Often you can hear about a region like the Republic of Sakha. It is also called Yakutia. These places are truly unusual, the local nature surprises and fascinates many people. The region occupies a large territory. Interestingly, he even earned the status of the largest administrative-territorial unit in the whole world. Many interesting things can boast of Yakutia. The population here is small, but it is worth talking about it in more detail. The article will discuss how many people live in the republic, about large cities, as well as much more.
Republic of Sakha: general information
To begin with, it is better to get acquainted with the region itself. It is truly unusual for many reasons. Yakutia was founded in 1922. This is a truly vast region, not only by the standards of Russia, but the whole world. Of particular interest is the fact that the republic is much larger in size than Kazakhstan, which is in second place in terms of size in the CIS. Also, Yakutia is much more than a state like Argentina. Based on these data, we see that the lands belonging to the republic are truly vast. In addition to a large territory, many natural resources can boast of Yakutia. The population here, however, is very small. The number of residents of the republic does not exceed 1 million people. In Russia there are very few such regions, among them only the Nenets and Chukotka Autonomous Okrugs can be noted.
Separately, it is worth noting the area of the territory of the Republic of Sakha. It is 3083523 square meters. kilometers.
Republic of Sakha (Yakutia): population
Now we need to talk in more detail about the population of this region. As already mentioned, the population of Yakutia is quite small and does not exceed 1 million people. In total, 959, 689 people live in the republic. Of these, about 65% of the population lives in cities. Also, most of the people (approximately 500 thousand people) are concentrated in the central part of the region.
It should also be noted and the population density of Yakutia. This figure here is about 0.31 people per 1 sq. Km. kilometer. This density is one of the lowest throughout our country.
Over the past decade, there have been trends associated with population outflows and a decrease in the number of local residents. However, in 2015 and 2016, the population increased slightly. For example, in 2014 it amounted to 954803 people, and in 2015 - already 956896. Thus, we see that there has been a slight increase recently.
National composition of the population
It is also important to highlight what peoples live on the territory of the Republic of Sakha. From time immemorial, many of them live on the lands where Yakutia is now located. The population, nationalities of local residents - all this is of great interest, because, having learned these data, you can get to know the region much better.
So, let's take a closer look at the national composition of the population. Most of it here are Yakuts - more than 48%. In second place are Russians, about 37% of them live in the republic. You can often meet here such people as Evenks (a little more than 2%). Also here Ukrainians (about 2%), Evens (1.5%), Tatars (less than 1%) and other peoples live.
The indigenous population of these places are, of course, the Yakuts. This is an ancient people who inhabited the territory of modern Yakutia since time immemorial. According to many historians, the Yakuts lived here in the VIII – XII centuries. Around the same time, people began to migrate from the area where Lake Baikal is located to other places - on the banks of the Lena, Vilyuya and others. Here they stayed for further residence. The traditional occupations of the Yakuts are cattle breeding, fishing, horse breeding, hunting, and blacksmithing.
The largest cities
So, we examined a lot of interesting facts about such a famous region as the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia): population size, its ethnic composition and some other details. Let's get acquainted with the large settlements that are located in the region.
It is no secret that the largest city of the republic, as well as its capital, is Yakutsk. This city is the oldest not only in the region. He claims to be the oldest settlement in all of Siberia.
In second place in terms of size and population is a city called Neryungri. It was founded relatively recently, in the second half of the 20th century, but it is already quite developed in terms of economy and culture.
The third largest city is Mirny. It was also formed relatively recently, in 1955. Here for over 50 years, diamond mining has been conducted.
Yakutsk
Now it is worth getting acquainted with the listed settlements in more detail. Yakutsk, as already mentioned, is the largest city in the entire region. He also has the status of an administrative center. Yakutsk plays an important role in the financial, industrial, cultural and scientific life of the whole republic.
It is worth talking separately about the population of the city. According to data for 2016, it amounted to 303836 people. This is the largest indicator recorded in a region such as the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The population here has been steadily growing since 2012, although before that, in some years, a decrease in the number of inhabitants was observed.
Thus, we met better with Yakutsk. It is interesting that in terms of population it ranks third in the Far Eastern Federal District after such cities as Vladivostok and Khabarovsk.
Peaceful
We should also talk about this village, as it has some features. It's no secret that this is the central city in our country for the production of diamonds. In 1957, their open mining began here, which lasted until 2001. In 1959, the settlement received the status of a city. Since that time, the settlement has changed significantly, the number of inhabitants has increased 5 times, several new factories and an airport have opened.
Thus, we learned a little about what the city of Mirny (Yakutia) represents. The population, according to 2016, amounted to 34, 836 people. Since 2012, there has been a trend in the outflow of the population. However, in 2016, compared with the previous one, the number of city residents increased.
It is also interesting to note that Mirny occupies 458th place in the list of all cities of our country in terms of population (in total, 1114 cities are listed).
Neryungri
This is another city worth talking about in more detail. Neryungri is not just a settlement. It is an important city that has the status of an industrial and cultural center. It is also the second largest in the Republic of Sakha. The city has a railway station. The main activities here are mining (gold, coal), as well as electricity.
Of course, you definitely need to talk about the population of the city. In 2016, the number of inhabitants was 57, 791. In the last decade, there has been a significant decrease in population. Now the city is in 292nd place on this indicator in the list of all cities in Russia.
