The Komi Republic is an unusual, amazing and interesting land. It was chosen in ancient times by the Vikings, who often visited here for beautiful furs. The cities of the Komi Republic are small and are surrounded on all sides by beautiful virgin nature.
Republic under UNESCO protection
The Komi Republic is an amazing region. After all, almost all of it is under the protection of UNESCO. True, the international organization does not protect the territory at all, but the massifs of local forests. The republic is located in the Far North of the European part of Russia. Formed in 1921.
The history of this region goes back centuries. Today, the region is an important center of oil production, which was started in the 19th century by the city of Ukhta. The Komi Republic is a land of lakes, swamps and rivers, quietly and measuredly carrying their waters along the northern plains.
The main attraction of the republic is its nature. So, the Manpupuner plateau with its weathering pillars is widely known. "Russian Stonehenge" even entered the seven wonders of the country. It also attracts manytourists Buredan waterfall or Mount Narodnaya, located on the border of Asia and Europe.
Cities of the Komi Republic
The population of the republic is 865 thousand people. Most of them live in cities. Among them is the administrative center of Syktyvkar with the National Gallery, which contains valuable exhibits - objects of culture and life of the Komi people. And also - Usinsk, Vorkuta, Ukhta, the city of Pechora …
The Komi Republic is poorly populated for obvious reasons. The population density here barely exceeds 2 people per square kilometer. There are only 23 settlements in the republic, where more than five thousand people live.
The cities of the Komi Republic are small. Only in three of them the number of inhabitants exceeds 50 thousand people. These are Syktyvkar, Ukhta and Vorkuta. All cities of the Komi Republic are listed below, with population in brackets:
- Syktyvkar (242.7 thousand).
- Ukhta (98.9 thousand).
- Vorkuta (60.4 thousand).
- Pechora (40,9 thousand).
- Usinsk (39.4 thousand).
- Inta (27,7 thousand).
- Sosnogorsk (26.9 thousand).
- Knyazhpogostsky (13,4 thousand).
- Vuktyl (10,7 thousand).
- Ust-Vymsky (10,1 thousand).
City of Pechora (Komi Republic)
Pechora is located in the north-east of the republic, on the banks of the river of the same name. The city has the unspoken title of the "energy capital" of the region, because it is here that the powerful Pechorskaya GRES operates.
At least 40 thousand people live in the city of power engineers. There are few sights in Pechora. Worthy of attentionthe female Bogoroditsky monastery, which is one of the northernmost in the world. The sculptural monuments of Pechora are interesting, in particular, to the traveler and explorer of the northern lands Vladimir Rusanov. The scientist is originally depicted standing in a boat. But on Mira Street there is a reduced copy of an oil rig. This unusual monument is dedicated to all the explorers of this region.
City of Ukhta
Ukhta is the second largest city in the Komi Republic. It is famous for the fact that it was here that the first Russian oil was extracted from the bowels of the earth.
Modern Ukhta is a full-fledged and prosperous city with industrial enterprises, hospitals, schools, technical schools and universities, museums and theaters. There are few sights here, only the so-called "Old Town", built in the 1950s, attracts attention. But in the vicinity of Ukhta there are a large number of unique natural monuments. These are picturesque rocky outcrops, karst funnels in the ground, springs with healing mineral water.
An authentic reindeer breeding festival takes place in Ukhta every year, where tourists are sure to be fed blood pancakes and drink hot tea.
Inta city
Inta is a tiny town with a population of 27 thousand people. It was founded at the beginning of the 20th century with the aim of developing local coal deposits. Today, however, the coal-mining industry of the city's economy is in decline. The only operating mine "Intinskaya" employs onlyone and a half thousand workers.
Tourists visit Inta extremely rarely. The city is predominantly built up with small wooden houses and nondescript buildings of the second half of the 20th century. Perhaps the only attraction of Inta is an elegant brick water tower. It was built in 1955 by a Swedish architect. Now it houses a museum.
In conclusion…
There are only 10 cities within the Komi Republic. Among them there are many interesting and colorful ones that attract tourists from other regions. These are Vorkuta, Izhma, Ukhta, Syktyvkar and even the city of Inta.
The Komi Republic is poorly populated, the average population density here is only 2 people per square kilometer. The main attraction of the northern region is nature, in particular virgin forests, lakes and swamps, unique geological monuments.
