Facts of Kemerovo.
Sent by Alena from Leninsk-Kuznetsky in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.
Kemerovo (Russian: Ке́мерово, IPA: [ˈkʲemʲɪrəvə]) is an industrial city and the administrative center of Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Iskitimka and Tom Rivers, in the major coal mining region of the Kuznetsk Basin. Population: 557,119 (2021 Census); 532,981 (2010 Census); 484,754 (2002 Census);520,263 (1989 Soviet census).
The city was known as Shcheglovsk until March 27, 1932 (read more).
