Siberian Federal District

Coordinates: 55°N 83°E / 55°N 83°E / 55; 83

This article is about political group of regions by a Presidential Decree. For geographical region, see Siberia.
Siberian Federal District
Сибирский федеральный округ
Federal district of Russia

Location of the Siberian Federal District
Country  Russia
Established May 18, 2000
Administrative center Novosibirsk
Government
 • Presidential Envoy Sergey Menyaylo
Area[1]
 • Total 5,145,000 km2 (1,986,000 sq mi)
Area rank 2nd
Population (2010)
 • Total 19,256,426[2]
 • Rank 3rd
 • Density 3.8/km2 (10/sq mi)
 • Urban 72.0%[2]
 • Rural 28.0%[2]
Federal subjects 12 contained
Economic regions 2 contained
Website sfo.gov.ru

Siberian Federal District (Russian: Сиби́рский федера́льный о́круг, Sibirsky federalny okrug) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. Its population was 19,256,426 (72.0% urban) according to the 2010 Census,[2] living in an area of 5,145,000 square kilometers (1,986,500 sq mi).[1] The entire federal district lies within the continent of Asia.

The district was created by presidential decree on May 13, 2000 and covers around 30% of the total land area of Russia.[3]

Demographics

Federal subjects

The district comprises the West Siberian (part) and East Siberian economic regions and twelve federal subjects:

# Flag Federal subject Area in km2[1] Population (2010) Capital/Administrative center
1 Altai Republic 92,900 206,168 Gorno-Altaysk
2 Altai Krai 168,000 2,419,755 Barnaul
3 Republic of Buryatia 351,300 971,021 Ulan-Ude
4 Zabaykalsky Krai 431,900 1,107,107 Chita
5 Irkutsk Oblast 774,800 2,248,750 Irkutsk
6 Kemerovo Oblast 95,700 2,763,135 Kemerovo
7 Krasnoyarsk Krai 2,366,800 2,828,187 Krasnoyarsk
8 Novosibirsk Oblast 177,800 2,665,911 Novosibirsk
9 Omsk Oblast 141,100 1,977,665 Omsk
10 Tomsk Oblast 314,400 1,047,394 Tomsk
11 Tuva Republic 168,600 307,930 Kyzyl
12 Republic of Khakassia 61,600 532,403 Abakan

Presidential plenipotentiary envoys

  1. Leonid Drachevsky (May 18, 2000 - September 9, 2004)
  2. Anatoly Kvashnin (September 9, 2004 - September 9, 2010)
  3. Viktor Tolokonsky (September 9, 2010 - May 12, 2014)
  4. Nikolay Rogozhkin (May 12, 2014 - July 28, 2016)
  5. Sergey Menyaylo (since July 28, 2016)[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "1.1. ОСНОВНЫЕ СОЦИАЛЬНО-ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКИЕ ПОКАЗАТЕЛИ в 2014 г." [MAIN SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATORS 2014]. Regions of Russia. Socioeconomic indicators - 2015 (in Russian). Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Siberia Federal District, Russia (Siberian)". RussiaTrek.org. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Путин освободил Меняйло от должности губернатора Севастополя" (in Russian). Echo of Moscow. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
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