Belgorod Region Profile 2019
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Belgorod region Profile 2019 1 Belgorod region Profile Belgorod region was founded on the 6th of January 1954, and is frontier border of Central Federal District. To the south and west the region borders on the Republic Ukraine, in the north and north-west to Kursk, to the East – with Voronezh regions of the Russian Federation. Total border length of Belgorodchina – about 1150 km, Ukraine border length – 540 km. Total extension from the north to the south about 190 km, from the west to the east – about 270 km. The region consists of 9 urban districts and 13 municipal districts. As of January 1, 2018, the Belgorod Region includes 312 municipalities. Total region square –27,1 tsd. km2, relative share of the region in the territory of the Russian Federation comprises 0,16%, in Central Federal District - 4,17 %. Population number at the 1st of January 2018– 1549,9 thousand people, including urban population – 1044,5 thousand people (67,4%), %), rural population - 505,4 thousand people (32,6%). Regional center – Belgorod - is the city of military glory, with the population number of 391,6 thousand people, situated in 695 km to the South from Moscow. Belgorod – is the important industrial center with the developed scientific-cultural potential Natural and climatic characteristics Belgorod region is situated in the center of European territory of Russia. Regions’ territory takes occupies and southern west slopes of Central Russian Upland. Territory surface of the region represent a slightly elevated plain, with southern-west spurs of Orel-Kursk plato of Central Russian Upland, divided by the numerous river valleys and extensive hollow and gully chains. This plateau – is the main water-dividing eminence, defining river system of Dnepr confluents (rivers: Seim, Psyol Vorskla) from the river system of Don confluents. At the territory of the region flow Severniy Donets, Don and Dnepr rivers basins. Northern part of the region is situated in forest-stepped zone, south-western part – in stepped zone. The highest point of the region is 277 above the sea level is situated at Prokhorovka district. The lowest one – at the bottom of Oskol and Severskiy Donets rivers. Main rivers: Severskiy Donets, Oskol, Vorskla, Tikhaya Sosna. The climate is moderate continental, middle temperature of the January is 8-9 degrees below zero, middle temperature of July is18-20 degrees above zero. Rainfall amount comprises 559-62 mm per year. Middle yearly wind speed in the region is 2 2.1-4.1 m/sec. Fogs are more frequent at the cold time of the year, rarely and briefly met in summer. Natural feature of the region vegetation cover is the insular distribution of broad- leaved forests, oakeries and zones with steppe vegetation. Total forest square comprises a bit more than 247 thousand ha, including forest soils fund – 229.9 ha. Region vegetation includes over 1 300 species, united to 524 sorts and 106 classes. Artificial vegetation communities are represented by farming ecosystems, where one can trace the monoculture breeding tendencies. Mineral raw and material base Belgorod region – is highly developed industrial and agricultural region, with the economy, basing at colossal mineral wealth and unique black soils “chernozyom”. Third of whole Russian iron ore extraction accrues to Belgorod region, steel marks and rolled metal products, corresponding with world standards are also produced here. The Belgorod region takes leading positions among the central regions of Russia in variety and diversity of mineral resources and the prospects for the development of the iron and steel industry and the building materials industry, and such minerals as iron ore, chalk, cement marl are of national importance. There are more than 80% of the reserves of rich iron ores of the Kursk Magnetic Anomaly Basin in the region – 40,5%, which comprises almost the half of all the explored reserves of these ores in Russia. By qualitative indicators of ore, in natural form or after concentration processing, satisfy all the current technologies of metallurgical production, as well as powder metallurgy, production of ferrites, electronic and battery industry, obtaining high- quality mineral paints. Huge deposits of bauxites, apatites, mineral underground waters (radon and therapeutic table water), numerous deposits of construction materials (chalk, sand, clays and others) were discovered and in various extents developed. There also were discovered kicks of gold, graphite and rare metals, with the prerequisites of exposure of platinum, diamonds, hydrocarbon crudes, and other mineral resources. One of the main wealth types of Belgorod region - is unique black soil type, called “chernozyom”, which comprise 70% of the region soil fund, defining the successful development of agricultural sector. There are 1,4 ha of farmland per capita, including 1,1 ha of tilled areas. Mid-year population 2013– 1542,5 tsd. people 2014– 1546,0 tsd. people 2015 - 1549,0 tsd. people 2016– 1551,5 tsd. people 2017– 1549,9 tsd. people 3 Labor resources Total work force number: 2013– 809,8 tsd. people 2014 – 814,1 tsd. people 2015– 806,4 tsd. people 2016– 821,7 tsd. people 2017– 823,2 tsd. people Gross regional product In 2018 the gross regional product according to evaluation in current basic prices comprised 835,2 billion rubles or 117,5 % in comparable prices to the period of 2013. Leading sectors, supplying the main volume of gross regional product are: industry, agriculture, transport and communication, construction, to which accrues over 80% of produced GRP. In the volume of gross regional product per capita, region is at the 3rd place in Central Federal district second only to Moscow and Moscow district on the 19th place among the regions of the Russian Federation. 4 Industrial production Industrial production is the basis of Belgorod region economic potential. Activity of region government is directed on creation of sustainable development terms for industrial enterprises basing in adoption of innovative resource saving and highly productive technologies, performance of technical reequipping and reconstruction of acting production facilities, formation of advanced technological level production facilities with high raw material processing level, providing quality increase and competitiveness of the production, labor productivity and reducing the production costs. As the result, the volume of the dispatched goods of own production, executed works and services by own means in industrial type of activities over 2018 comprised 858,1 billion rubles and has risen at 1,6 times in present prices in comparison to 2013. Over 80% of dispatched industrial production is supplied by manufacturing industries. Among the regions of Central Federal District in volumes of dispatched goods, executed works per capita according to the economic activity type Belgorod region takes 3rd or 4th place. 5 The realization of measures for industrial potential perfection of the region, competitive recovery and production diversification and economic activity of business units secured the increase of industrial production in comparable circumstances over 2014-2018 at 126,6% in comparable circumstances. Today at the territory of the region there is competitive ore and mining combined complex, which enterprises produce one third of national iron ore concentrate volume, produce the best sorts of steel and rolled steel products of high demand in international market. Leading enterprises are AO “Lebedinskiy GOK”, OAO “Stoylenskiy GOK”, AO “Oskolskiy metallurgicheskiy kombinat”, OAO “Kombinat KMAruda”, AO АО «Yakovlevskiy GOK». Food and processing industries are represented by sugar production plants, meat-processing plants, and dairy- and grain mill plants, canning factories, fodder production plants and other enterprises.Agricultural production index of such economic activity type has risen up 1,3 times over 2013-2018. The measures taken by manufacturers to modernize production improve quality and expand the range of products, introduce innovative technologies, facilitate the production volume. 6 Key enterprises, situated at the territory of Belgorod region are : ZAO “Prioskolie”, OOO “Belgrankorm”, Group of companies “Miratorg”, OOO Group of companies “Agro-Belogorie”, agroindustrial holding “PromAgro”, AO UK “Agroindustrial group BVK”, ZAO “KapitalAgro”, OAO “Avida”, Group of companies “Green Dale”, OAO “Belgorod dairy plant”, Confectionary factory “Slavyanka”, Confectionary factory “Belogorie”, OOO “Rusagro-Belgorod”. Machine building complex of the region is represented by readymade metallic construction production, machine and equipment, electric appliances, transport means and equipment production. Enterprises produce pipelines, flexible joints, boiler equipment, forged pieces, stamping, bread making equipment, ore mining facilities and its spare parts, agricultural machinery, railroad and automobile cisterns, pipeline fittings, centrifugal pumping equipment, motor-and-tractor equipment, petrochemical equipment, mechanical processing goods, steel cutting tools, bridge and metallic constructions of superstructures, non-standard equipment. Main enterprises forming the basis for development of machine building cluster are OOO “Belenergomash-BZM”, AO “Starooskolskiy auto and motor electrical equipment plant n.a. A.M. Mamonov”, PAO “Oskolskiy metallurgic machine building plant”, OOO “Stariy Oskol mechanical plant”, AO “Belgorod mining machine manufacturing”, NAO “Shebekino machine building plant”, AO “Borisovskiy bridge constructions plant