Population of the Smolensk region 2022 number of cities, official, how many people live

What is population density and how to calculate it

Population density is the number of people living in an area of ​​one square kilometer. Typically, this geographic indicator is calculated for a city, region, or country.

Population density is calculated quite simply. The number of inhabitants of a region or country is divided by the area of ​​its territory.

When calculating this indicator for large areas, such as hemispheres or the entire planet, uninhabited areas such as oceans or deserts may be excluded. This increases the accuracy of calculations.

Population density depends on many factors, for example, on the terrain, distance from seas, rivers and roads, but first of all, of course, on the climate.

Population census of the Smolensk region, how many on January 1?

We will also learn on this page about other information about the Smolensk region, in a nutshell we will present its history, geographical and hydrographic location, introduce the animal and plant world, climate (weather conditions).

The population in Russia is decreasing, the demographic situation leaves much to be desired and this is well known, but how things stand in the individual Smolensk region, we will further understand this, including learning about the trend of the last five years, whether it is increasing or decreasing ...

What is the official population of the Smolensk region as of January 1, 2022, how many people live in cities, towns and villages according to the census officially, what is the number of people, and what other trends are visible, is the number of people increasing or decreasing recently,

We will deal with all these questions and these statistics below, present them in the tables we have prepared with the official census, and they are probably of interest to many, at least it is interesting to know about such information.

We will look into the size of the population of the Smolensk region, how many people live as of January 1, 2022, how many officially live in cities and villages, residents in towns and other settlements.

Geography, hydrography, relief of the Smolensk region

The region borders in the west with Belarus (Vitebsk and Mogilev regions), in the north with the Pskov and Tver regions, in the east with the Moscow region, in the southeast with the Kaluga region, in the south with the Bryansk region.

Located in the central part of the East European (Russian) Plain. Most of the region is occupied by the Smolensk-Moscow Upland, in the north-west there is the Baltic Lowland, in the south - the Dnieper Lowland.

In general, the surface is undulating, with hilly areas and relatively deeply incised river valleys.

The main river of the region is the Dnieper with its tributaries Sozh, Desna, Vop, Vyazma. The Volga basin includes the Vazuza river and its tributary Gzhat, as well as the Oka tributary the Ugra river.

In the northwest flows a short section of the Western Dvina and its tributary, the Kasplya River.

There are several hundred lakes in the region, of which the glacial ones in the north-west are Kasplya, Svaditskoye, and Velisto.

Fauna, vegetation in the Smolensk region

The Smolensk region is located in the subtaiga zone of mixed broad-leaved and dark-coniferous forests.

Vegetation is represented by forests, meadows, swamps, aquatic vegetation, and crops of cultivated plants. Forests (aspen, birch, spruce, etc.)

Representatives of 14 types of animals live in the region.

Among the mammals found in the region are: wild boar, brown hare, elk, fox, wolf, marten, brown bear, etc.

Birds include woodpecker, bullfinch, thrush, wood grouse, eagle owl, stork, etc.

The reservoirs of the region are home to more than 45 species of fish (common ruffe, crucian carp, carp, bream, perch, roach, rotan, pike, catfish), some of them imported. Various insects are numerous.

Climate in the Smolensk region (weather, precipitation)

The climate of the region is moderate continental.

How many people live in the Smolensk region in 2022, live in its cities, towns, villages and the regional center, what is the population according to the census as of January 1 according to official statistics, more on all this further.

Below is a table of the population of the Smolensk region and from it we will find out what official number of people, according to the census as of January 1, 2022, live in cities, villages and towns of the studied territory of Russia

Population density in Russia by region in 2022

The most densely populated regions of Russia today are the regions of the European part of the country and the republics of the North Caucasus. The population density in the Central Federal District reaches 60.37 people. per sq. km, and in the North Caucasus - 58.48 people. per sq. km.

This figure is relatively high in the south of Russia and the Volga region. In the Southern Federal District it is 36.81 people. per sq. km., and in the Volga Federal District - 28.03 people. per sq. km.

It is significantly lower in the Northwestern part of the country and in the Urals. In the Northwestern Federal District - 8.26 people. per sq. km., in the Ural Federal District - 6.78 people. per sq. km.

Territories with minimal population density are Siberia and the Far East. In the Siberian Federal District this figure is 3.90 people. per sq. km., and in the Far East - even 1.17 people. per sq. km.

The highest population density is in cities; in rural areas this figure is, accordingly, much lower (see Share of urban and rural populations in the regions of Russia).

The most populous subjects of the Russian Federation

Speaking about the most densely populated regions of Russia, we should immediately highlight three cities, which are independent subjects of the Russian Federation.
These are Moscow, St. Petersburg and Sevastopol. Naturally, the population density there is higher than in other constituent entities of the Russian Federation, which include both urban and rural areas. In Moscow, the population density is 4941.45 people. per sq. km, in St. Petersburg - 3837.73 people. per sq. km, and in Sevastopol - 590.27 people. per sq. km.

“Comparing these cities with other subjects of the Russian Federation in this context, in my opinion, is not very correct,” says Top-RF.ru ​​columnist Dmitry Danilov.

Therefore, we will leave them outside the brackets of our rating. In this case, the region with the highest population density is the Moscow region. Its indicator is 173.89 people. per sq. km.

This is followed by the republics of Ingushetia (165.09), Chechnya (92.63), and North Ossetia (86.78). Rounding out the top five most densely populated regions of Russia (excluding MSK, St. Petersburg and Sevastopol) is the Krasnodar Territory, with a population density of 75.30 people. per sq. km.

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The most sparsely populated regions of Russia

The five most sparsely populated regions of the country are as follows:

• Chukotka Autonomous Okrug - 0.07 people. per sq. km. • Nenets Autonomous Okrug - 0.25 people. per sq. km. • Magadan region - 0.30 people. per sq. km. • Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) - 0.32 people. per sq. km • Kamchatka Territory - 0.67 people. per sq. km.

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More accurate information on the population census of the Smolensk region as of January 1, 2022, what is the number of people living in cities, villages and towns (urban settlements) according to statistics, will appear later, after which we will present it to you, but for now, use what is currently available , with the figures available in official sources, which we offer you.

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