of the districts, but have regional subordination directly.

The most populated area of the region is the Gorodishchensky district. It has about 60.3 thousand people. Then follows Sredneahtubub district - 59.3 thousand people. Behind him go Kalachevsky (58.5 thousand people), Zhirnovsky (43.6 thousand people) and Pallasovsky districts (43.1 thousand people). The most sparsely populated area of the region is Frolovsky. It is inhabited by only 14.6 thousand people. But you need to take into account that this region does not include the relatively large city of Frolovo, although located on its territory, which has the status of regional subordination.

General characteristics of the region's population

So, we found that the population of the Volgograd region has a population of 2.5459 million people. Every year the number of residents in the region is decreasing. The overwhelming majority of the population are ethnic Russians.

The largest city of the region and at the same time its administrative center is Volgograd. It is home to more than 1 million people. Other cities in the region are much smaller. The largest of them by population is more than three times less than the regional center.