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Tomsk. The
number of residents of Tomsk as of January 1, 2020 amounted to 597 819 people,
the mayor of Tomsk Ivan Klein said on Thursday during the annual report; thus,
the population of the city increased by 1.3 thousand people over the year.
Earlier it was reported
that the population of Tomsk has not declined since 2005. In 2018 it increased
by 1 245 people and amounted to 596.5 thousand people. At the same time, the
natural growth of residents is preserved.
"Migration growth also
indicates a change in the quality of urban environment, safety and comfort of
living in Tomsk. According to updated data from Tomskstat, the population of
our city as of January 1, 2020 amounted to 597 819 people", – Klein said.
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He noted that the
authorities managed to stop the trend that developed in 2015-2017 in Tomsk,
when the number of Tomsk citizens leaving for permanent residence in other
regions of the Russian Federation and the country was growing. "Now we are
fixing stable reverse situation", – the mayor said.
According to him, the
opportunity to get a high-quality higher education and to realize
professionally, consistently high level of salary, availability of comfortable
housing, overall level of security and modern urban environment together give a
positive population dynamics.
Earlier it was also
reported that the mayor of Tomsk delivers a report on the results of the
administration's activities for 2019 on Thursday May 14; due to restrictive
measures introduced in the region to counter the spread of coronavirus
infection, the mayor’s report is online.