Surgut: population, history and description of the city

In the Khanty-Mansiysk Okrug the largest city is Surgut. The population is over 300 thousand people. Surgut has become an important transport hub, the oil capital of the Russian Federation, the energy and industrial Siberian center.

History

In 1594, on February 19, the tsar issued a decree to build a new city on the banks of the Ob river. To do this, V. Onichkov and F. Baryatinsky took 155 servicemen. So a new city was founded, called the Russian explorers Surgut. A copy of the royal decree is kept in the city museum of local lore. And February 19 is considered the day of the founding of the city.

It is located on the right bank of the river. Ob. The place for the city was not chosen by chance. In those days, furs were in great demand. In Siberia, there were a lot of sables, ermines, Arctic foxes, etc. Gas and oil were discovered much later - in the twentieth century. The initial area of Surgut was small - only a few dozen houses and economic buildings were built on it.

At first the population of Surgut was counted only by 155 servicemen and their families. Plus, a small detachment of clergy, interpreters, executioners and watchmen. Two years later, the king increased the strength of the city, sending 112 soldiers to help. In 1782 the status of the city of Surgut was given for the first time. But in 1826, because of the small population, it became known as the village. In 1865, active development of gas and oil fields began. And Surgut, whose population has increased significantly, has again received the status of the city.

Description of the locality

is he Located on an area of 213 square kilometers. The city is located on the bank of the Ob River, in the center of the West Siberian Plain, in the taiga. In the relief of Surgut, mountains and plains are harmoniously combined. The city is considered one of the regions of the Far North. Winter lasts almost nine months. Surgut shares conditionally on three zones: the central part, the Old Town and the industrial zone.

There are five official districts:

• Northern;
• Oriental;
• Northern Industrial;
• Central;
• Northeastern.

Note that the city of Surgut was founded in an area where there are many lakes and marshes and a very cold climate. Therefore, the houses in the city are built very durable and warm. Considerable attention is paid to high-quality thermal insulation. The city is very clean, but it is not always possible to remove snow completely due to capricious weather.

In Surgut has its own airport, which has international status. In 2001, a terminal was opened, capable of skipping 150 people per hour. The city has a railway and a river port. But he is active only in the summer. Here are located one of the most powerful in the world power plants - GRES 1 and 2. On the territory of Surgut there are:

• Meat processing plant;
• Bakery;
• Brewery;
• Dairies.

Time in Surgut: the difference with Moscow is two hours. Such a spread arose because of the distance between cities, which is 2,143 kilometers. Flight by plane takes only one and a half hours.

Population

The population in Surgut is more than in Khanty-Mansiysk. And the latter is officially the administrative center of the region. Most residents of Surgut are able-bodied citizens aged 25-35 years. The population growth per year is almost 2000 people. Mostly people are engaged in oil production and processing enterprises.

The population as of January 2014 was 332.3 thousand people. People traveled to Surgut from all over the country since the sixties. Therefore, in the city you can meet many different nationalities. The main population is Khanty and Mansi. The number of unemployed in Surgut is constantly decreasing.

Population in 2016

Currently, one of the major industrial centers of the Tyumen region of the Yugra district is the city of Surgut. The population in 2016 was 348 643 people. This is the data of the State Federal Service of Statistics. The information is confirmed by the interdepartmental information system and the official Internet portal EMISS.

Demography, the level and quality of life of the population

Thanks to the support of the government, at the expense of numerous social programs, in Surgut, mortality has significantly decreased. And the birth rate increased by about seventy percent. Partly and at the expense of young people who come to their permanent place of residence in Surgut. The population that resides in the city constantly is almost 340 thousand people. If you count together with the surrounding cities (Kogalym, Nefteyugansk and Nizhnevartovsk), then it is 900,000.

Surgut is not for nothing is considered a youth city. In it constantly live 86 000 young people, whose age - from 14 to 30 years. In 2015, the average salary in Surgut was about 45 thousand rubles. According to forecasts, the population growth in the near future should reach 3,000 people. In 2015, according to statistical data, 176 thousand people entered the category of active population. And this is more than fifty percent of the total.

In Surgut, there is one of the lowest unemployment rates in the district. The money income of the population in 2015, compared to 2014, increased by twenty-nine percent.