Kemerovo is an amalgamation of, and successor to, several older Russian settlements. A waypoint named Verkhotomsky ostrog … See more

Kemerovo is the administrative center of the oblast and, within the framework of administrative divisions, it also serves as the administrative center of Kemerovsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated … See more

The industrialization of Kemerovo was driven and underpinned by coal mining and by the heavy industry based on the availability of coal. It remains an important industrial city, built … See more

Six higher education institutions are located in Kemerovo: Kemerovo State University, Kuzbass State Technical University, … See more

The city was named after the village of Kemerovo, named after the surname of the first settlers of the Kemerovs. The ending "ovo" suggests a toponymic transition through a personal name. The village gave its name to the Kemerovo mine that arose … See more

Council of People's Deputies
The Kemerovo City Council of People's Deputies is a representative body of power comprising 36 deputies. The term of office of deputies is five … See more

Public transport
The public transport network of Kemerovo consists of 70 city bus routes (including 6 seasonal), 63 … See more