The population density in Siberia is low, but there are very large cities, for example, Kemerovo. Arising in the wake of active campaigns for the development of Siberian open spaces, Kemerovo has since grown fairly and has turned into an economic center for all the environs. This city, by the way, is not only beautiful, but also very interesting, including from a historiographical point of view.
In the USSR, coal mining in this city and its environs has reached truly record levels. But coal mining began here in pre-revolutionary times. The first settlers here were the Kemerovo family. However, the village they founded was called Komarovo. Later it grew, and after a while it turned into the city of Kemerovo. The Kuznetsk bridge in Kemerovo with a width of 40.5 meters is the second largest among all bridges in Siberia, second only to the bridge in Krasnoyarsk. It is very cold here – once a frost hit Kemerovo at minus 48.4 degrees Celsius. In 2013 and 2014, it was snowing here on June 2. Winter in Kemerovo lasts an average of about 5 months a year.
This city took 10th place in the ranking of Russian cities in terms of living standards in 2017. The population density here is very close to the mark of 2 thousand people per square kilometer. Moreover, in Siberia, to which Kemerovo belongs, this parameter is about 2.7 people per square kilometer, that is, about 740 times less. According to the latest census, about 95% of the city’s population are Russians. But in general, representatives of several dozen different peoples live in Kemerovo together.
Kemerovo received its modern name in 1932. Prior to this, the city was called “Scheglovsk”. Kemerovo is the center of the Kuzbass coal basin. Thanks to coal mining, the development of this city was so rapid. The first annalistic mention of Kemerovo dates back to 1701. Now this city is in the top 50 in terms of area and top 30 in terms of population.
