Kansk - one of the cities of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, is the center of the urban district with the same name. It is located on one of the Yenisei tributaries - the Kan River. Located at a distance of 247 km east of Krasnoyarsk. Kansk was founded in 1628. It has an area of 96 square meters. km Currently, the number of inhabitants is 90, 231 people. The population of Kansk is gradually decreasing.
Geographic features
Kansk is located in the southeast of Siberia, in a zone of sharply continental climate. Winters are cold and relatively light snow, and summers are mild and short. In January, the average monthly temperature is -19.4 degrees, and in July - +19.1 degrees. The annual average temperature is about zero degrees. 525 mm of precipitation falls annually, which is enough for a cold climate. Time in the city is 4 hours ahead of Moscow.
Economics and transport
Kansk is a traditional industrial city. The main industry here is wood processing. In total, 7 large enterprises are operating, including a plant for the production of polymer packaging and thermal power plants. Therefore, the ecological situation in this city is most likely average.
The transport system is underdeveloped. On the streets you can find buses and minibuses, which is not surprising, given the small size of the city. Long-distance buses also depart from Kansk.
Sights of Kansk
The main attractions of this small Siberian town include the following.
- Cathedral of the Trinity Life-Giving - an Orthodox church built at the beginning of the 19th century. At the beginning of the XX century it was reconstructed.
- The Arc de Triomphe "Royal Gates". This object appeared in 2006.
- Palm Alley. Dedicated to film festivals. It was opened in 2008.
- Theatre of Drama. This cultural object appeared in 1907. During its existence, many thousands of plays and plays have been shown here.
Kansk population
Until recently, Kansk was a city with a rapidly growing population. So, in 1724 only 250 people lived here. In 1856 there were already 2, 000, and in 1917 - 15 thousand inhabitants. The peak of the population of Kansk came in 1990, when 110 thousand people lived in the city. So the population remained until 1996, from which it began to decline. This recession continues to this day. As of 2017, 90, 231 people are registered in the city. According to this indicator, Kansk is in 190th place among the cities of the Russian Federation. At the same time, within the Krasnoyarsk Territory, it is in fourth place in terms of population.
Obviously, the population of the city will continue to decline in subsequent years. This also applies to all other cities of Russia with a convex population curve, for which the rise in the Soviet years and decline, starting from the era of perestroika, were typical. There are a lot of such cities in our country.
The population density in Kansk is 951.8 people / km 2. The national composition is dominated by Russians.
Employment in Kansk
In Kansk there are a large number of vacancies, mainly related to working specialties, especially in the field of woodworking. Salaries are almost everywhere good, most often in the region of 25–35 thousand rubles, but there are also many where salaries are higher or lower than this range.
Obviously, the disadvantage of this situation is that not everyone will be able to do such obviously hard work. This, apparently, explains the outflow of residents, and above all, youth. Reviews of the citizens of this city eloquently testify to the departure of young people. They emphasize that it is for young people that the living conditions in Kansk are unfavorable. They also write about the absence of any programs to improve the socio-demographic situation. There are serious employment problems for young people. There are many people who drink drugs and drug addicts in the city. The proportion of pensioners is also high.
Thus, despite the large number of well-paid vacancies, the employment situation in Kansk cannot be considered favorable.
