So, visiting various cities of the country, many tourists are interested in: “124 region - where is this?” The indicated code is the number of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. Many people from foreign countries come here, and the Russians themselves are not averse to visiting such a large city, where the population has exceeded 1 million.
General information
Eastern and Central Siberia is famous for the Krasnoyarsk Territory, which is one of the largest economic, industrial, cultural centers of all of Russia. The 124th region, which is the Krasnoyarsk Territory, receives a silver medal relative to the occupied area: this subject of the Russian Federation is in second place in terms of size.
The center of the region, i.e., Krasnoyarsk, is located on two banks of the Yenisei River, where the West Siberian Plain and the Central Siberian Plateau dock.
The city is a large hub of all transport movement. Here, industries such as the space industry, hydropower, and non-ferrous metallurgy are well developed.
The level of education in the region is also “on top”. More than 40 thousand students are studying at the Siberian Federal University alone, and if you take into account the whole region, then the number of students will exceed 150 thousand. The presence of 29 higher education institutions, a branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences and a regional innovation and technology incubator make 124 the region an important educational center of the country.
Population
Back in the days of the Soviet Union, it was assumed that Krasnoyarsk would become a millionaire city. Today this statement has paid off. More than 1.2 million people live in the Krasnoyarsk agglomeration.
According to the 2010 census, people of the following nationalities live in the Krasnoyarsk Territory:
- Russians - 92.96%;
- Ukrainians - 1.02%;
- Tatars - 1.01%.
Of course, people of other nationalities live, but their percentage does not exceed 1%.
Administrative division
124 region, in particular Krasnoyarsk, is divided into 7 regions:
- Railway.
- Kirovsky.
- October.
- Sverdlovsk.
- Leninist.
- Soviet.
- Central.
Many are interested in the question of which region is 124. Not all Russians can give an answer. 124 - the region of Krasnoyarsk. This region borders on Tyva, Khakassia, Kemerovo and Tomsk regions, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, and the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
Krasnoyarsk Territory is divided into 581 municipalities:
- 484 rural settlements;
- 35 urban settlements;
- 17 urban districts;
- 44 municipal districts.
The main cities of the region are:
- Krasnoyarsk;
- Yeniseisk;
- Divnogorsk;
- Achinsk;
- Lesosibirsk;
- Ilan
- Borodino
- Nazarovo;
- Zheleznogorsk and others
