Velizh Facts

Area3.5 km²
Population4,327
Population change (1975 to 2020)-43.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-33.8%
Local Time
TimezoneMoscow Standard Time
Lat & Lng55.60564, 31.19673
Postal Codes216290

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Velizh Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population7,6407,2886,5355,5754,3274,1373,971
Population Density2,182.9 / km²2,082.3 / km²1,867.1 / km²1,592.9 / km²1,236.3 / km²1,182 / km²1,134.6 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Velizh Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 33.8% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Velizh-43.4%-40.6%-33.8%
Smolensk Oblast
Russia
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Velizh Population Density

Population Density: 1,236 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Velizh4,3273.5 km²1,236 / km²
Smolensk Oblast959,06049,803.5 km²19.3 / km²
Russia145.3 million16,974,452.8 km²8.6 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Velizh Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 200 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Velizh

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Velizh

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Velizh CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Velizh36,237 tn8.37 tn10,353.3 tons/km²
Smolensk Oblast8,225,058 tn8.58 tn165.2 tons/km²
Russia1,356,388,647 tn9.34 tn79.9 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Velizh CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)36,237 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita8.37 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)10,353.3 tons/km²

Velizh

Velizh (Russian: Ве́лиж; Belarusian: Веліж; Polish: Wieliż; Lithuanian: Veližas) is a town and the administrative center of Velizhsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the bank of the Western Dvina, 134 kilometers (83 mi) from Smolensk,..

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