Tula — UN urban centre population
Tula has a recorded base population of 356,025 for the UN urban centre definition (2025 annual estimate). UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; the moving counter uses UN 2025–2026 annual growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Tula UN urban centre: 356,025 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 356,025. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 482,873; the UN value is smaller (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Administrative units of Tula
6 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 6 of 6 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 349,619; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed UN urban centre denominator 356,025; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novomoskovsky District | 136,635 | 38.38% | Not independently verified |
| Uzlovsky District | 80,935 | 22.73% | Not independently verified |
| Kireyevskiy Rayon | 72,643 | 20.40% | Not independently verified |
| Plavsky District | 27,690 | 7.78% | Not independently verified |
| Zaokskiy Rayon | 19,142 | 5.38% | Not independently verified |
| Odoyevsky District | 12,574 | 3.53% | Not independently verified |
Recorded localities
Gazetteer associations; boundary membership not independently verified.
Kosaya Gora (17,836), Mendeleyevskiy (9,350), Gorelki (7,655)
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 356,025 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Tula |
|---|---|---|
| Qazvin | 355,865 | −0.0% |
| Memphis | 356,215 | +0.1% |
| Korba | 355,784 | −0.1% |
| Montes Claros | 355,651 | −0.1% |
| Vinh | 355,643 | −0.1% |
About these numbers
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025. Reference: 2025 annual estimate. Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-01-01 using UN 2025–2026 annual growth (+0.08% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 356,025, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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