Salsk is one of the cities of the Rostov region, the center of the Salsky district. It is located in the southeastern part of the region, at a distance of 180 km from the city of Rostov-on-Don. The area of this district center is 43.88 km 2. The population of the city of Salsk is 58, 179.
Geographical position
Salsk is located in the southeast of the Rostov region on the Sredny Yegorlyk river. The city is surrounded by plains, and the height above sea level is only 29 m. The nearest city is Proletarsk, 29 km from it.
The climate in Salsk is dry and steppe. The amount of precipitation is 540 mm per year. Their maximum occurs in the summer. In June, 58 mm falls. The average annual temperature is +10.3 ˚С, in January –2.7˚, and in July + 24˚. Thus, the summer is quite hot.
Economics and transport
The most important for Salsk is the production and processing of agricultural products. The railway business is developed, there are enterprises of the fuel and energy complex.
Salsk is an important road and railway junction in the region. There is a bus station. Long distance trains pass through Salsk. There is a train station.
Intracity transport is represented by buses, minibuses and taxis.
In Salsk there are several cultural objects. A large number of hotels have been built. The city has many branches of well-known Russian banks.
Salsk population
In 2017, 58, 179 residents lived in this city. According to this indicator, it is on the 286th place among the cities of the Russian Federation.
The dynamics of the population of Salsk shows a slow growth in pre-Soviet times, rapid growth in the Soviet period, and again slow in the 90s of the 20th century, and then a gradual decline, starting from 2000 to the present.
So, in 1939 only 11, 400 people lived here, in 1986 - 62 thousand, in 1998 - 64, 700 people, and in 2017 - 58, 179 people.
The population of Salsk is dominated by women. There are 54.3% of them in the city. Men, respectively, 45.7%. Salsk
Attractions Salsk
The city has only 3 attractions:
- Monument to General Markov, which was opened in 2003.
- Salsky station, which used to be wooden, but now has an unusual architectural appearance.
- Gallery of paintings by Nechitailov, where there are works by domestic artists.
Jobs at Salsk Employment Center
The number of vacancies in Salsk is quite large. As of mid-2018, the work in this city is very different, but mainly not in engineering specialties. Salaries are usually not large. Most often - within 11-15 thousand rubles. Above 15, 000 rubles are relatively rare, the maximum was 26, 000 rubles. Thus, in Salsk there are many available vacancies in various areas of labor activity, but it will not work to make good money on them.
You can get a job on a rotational basis in remote corners of our country. Salaries there are from 68 to 172 thousand rubles.
Perhaps low wages are the reason for the deterioration in demographic indicators in recent years.
Responses of residents
Those who have been in this city or have lived there for a long time mostly give negative reviews about it. The most significant is, of course, the problem with low salaries and employment. Many complain about the population itself. Especially on local women. A third common cause of discontent is dirt and trash. Some write about excessive summer heat. Indeed, in recent years, summer in the south of the European part of Russia has become abnormally hot. Moreover, this region is already traditionally hot.
Of the advantages of living in this city, low prices are noted. From the reviews you can also understand that the main reason for the deterioration of the demographic situation is the migration of residents to other cities, associated with dissatisfaction with the quality of life in Salsk.
Positive reviews are mainly found among those who, by the will of fate, have long left this city and live in other countries or regions. Most likely, this is due to a sense of nostalgia.
