Stavropol - administrative, business,The cultural and industrial center of the region, which he gave the name. This is one of the largest cities in the North Caucasus District. For the third year in a row he was awarded the first place at the All-Russian competition in the nomination "The most comfortable administrative center of the Russian Federation". Today the population of Stavropol is 429.571 thousand people. According to this indicator, the city is on the 43rd place among the settlements of the Russian Federation.
The history of Stavropol began with the construction ofgiven place of military fortress. Over time, the settlement began to form inside and in its environs. The expansion of the city is largely due to the seizure by the Russian Empire of the Caucasus and the development of trade with it.
At the beginning of the 19th century, the population of Stavropol wasabout 20 thousand people. Over a period of one hundred years, it has doubled. At the beginning of the 19th century, the population of Stavropol was already almost 50,000. The threshold of 100,000 people was passed after the end of World War II. In 1956, the population of Stavropol already amounted to 123 thousand people. Over the next three years, it increased by 1.2 times.
In 1961, the population of Stavropolhas exceeded 150 thousand. Over the next five years, it grew by 23 thousand. And in 1979, there were already 258233 people living in the city. The threshold of 300 thousand was passed by Stavropol in 1987. Then it was home to 306,000 people. In 1989, the city's population was 318,298 thousand.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Stavropolcontinued to expand. The drop in the population was recorded in comparison with the previous year only in 1996, 1998 and 2001. In early 2000, there were 339.5 thousand people living in Stavropol. And in 2010 the city's population was already 398539 people. In 2012, finally, the barrier of 400 thousand was overcome. In 2012 there were 404606 people in the city.
Thus, in the 1960s thea high rate of population growth. Its average was + 5.4% per year. He was somewhat fewer in the 1970s. Then the natural increase was about 3% per year. In the 1980s, the expansion of the city slowed even further. The average growth rate during this period was about 2.11% per year. The lowest indicator was recorded in 1989-2002. Then the growth rate averaged 0.84%. Over the past five years, the population of Stavropol increased by 1.33% per year.
The settlement was founded in 1777. There was a Russian-Turkish war, and the soldiers here had a camp. Prince Grigory Potemkin built ten fortresses between Azov and Mozdok on the orders of Catherine the Great. Stavropol is one of them. Over time, the Don Cossacks began to settle in it and its surroundings in order to defeat the Russian Empire from within. The status of the city Stavropol received in 1785th.
During his existence he managed to changeseveral names. Until 1935 the city was called Stavropol-Caucasian. For the next eight years - Voroshilovsky. Since 1943 it has a modern name.
Alexander first in 1809, he settled in Stavropolseveral Armenian families. This was to promote the development of trade in the region. The strategic location of Stavropol greatly helped the Russian Empire in seizing the Caucasus.
By the beginning of the 19th century the city turned into an importantshopping center. During the Civil War, power in Stavropol changed several times. For a long time it was kept by Denikin's units. Finally the Red Army managed to win the city on January 29, 1920. Stavropol was occupied by the Germans during the Great Patriotic War from August 1942 to January 1943. The city was the base of the Luftwaffe and was used to bomb Soviet oil suppliers in Grozny. In January 1943, the Soviet Army managed to liberate the city. In 1946, a natural gas field was discovered in the vicinity of Stavropol. This in many ways changed the future of the city.
The word comes from the combination of two Greekwords. In Caria, the Roman province in modern Anatolia, was the archbishopric of Stavropolis. However, historically it has nothing to do with the name of the Russian city in question. Only translation is interesting. Stavropolis is the City of the Cross. This name is associated with the legend. According to her, when the soldiers built a fortress on the future site of the city, they found a stone cross. Hence the interesting name. Circassians call the city in another way - Shetkela. That is Fort Shet.
In 2015, the population of Stavropol was about425,9 thousand people. This is 0.297% of the total number of people living in the Russian Federation. In the period from 2010 to 2015, the average growth rate of the population was positive. It amounted to + 1.33% per year. In 2016 the population of Stavropol is 429.766 thousand. Of these, only 195 people are rural residents. The population of the entire Stavropol Territory, according to data for January 2016, is 2.8 million people.
The population of Stavropol is almost entirelyRussian. According to the results of the 2010 census, 87.9% of those living in the city refer to this national group. In second place in the proportion of the population of the Armenians. This national group is about 4.5% of all Stavropol citizens. On the third place in number - Ukrainians. Their share is about 1% of the total population. Also in Stavropol live Karachev, Greeks, Dargins, Azeris, Tatars and Lezgins.
The population of the city of Stavropol lives in threeareas. The largest in terms of area is the Industrial. Then go Lenin and October. The industrial takes more than 165 square kilometers. Its population is 219,294 thousand. Thus, it is the largest not only in terms of area, but also in terms of the number of people living. In second place in terms of population, the Leninsky district. By area - October. In the Leninsky district live, according to data for January 2016, 125,431 thousand. And in October there are 84846 people.
The city is an important industrial center. It accounts for about 25% of the total production. The population of the city of Stavropol works in the sphere of industry. The most important branch is engineering. Also produced are radio electronics, components for cars, battery chargers, measuring instruments, ship management systems, electricity meters. The food industry accounts for 35% of the city's gross product. In Stavropol at this stage, oil, sausages, flour, canned goods, cheese, beer are produced. Also, the city's population works in the chemical industry and the high-tech sector.
According to data for November 2016, in Stavropol474.947 thousand jobs were replaced. Most people are employed in the manufacturing industry. In second place - agriculture. Most of the manufacturing industry is replaced by places in the food industry and chemical production.
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