Today in the Sverdlovsk region there is a millionaire city - Yekaterinburg. It is a large center of trade, tourism and business and is known worldwide for the high quality metal that is produced there. The population of Yekaterinburg currently reaches one and a half million people.
History of occurrence
Yekaterinburg was named in honor of Empress Catherine I. Its foundation is connected with the activities of the associates of Peter I - Genin and Tatishchev. In 1721, they found a place to create a city in which there would be an ironworks, and a couple of years later, construction began in the spring. In 1924, the city was renamed Sverdlovsk, and only in 1991 was it returned to its original name.
Climatic conditions of Yekaterinburg
The city is located quite far from the Atlantic Ocean and relatively close to Siberia, so it has a continental climate, to which the population of Yekaterinburg has long been accustomed to. Unlike the western European part of Russia, there is a longer and colder winter. The difference in temperature day and night is quite noticeable, air humidity is low.
The climate of the Sverdlovsk region also depends on the Atlantic winds, which are getting warmer on the way to the Urals in the summer and colder in the winter. Westerly winds bring cyclones and precipitation into the region, often changing the weather. The Ural Mountains have a strong influence on its change , which slow down the speed of the wind and make it either southern or northern.
Winter in Yekaterinburg is cold and long, it starts already in late November, and ends only in late March. The average temperature is -16 ...- 17 o C. In the period from December to February, it can drop to 40 o frost.
Summer in Yekaterinburg begins in June and lasts until the end of August. The warmest month is July. The temperature at this time can reach 35 ° C, the average is +20 ° C. Closer to the end of August, the first frosts appear, and in early September, you can observe such a thing as “Indian summer” when warm, dry returns for a short time weather.
The population of Yekaterinburg
By the number of people living, the city takes 5th place in the country, second only to Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, St. Petersburg and Novosibirsk. Gosstatistiki claims: the population of Yekaterinburg (2013) - 1,411,100 people. There are 1,293,000 permanent residents, of which 710,600 are women and 582,400 are men. Sverdlovsk Oblast includes 139 urban settlements, which number about 100,000 inhabitants.
The population of Yekaterinburg from 2000 to the present time has increased by more than 80 thousand people. The most intensive birth rate growth occurred between 2004 and 2011. The press service of the mayor's office notes that the positive nature of demographic dynamics in the Urals District indicates that its residents are confident in their future.
Half a century ago, few knew about Sverdlovsk or UralMash, but today the size of the population of Yekaterinburg and well-developed industry have made the city famous not only in Russia, but throughout the world.