Russian cities by population. The largest cities in Russia by population

Almost all residents of our country know that the largest city in terms of population is Moscow - the capital of the Russian Federation, and the second largest city in terms of population is the city of St. Petersburg - the northern "capital". And what other cities are in the top 10 in terms of population in our country - Russia. Two cities are constantly fighting for third place, which periodically replace each other in this position - this is the Ural capital Yekaterinburg and the Siberian capital Novosibirsk. The population of these cities fluctuates around one and a half million people. Also in the top 10 are such cities - Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Chelyabinsk, Omsk, Samara, Rostov-on-Don, whose population is more than one million people. All these cities are classified as cities with a population of one million in the Russian Federation. Also, this category of cities, in addition to the above, includes such cities as Ufa, Krasnoyarsk, Perm, Voronezh, Volgograd. Another 21 cities in our country have a population of 500,000 to 1,000,000. Other cities in the country have a smaller population.

Moscow.

The capital of the Russian Federation with a population of 12,330,126 people. The largest city not only in Russia, but also in the world, where it takes 10th place. The city was founded in 1147. Located on the Moscow River. The largest city in Europe.

St. Petersburg.

Northern, cultural "capital" with a population of 5,225,690. The second most populated city in Russia. The hero city that was under blockade for 872 days during the great patriotic war. Until January 26, 1924, it was called Petrograd, until September 6, 1991, Leningrad. It was founded in 1703 by order of Peter the Great. The third city in Europe in terms of population.

Novosibirsk.

The Siberian capital with a population of 1,584,138 people. The third most populated city in Russia, the largest in Siberia. Founded in 1893, received city status in 1903. Until 1925 it was called Novo-Nikolaevsk.

Yekaterinburg.

The capital of the Urals with a population of 1,444,439 people. Founded November 7, 1723. From 1924 to 1991 it was called Sverdlovsk. During the reign of Catherine II, a Siberian tract- the main road to the wealth of Siberia - Yekaterinburg became a "window to Asia", like St. Petersburg - a "window to Europe".

Nizhny Novgorod.

It closes the top five Russian cities in terms of population - 1,266,871 people. The city was founded in 1221 - one of ancient cities our country. From 1932 to 1990 it was called Gorky.

Kazan.

Capital of the Republic of Tatarstan. Population 1,216,965 people. The city was founded in 1005. The largest tourist center.

Chelyabinsk.

Population 1,191,994. Founded in 1736. largest industrial centre countries.

Omsk.

City of Siberia with a population of 1,178,079 people. Founded in 1716. The second city in Siberia in terms of population. It is located at the confluence of the Irtysh and Om rivers.

Samara.

Population 1,170,910. Founded in 1586. From 1935 to 1991, the name Kuibyshev began. The city has the highest Train Station in Europe. Samara has the longest embankment in Russia.

Rostov-on-Don.

Population 1,119,875 people. The city was founded in 1749. The city is located on the Don River. The city is called the "gates of the Caucasus", the southern capital.

The largest settlements Russian Federation traditionally chosen according to two criteria: occupied territory and population. Area determined master plan cities. Population - by the All-Russian population census, or Rosstat data, taking into account births and deaths, if they are relevant.

There are 15 largest cities in Russia with a population of more than 1 million people. According to this indicator, Russia ranks third in the world. And their number continues to grow. More recently, Krasnoyarsk and Voronezh have been included in this category. We present you the top ten most densely populated Russian cities.

Population: 1,125 thousand people.

Rostov-on-Don became a million-plus city relatively recently - only thirty years ago. He is the only one among the ten most big cities Russia, which 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.

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

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. However, since 2010, the population in the city has been steadily growing, mostly due to the redistribution of the population in the region.

Population: 1,199 thousand people.

Unfortunately, Chelyabinsk is experiencing problems with amenities: residents complain about the abundance of dirt, giant puddles in spring and summer, when, due to non-functioning storm sewers, entire microdistricts turn into something like 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 probably one of the reasons why the city has experienced a steady population growth since the mid-90s. And since 2009, Kazan has become a plus not only due to migration, but also in terms of natural growth.

Population: 1,262 thousand people.

ancient and very beautiful city is not going through 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 million-plus city exactly 50 years ago, in 1967. Since then, having experienced a population decline in the "hungry 90s", the city's population has been growing slowly but steadily. It is rising, as in all large cities of Russia, mainly due to migrants. But not the ones you think about - the replenishment of the population 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 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, Novosibirsk is hardly happy with such a record.

However, unlike traffic jams, things are more or less successful with the demographic situation in the city. A number of regional and government programs aimed at increasing the birth rate and reducing mortality. For example, at the birth of a third or subsequent child, a family is awarded a regional certificate for 100,000 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, raising their berets, and where such beasts as “bun” and “curb” live, demonstrates a steady increase in both area and population.

True, it was not always so; starting from the end of the USSR, the population preferred to leave St. Petersburg. And only since 2012, positive dynamics began to be observed. In the same year, the five millionth inhabitant was born in the city (for the second time in its history).

1. Moscow

Population: 12,381 thousand people.

It is unlikely that the answer to the question: "What is the most Big city in Russia?" came as a surprise to some. Moscow is the largest city in Europe in terms of population, but is not included in the first.

More than 12 million people live here, and if we add to this the population of the Moscow suburbs, who regularly travel to Moscow to work and shop, the figure is more than impressive - 16 million. Due to the current economic situation in the country, the population as a modern Babylon and the territories adjacent to it will only increase. According to experts' forecasts, 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 largest populated cities, However, it is not. In addition to the simple population, the area of the city is influenced by many factors - from the historical method of increasing the territories up to the number industrial enterprises in the city. Therefore, some positions in the ranking can surprise the reader.

Area: 541.4 km²

Opens the top 10 largest cities in Russia Samara. She stretched out west coast 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 near the city is large and, according to Soviet tradition, the city had to acquire a metro. However, the nineties broke out, and construction has been going on neither shaky nor rolls since then, but in general nothing at all. There is not even enough money for conservation.

Area: 596.51 km²

Voronezh became a million-plus city quite recently - in 2013. Some areas in it are almost exclusively a private sector - houses, from comfortable cottages to village ones, garages, vegetable gardens.

Area: 614.16 km²

Thanks to the historically established radial-ring building Kazan is a fairly compact city with a convenient layout. Despite its size, the capital of Tatarstan is the only one millionaire in Russia that fully 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 been included in 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 vast 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 common territory cities. At the same time, Ufa has the lowest density street network among Russian megacities, 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 a general decline in the population, it lost this status for more than 20 years. Only in 2012 was it possible to return it. Permians live freely (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, however, in terms of the size of the territory, it has long been one of the top three. The reason is the historically established uneven urban development, where apartment buildings, village houses with plots and empty steppe spaces.

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 more than 90 km. One of the features of the city is the abundance water spaces occupying 7% of the entire territory.

1. Moscow

Area: 2561.5 km²

And unconditional first place among the largest cities in Russia is given to Moscow. Its area is 1.5 times larger than 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.

Scattered all over the place big country. Million-plus cities 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 census of the population by the bodies of RosStat. It should be noted that only citizens who permanently reside in the territory of a particular city are indicated in the population. The following are the most populated cities in Russia.

1. Moscow

Moscow is the largest city in Russia both in terms of population and area. A population of 12,330,126 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.

Ten facts about Moscow:

large international center economy and trade;
a major industrial hub of the country;
one of the best and biggest educational centers for Russian and foreign students;
a large number of research institutes are located in Moscow;
more than 50 directions in religion;
a major cultural and historical center of the European part of Russia;
largest road junction countries: 3 river ports(Moscow in Soviet times called the "port of 5 seas"), 9 railway stations, 5 airports with directions to all corners of the planet;
Moscow is “kilometer zero”, all roads lead here;
tourist center of the country;
the capital is one of the "five" cities in the world in terms of the number of dollar billionaires living in it.

Petrograd, aka Leningrad or Peter in short, is located along the sovereign course of the Neva River and its coastal granite. Many poems have been written about beautiful city, located between Ladoga and the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland, which is 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. Populationis 5,225,690 people with a population density of 3631 people. on the square kilometer with a total area of the city of 1439 km².

Ten facts about St. Petersburg:

northern Venice - the second name northern capital because of the huge number of large and small rivers, tributaries and canals and the similarity with the Venetian streets;
Petersburg is listed in the Red Book of total length tram tracks in the city are 600 kilometers;
the deepest subway in the world, the depth of some stations reaches 80 meters;
"White Nights" is one of the main attractions that attract tourists to the cultural capital;
in St. Petersburg there is the highest cathedral in Russia - the Peter and Paul Cathedral, the height of the spire of which is 122.5 meters;
The Hermitage is a world famous museum that attracts tourists from all over the world, has a length of its corridors of 20 kilometers, and a tourist who wants to get acquainted with all the exhibits of the museum will need several years to complete this mission;
the question that every tourist in the city asks is what total bridges in St. Petersburg? 447, this is the number in the register of the Mostotrest company, which maintains the bridges of the city;
Peterhof is a marvel of engineering. Fountain Park, which was laid out in the times of Peter the Great, but to this day none of the fountains has a pumping unit, but only a carefully thought-out pipeline;
Peter himself "chooses" the inhabitants, and not the resident chooses him. The damp and humid climate of the city, which at times is very gray and foggy, not every person can withstand;
The architecture of St. Petersburg is similar to the architecture of the neighboring countries of the European Union - Tallinn on the Estonian side and Helsinki on the Finnish side.

3. Novosibirsk

The city was awarded the 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 areas of the district. The Siberian capital is home to 1,584,138 people, while the area of the city is only 505 km².

Novosibirsk is a 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.

Five interesting facts about Novosibirsk:

The longest metro bridge is located in the capital of the Siberian Federal District;
the opera and ballet theater in Novosibirsk is the theatrical building, which is the first largest in Russia and the second largest in the world;
Planirovochnaya Street is both parallel and perpendicular to itself, forming 2 intersections;
the only museum of the Sun in Russia is located in the city;
Novosibirsk Academgorodok is a large educational and research center in the Siberian Federal District.

4. Yekaterinburg

Yekaterinburg, formerly Sverdlovsk, ranks 4th among Russian cities with a population of more than a 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 Russia's logistics. Yekaterinburg is an industrial city with a developed industry in various fields, from optical and mechanical to light and food industries.

5. Nizhny Novgorod

Gorky until 1990, or "Nizhny" in the common people, a million-plus city and an auto giant in the Volga federal district. Founded in the time of Prince Yuri Vsevolodovich, Nizhny Novgorod, spread across both sides of the Oka River, today has a population of 1,266,871 and is the fifth largest city in Russia. The area of the city is only 410 km², but a large seaport, the largest automobile plant in Russia, a concern engaged in the manufacture and production of military equipment, aircraft factory and shipbuilding. In addition to the development in the industry, Nizhny Novgorod is famous for its Kremlin and extraordinary architecture. This is a wonderful city for tourism. Even the most sophisticated traveler will be delighted with the beauties of Nizhny Novgorod.

The area of the city is 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 rather rich architectural heritage, which encourages Russians and foreign residents to tourism. Kazan is not just a beautiful and big city, but also a center of international trade and economy, education, tourism with an interesting historical past.

The population of Chelyabinsk is 1,191,994 people per 530 square kilometers, which is 2,379 people per square kilometer in terms of density. The “Severe City”, as it is jokingly called, has a lot of funny stories and facts: a meteorological hyperionic brick, Kaganovichgrad, a forest in the city center, the Chelyabinsk meteorite, Stalin in the Chelyabinsk prison… Interested? Then it's time to go to Chelyabinsk with a tour!

An important and rather large industrial and transport center, where the well-known oil refinery is located both in Russia and abroad. Significant city of Omsk and for tourists: Uspensky Cathedral for foreigners, it is included in the list of "the main attractions in the world", and the Okunevskoe sanctuary is included in the number of holy places of world importance by the Vatican. Population the administrative center of the capital Omsk region is 1,178,079, while the area of Omsk is only 572.9 572 km².

The millionaire city, formerly called Kuibyshev, is known for its historical important places that have become a tourist attraction: Iverskiy convent, Lutheran church, Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Cathedral Square - now Kuibyshev Square - the first in size in Europe and the fifth in the world. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people from the country come here for the Grushinsky festival of bard songs. The population of 1170910 people lives in the city, the area of which is 382 sq. km.

10. Rostov-on-Don

Rostov, popularly called "Rostov-Papa" - the city federal significance for the south of Russia. It's big, beautiful, noisy. The phrase often cuts the ear: “Rostov-dad, Odessa-mother” - this is a historical expression - both cities were criminal capitals competing with each other. With a rather small city area of 348 square kilometers, the population of Rostov is 1,119,875 people. and ranks 10th in the ranking of the largest cities in Russia in terms of population.

Russia is a country with enough high level urbanization. Today in our country there are 15 million-plus cities. Which Russian cities are leading in terms of population at the moment? You will find the answer to this question in this fascinating article.

Urbanization and Russia

Is urbanization an achievement or a scourge of our modernity? It is difficult to answer this question. After all, this process is characterized by great inconsistency, provoking both positive and negative consequences.

Under this concept, broad sense understand the growing role of the city in human life. This process, bursting into our lives in the 20th century, fundamentally changed not only the reality around us, but also the person himself.

Mathematically speaking, urbanization is a measure of the proportion of the urban population of a country or region. Highly urbanized are those countries in which this figure exceeds 65%. In the Russian Federation, about 73% of the population lives in cities. You can find a list of cities in Russia by below.

It should be noted that the processes of urbanization in Russia took place (and are taking place) in two aspects:

The emergence of new cities that covered new spaces of the country.
Expansion of already existing cities and formation of large agglomerations.

History of Russian cities

In 1897 within modern Russia All-Russian counted 430 cities. Most of of them were small towns, at that time there were only seven large ones. And they were all up to the line Ural mountains. But in Irkutsk - the current center of Siberia - there were hardly 50 thousand inhabitants.

A century later, the situation with cities in Russia has changed dramatically. It is quite possible that the main reason for this was the quite reasonable regional policy pursued by Soviet authorities in the twentieth century. One way or another, but by 1997 the number of cities in the country had increased to 1087, and the proportion of the urban population had grown to 73 percent. At the same time, cities increased twenty-three times! And today almost 50% of the total population of Russia lives in them.

Thus, only a hundred years have passed, and Russia has been transformed from a country of villages into a state of large cities.

Russia is a country of megacities

The largest cities of Russia in terms of population are distributed quite unevenly over its territory. Most of them are located in the most populated part of the country. Moreover, in Russia there is a steady trend towards the formation of agglomerations. It is they who form the framework grid (socio-economic and cultural) on which the entire system of settlement, as well as the country's economy, is strung.

850 cities (out of 1087) are located within European Russia and the Urals. In terms of area, this is only 25% of the territory of the state. But in the vast Siberian and Far Eastern expanses - only 250 cities. This nuance greatly complicates the process of developing the Asian part of Russia: the shortage of large metropolitan areas is felt especially acutely here. After all, there are colossal deposits of minerals. However, there is simply no one to develop them.

The Russian North also cannot boast of a dense network of large cities. This region is also characterized by focal settlement of the population. The same can be said about the south of the country, where in the mountainous and foothill regions only lonely and brave brave cities "survive".

So can Russia be called a country of big cities? Of course. However, in this country, with its vast expanses and colossal natural resources, there is still a shortage of large cities.

The largest cities in Russia by population: TOP-5

As mentioned above, as of 2015, there are 15 million-plus cities in Russia. Such a title, as you know, is given to that settlement, the number of inhabitants of which has exceeded one million.

So let's list the most big cities Russia by population:

Moscow (from 12 to 14 million inhabitants according to various sources).
St. Petersburg (5.13 million people).
Novosibirsk (1.54 million people).
Yekaterinburg (1.45 million people).
Nizhny Novgorod (1.27 million people).

If we carefully analyze the population (namely, its upper part), we can see one interesting feature. It's about oh enough big gap in the number of inhabitants between the first, second and third line of this rating.

Thus, over twelve million people live in the capital, and about five million live in St. Petersburg. But the third largest city in Russia - Novosibirsk - is inhabited by only one and a half million inhabitants.

Moscow is the largest metropolis on the planet

The capital of the Russian Federation is one of the largest metropolitan areas peace. It is very difficult to say how many people live in Moscow. Official sources speak of twelve million people, unofficial sources give other figures: from thirteen to fifteen million. Experts, in turn, predict that in the coming decades, the population of Moscow may even increase to twenty million people.

Moscow is included in the list of 25 so-called "global" cities (according to Foreign Policy magazine). These are the cities that make the most significant contribution to the development of world civilization.

Moscow is not only a significant industrial, political, scientific, educational and Finance center Europe, but also a tourist center. Four objects of the Russian capital are included in the UNESCO heritage list.

Finally...

In total, about 25% of the country's population lives in 15 million-plus cities in Russia. And all these cities continue to attract everything large quantity of people.

The largest cities in Russia are, of course, Moscow, St. Petersburg and Novosibirsk. All of them have significant industrial, cultural, as well as scientific and educational potential.

Russia. The expanses of this State have no end and no beginning. In Russia, as in fact in any modern country, there are cities. Small, medium and even cities with a million people. Each city has its own history, and each one is different.

Every year in the settlements are held sociological research, mainly the population census. The vast majority of cities are small settlements, especially there are parts of Russia where settlement is not so intense. The ranking includes the ten smallest, but cities of the Russian Federation.

City of Kedrovy. 2129 people

The city of Kedrovy is located in Tomsk region and very little known. Located in a pine forest, its purpose is locality for oil station workers.

Built Kedrovy in the eighties of the last century. This whole city consists of almost one five-story houses. Surprisingly: several five-story buildings in a pine forest. Probably, its inhabitants do not complain about the smell of exhaust gases and the noise of cars. 2129 people - the population of the city of Kedrovy.

City of Ostrovnoy. 2065 people

Murmansk region. It is located on the coast, near the Yokang Islands (Barents Sea). What is most interesting is that it is practically a ghost town. Only about 20% are inhabited. There are no roads to the city. Railway lines, too. Can only be reached by water or air. Previously, as those who still remained there say, an airplane flew, but now there are only helicopters, and then only occasionally. If you look at it from afar, then the city is quite rather big, but if you know its population, it will be difficult to believe. In total, 2065 citizens live in this dying city.

City of Gorbatov. 2049 people

Approximately 60 kilometers from Nizhny Novgorod. The city is truly ancient, information about it was first recorded in 1565. Before it began to die out, it produces (and produced) ropes, ropes and other similar things for the navy.

Studies have been conducted, and the results say that 2049 people now live in the city. In addition to ropes and ropes, gardening in this city is also very well developed. There is also a souvenir factory.

Ples city. 1984 people

Refers to Ivanovo region. There is information about him that comes from the chronicle of the Novgorod monasteries (1141), this information is the first. Some sources say that this city once had its own fortress, but when is still not clear. The population is falling, and the city will probably continue to attract tourists with its legend.

On the modern cities it is not similar: there are no five-story buildings, transport communications. Looks like ordinary village, only more. The population is 1984 people. The city has no industrial enterprises.

City of Primorsk. 1943 people

It just has more modern buildings. Reminiscent of a small Pripyat, apparently built to the same standards. Located in the Kaliningrad region. Before the war, it belonged to the Germans, but was captured in the 45th year by the Red Army.

It acquired its name two years after the capture. Now 1943 people live in it. As far as we know, it can be easily reached. Before the city belonged to the Soviet Union, it was called Fischhausen. From 2005 to 2008, it was listed as an urban-type settlement in the Baltic urban district.

City of Artyomovsk. 1837 people

In the last century, about thirteen thousand were registered (in 1959). The population began to drop rapidly. It is located in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, about 370 kilometers from the center. It looks like a large plant in a mountainous area.

It is in fifth place in the ranking of the smallest cities in the Russian Federation. This city was founded in 1700, it was previously called Olkhovka, as it was surrounded by trees of this species. Now it is part of the Kuraginsky district. The population is falling this moment it is 1837 people. It is engaged in the timber industry, as well as the extraction of gold, copper and silver.

City of Kurilsk. 1646 people

1646 people live in this city and Kurilsk is located on the island of Iturup. Belongs to the Sakhalin region. The Ainu once lived here, they are an indigenous tribe. Later this place was settled by explorers. tsarist Russia. It is somewhat reminiscent of a resort village, although the climate for recreation is very unsuitable.

The terrain is mountainous, which adds more Kurilsk scenic spots. He is mainly engaged in fish farming. In 1800 it was captured by the Japanese and only by 1945 it was occupied by the soldiers of the Red Army. The climate is moderate.

City of Verkhoyansk. 1131 people

This city is the northernmost settlement in Yakutia. The climate is very cold, several decades ago the air temperature was recorded here, which was about -67 degrees Celsius. Winter is very cold and windy.

This city is characterized by low rainfall. In 2016, its population was 1125 people, and in 2017, according to the latest census, it increased by 6 people. This city was built as a Cossack winter hut.

City of Vysotsk. 1120 people

It was built as a port. Located in Leningrad region(Vyborgsky district). Passed into possession Soviet Union only in the early forties of the last century, and before that it belonged to Finland. Performs strategic role, since there is a naval base here Federal Service Security of the Russian Federation. The population of the city of Vysotsk is, according to the latest data, 1120 inhabitants. Vysotsk is located in a very convenient location for border troops location, right on the border with Finland. The port also has an oil loading function.

City of Chekalin. 964 people

Tula region, Suvorovsky district. In first place in the ranking of the smallest cities in the Russian Federation. In 2012, they wanted to recognize it as a village, but the residents of the city began to protest and left the status. Another, old name is Likhvin.

During the war, Likhvin was renamed Chkalin. The fact is that at this place the Nazis executed a partisan, who was then only sixteen years old. He received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union posthumously. Despite this small population, which is only 964 people, In 1565 (the year of its foundation) occupied an area of about 1 square verst.