Krasnodar is a city located in the south of the Russian Federation 1340 kilometers from Moscow. It is the center of the same name region. Unofficially, it is even called the southern capital of Russia. As of January 1, 2017, the population of Krasnodar and the region of the same name is 2.89 million people. And it is constantly growing. Recently, the number of the region is expanding, including due to the influx of migrants from Ukraine. The population is growing in a natural way. Fertility exceeds mortality.
The dynamics of the population of Krasnodar
The city was founded in 1792 by Zaporizhzhya Cossacks, who moved to the Kuban after the Western Ciscaucasia became part of Russia. Yekaterinodar fortress was built in 1794. In those days, it was the center of the Black Sea army of the Cossacks. The last territory for the construction of the fortress was granted by Catherine the Great herself, in whose honor she was named. In 1920, when the Bolsheviks came to power, the city was renamed Krasnodar. At that time, more than one hundred thousand people lived there.
In 1796, the population of Krasnodar totaled only 760 women and 900 men. Over the next 60 years, it has grown five times. The population of Krasnodar in 1897 was already 65.6 thousand people. Over the next fifteen years, it doubled. In 1931, the population of Krasnodar was already 170 thousand people. Since 1937, the city became the center of the eponymous land. During the war, Krasnodar was occupied by the German army. In 1959, the population of the city exceeded three hundred thousand people. Over the next twenty-five years, it has doubled. In 1991, the population of Krasnodar was 631 thousand people. Throughout the history of the city, except for the period from 1998 to 2001 and from 2005 to 2007, the number of its inhabitants increased. The population of Krasnodar exceeded 700 thousand people in 2014. Agglomeration numbers about 1.34 million people. A rather large number of unregistered people constantly live in the city. This is clearly seen in the number of insurance policies purchased.
Ethnic composition
The last census in Russia took place in 2010. 744995 Krasnodar took part in it. Moreover, only 23.16 thousand of them refused to indicate their nationality. As for the rest, 90.7% consider themselves Russian. This is the largest ethnic group in the city. Another 3.74% of Krasnodar residents are Armenians, 1.47% - Ukrainians. Among other ethnic groups in the city's population are Adyghe, Belarusians, Tatars, Greeks, Georgians and Azerbaijanis.
By area
The administrative-territorial division of Krasnodar includes 4 urban districts. The most populated of them is Prikubansky. It differs in area. It is 474 square kilometers. The population of Krasnodar, which lives in the Kuban district, is 327.77 thousand people. In second place is Karasunsky. It is home to 258.53 thousand people. Its area is 152 square kilometers. In third place is the Western District. 179.41 thousand people live in it. This is the smallest district in area. It is only 22 square kilometers. The most sparsely populated is the Central District. Its inhabitants are only 178.11 thousand people. Five rural subordinate to urban districts. The latter include 29 settlements.
