Kemerovo area

Geographical location
Kemerovo area (Kuzbass) is situated in the south-eastern part of the Western Siberia.
Area - 95.7 thousand sq. km. The region borders on Tomsk, Novosibirsk, Altay, Krasnodarsk regions, on the republics of Altay and Khakasia. The climate is continental. The biggest river is Tom. Great coal supplies determine the second name of the region - Kuzbass.

Administrative division
The region is divided into 19 districts, 18 towns of the regional submission, 13 districts in towns, 2 towns of district submission, 47 worker`s settlements, 1137 villages. Population of the region is 3157.9 thousand: in town - 2752.9 thousand, in village - 405 thousand.
Centre - Kemerovo (512.7 thousand people). Distance from Moscow to Kemerovo is 3482 km.

Science and education
Kemerovo is the town of science, culture, art, preparing highly qualified staff. There are about 30 research and project institutes, 2 Universities (Kemerovo State and Kuzbass State Technical). Departments of Siberian Academy of Natural Sciences and Siberian Engineering Academy are being founded. Present day scientific potential - 20 corresponding members of Academy of Sciences of the RF, 150 Masters of Science, 1000 Doctors of Science.

Culture
Kemerovo possesses great cultural potential. There are creative unions of writers, artists, journalists, scientists, architects. In Kemerovo there are philharmonic, circus, dramatic theatre, operetta theatre, museum of regional studies, museum of art, picture gallery, parks, stadiums, swimming baths, puppet theatre.