The six municipalities occupying a total area of 18,629
km2 (i.e. 22.2% of the Leningrad region territory) hold 796 settlements, including 69 towns and urban-type settlements, and 667 rural-type settlements (Tab. 6.2.1.1). The population is 436,200 people or 27.3% of the population of the region (Tab. 6.2.1.2).
Table 6.2.1.1. Area of municipalities and number of settlements (Leningrad region)
Parameter
Municipality
Total
Priozersky district
Vsevolozhsky district
Kirovsky district
Volkhovsky district
town of Volkhov
Lodejnopolsky district
Total area (km2)
3563.0
2822. 0
2567.0
4658.0
108.2
4911.0
796
Number of settlements
115
150
104
296
1
130
69
- towns
13
18
12
16
1
10
69
- villages
102
132
92
280
--
120
667
Table 6.2.1.2. Number and structure of urban and rural population (Leningrad region)
Population (1000 ind.)
Municipality
Total numbers
Priozersky district
Vsevolozhsky district
Kirovsky district
Volkhovsky district
town of Volkhov
Lodejnopolsky district
Total
59.5
158.1
85.4
42.8
51.0
39.4
436.2
rural (percent)
39.2 (65.9%)
74.2 (47%)
10.9 (12.7%)
27.6 (64.5%)
---
11.9 (30.2%)
163.8 (37.5%)
The age structure of the population of the municipalities bordering on Lake Ladoga is shown in Tab. 6.2.1.3.
Table 6.2.1.3. Age structure of the population (younger than working age, working age, retirement age)
Age structure of the
population (1000 ind.)
Municipality
Total structural indices
Priozer- sky district
Vsevolo- zhsky district
Kirovsky district
Volkhov- sky district
town of Volkhov
Lodejno- polsky district
- younger than working age (urban/rural)
13.2 8.8
30.3 14.3
18.8 2.6
8.7 5.8
9.8
8.0 2.6
88.8 34.1
- working age (urban/rural)
33.2 22.3
93.3 44.5
50.3 6.1
23.2 14.2
27.6
20.8 5.7
248.4 92.8
- retirement age (urban/rural)
13.4 8.6
33.5 15.4
16.5 2.3
10.8 7.5
12.1
9.0 3.6
95.3 37.4
The specific features of the Vsevolozsky, Priozersky and Kirovsky districts are the following:
about 20% of the permanent residents of the working age in Vsevolozhsky and 5% in Kirovsky districts work at industrial enterprises or other organizations of St. Petersburg (owning both to the vicinity of the districts to St. Petersburg , and the increased unemployment in the Leningrad region).
the population of the Vsevolozhsky, Priozersky and Kirovsky districts grows 2.5-3 times in the summer due to the great inflow of St. Petersburgers on vacation.
In the period of vacations human load on the land and forest resources in organized complexes of household gardens and plots increases markedly. Motor transport traffic grows heavier due both to the increased number of cars, and increased number of regular bus trips.
The situation with social services to the population (both local residents and visitors) grows more complicated, especially in health care, trade and catering.
