Cities of the Rostov Region: List by Population Size

The list of cities in the Rostov region includes 23 cities, and the total population for 2017 was 4.200 thousand people. Of these, about 65% is an urban population. More than 85% of Russians live in the region, as well as Armenians and Ukrainians. Less than 1% are Turks, Azerbaijanis, Belarusians.

List of cities in the Rostov Region by population

23 of the city is part of the region, of which 7 cities with a population of more than 100 thousand people, 5 cities - more than 50 thousand. In the remaining settlements there are from 15 to 50 thousand people:

• Rostov-on-Don.
• Taganrog.
• Salsk.
• Konstantinovsk.
• Millerovo.
• Bataysk.
• The mines.
• Volgodonsk.
• White Kalitva.
• Aksay.
• Red Sulin.
• Novoshakhtinsk.
• Morozovsk.
• Tsimlyansk.
• Zernograd.
• Azov.
• Proletarsk.
• Gukovo.
• Donetsk.
• Novocherkassk.
• Semikarakorsk.
• Zverevo.
• Kamensk-Shakhtinsky.

Big cities

The list of cities in the Rostov region should start from large settlements. For example, the main administrative center is Rostov-on-Don. It is a metropolitan city in the south of Russia, home to over 1 million people.

It was founded in 1749 by order of Elizabeth Petrovna on the banks of the Don River and not far from the Sea of Azov. Rostov-on-Don ranks 10th among the megacities in terms of population. It is a large industrial, cultural, educational and administrative center.

Taganrog and Shakhty occupy 2 and 3 positions in the region, respectively, where 253 and 237 thousand people live.

Taganrog is a historical city of Russia, which was founded by Peter I in 1698. It became the first port on the sea coast and to this day it remains. Mines are an educational and industrial city where coal is mined. Here they create a diocese, making it a cultural and orthodox center in the Eastern Donbass region.

Concludes the list of cities in the Rostov region, where the population exceeds 100 thousand 4 cities: Volgodonsk, Novocherkassk, Bataysk and Novoshakhtinsk.

Volgodonsk is a young city. It was founded in 1950. Despite this, it is recognized as the energy center of the south, where the Atommash plant, which produces nuclear energy, was established.

Bataysk, founded in 1769, is a satellite city. Novocherkassk is the industrial center of the region and occupies a leading position in terms of production per capita. Novoshakhtinsk was once the place where most coal was mined, but recently the mines were closed. Here began to develop food and light industry.

Small Towns

The list of cities in the Rostov region is closed with small settlements. For example, Proletarsk with a population of 19 thousand people. It was founded in 1875, when Prince Nikolai Nikolayevich visited this area. Other examples of small settlements are Konstantinovsk with a population of 17 thousand and Tsimlyansk, where 15 thousand people live.