Novosibirsk

About Novosibirsk

Population

1,473,754 in city

Size

500 km² (193 mi²)

Altitude

144 m

Novosibirsk is the largest city in Siberia and the 3rd largest in the country. It was founded in 1893 as a settlement of builders of Trans-Siberian Railroad bridge across Ob River and named Novonikolayevsk. Since 2000 the city is the center of the Siberian Federal District. In the beginning of the twentieth century Novosibirsk was nicknamed 'Siberian Chicago' because of rapid population growth. The city expanded greatly during World War II as the Soviet Union moved its production away from German lines. By the early 1950s, Novosibirsk's inhabitants numbered greater than 1 million as the city became the main administrative, industrial and science center of western Siberia. The city is home to Akademgorodok (Academytown) – one of the largest research, scientific and educational centers in Russia. City metro opened in 1985, contributing to the well-developed public transportation system. The city has two airports; one of which, Tolmachevo, is one of the busiest international airports in the country. Novosibirsk continues its rapid growth as a number of residential and commercial developments are about to change the face of the city. The future looks bright for one of the 'Capital of Siberia'.

Zones

Adrien Lejeune Street (13), Akademgorodok Lower Zone (24), Akademgorodok Upper Zone (31), Akatuisky (9), Beregovoy Estate (22), Botanichesky Estate (13), Chelyuskinsky Estate (34), Gorsky Estate (40), Karl Marx Square (8), Klyuch-Kamyshenskoye Plateau (3), Nizhnyaya Eltsovka (5), Pedinstitut (25), Rodniki (19), Shlyuz (16), Snegiri (9), Stanislavsky Estate (8), Teatralny Boulevard (11), Tikhvinsky Estate (7), Trolleyny Estate (10), Verkhniy Gorod (8), Volochayevsky Estate (12), Vostochny Estate (14), Yugo-Zapadny Estate (12), Zapadny Estate (12), Zatulinsky Estate (31), Zolotaya Niva (31)

Boroughs

Dzerzhinsky (108), Kalininsky (107), Kirovsky (135), Leninsky (203), Oktyabrsky (278), Pervomaysky (54), Sovetsky (93), Tsentralny (217), Zayeltsovsky (171), Zheleznodorozhny (144)

Metro Cities

Berdsk, Krasnoobsk, Kudryashovskiy, Novosibirsk, Ob

No. of Buildings

No.	Current status
1,519	All Buildings
1,298	existing
34	under construction
65	planned
122	unbuilt

Tallest Buildings

#	Building	Height	Year
1	Gorsky City I	315 ft	2013
2	Kommunisticheskaya 50	288 ft	2003
3	Sozvezdiye I	282 ft	2011
4	Sozvezdiye V	282 ft	2013
5	Sozvezdiye III	282 ft	2013

Building types

No.	Type
1,059	high-rise building
435	low-rise building
11	skyscraper
5	church
2	mast (wired)
2	chimney
1	mast (framework)
1	stadium
1	mosque
1	silo
1	building with towers

Other buildings

No.	Type
11	Famous buildings
105	Buildings with construction images