Kemerovo
Kemerovo
Кемерово | |
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View of Kemerovo | |
Location of Kemerovo | |
| Coordinates: 55°22′N 86°04′E / 55.367°N 86.067°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kemerovo Oblast |
| Founded | May 9, 1918 |
| Government | |
| • Body | City Council of People's Deputies |
| • Head | Ilya Sereduk |
| Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 532,981 |
• Estimate (2025) | 542,928 |
| • Rank | 30th in 2010 |
| • Subordinated to | Kemerovo City Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
| • Capital of | Kemerovo Oblast, Kemerovsky District |
| • Urban okrug | Kemerovsky Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Kemerovsky Urban Okrug, Kemerovsky Municipal District |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 650000–650004, 650010, 650014, 650016, 650021, 650023–650026, 650029, 650031–650033, 650035, 650036, 650040, 650042–650044, 650051, 650052, 650054–650056, 650060, 650061, 650064–650066, 650068, 650070, 650071, 650700, 650880, 650890, 650899, 650920, 650940–950957, 650960, 650961, 650971–650979, 650991–650993, 650997–650999 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 3842 |
| OKTMO ID | 32701000001 |
| City Day | June 12 |
| Website | www |
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Kemerovo (Russian: Ке́мерово, IPA: [ˈkʲemʲɪrəvə]) is an industrial city and the administrative center of Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Iskitimka and Tom Rivers, in the major coal mining region of the Kuznetsk Basin. Population: 557,119 (2021 Census); 532,981 (2010 Census); 484,754 (2002 Census); 520,263 (1989 Soviet census).
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 21,726 | — |
| 1939 | 132,824 | +511.4% |
| 1959 | 277,671 | +109.1% |
| 1970 | 384,989 | +38.6% |
| 1979 | 470,640 | +22.2% |
| 1989 | 520,263 | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 484,754 | −6.8% |
| 2010 | 532,981 | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 557,119 | +4.5% |
| Source: Census data | ||
The city was known as Shcheglovsk until March 27, 1932.