Siberian Federal District

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Сибирский федеральный округ
(Russian)
Siberian Federal District

Location of the Siberian FD in Russia
Anthem: None
Administrative center Novosibirsk
Established May 2000
Political status
Federal subjects
Economic regions
Federal district
13 contained
contained
Code n/a
Area
Area
- Rank within Russia
5,114,800 km²
Population (as of the 2002 Census)
Population
- Rank within Russia
- Density
- Urban
- Rural
20,062,938 inhabitants

3.9 inhab. / km²

Official language Russian
others
Government
Presidential Envoy
Official website
http://www.ufo.gov.ru/

Siberian Federal District (Russian: Сиби́рский федера́льный о́круг; tr.: Sibirsky federalny okrug) is one of the seven federal districts of Russia. It is the central of the three Asian districts. Its population was 20,062,938 in the 2002 census, living on an area of 5,114,800 km² (1,974,835.3 mi²). The Current Presidential Envoy to Siberian Federal District is Anatoly Kvashnin.

It should not be confused with Siberia, which includes the whole of Asian Russia except that close to the Pacific.

Below is a list of the federal subjects within the Siberian Federal District. (Republics are marked with an asterisk (*).

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  1. Altai Republic*
  2. Altai Krai
  3. Buryatia*
  4. Zabaykalsky Krai
  5. Irkutsk Oblast
  6. Khakassia*
  7. Kemerovo Oblast
  8. Krasnoyarsk Krai
  9. Novosibirsk Oblast
  10. Omsk Oblast
  11. Tomsk Oblast
  12. Tuva*

[edit] Largest cities

  1. Novosibirsk 1,405,569 (2005 population)
  2. Omsk 1,142,773
  3. Krasnoyarsk 917,195
  4. Barnaul 631,221
  5. Irkutsk 582,547
  6. Novokuznetsk 563,257
  7. Kemerovo 522,641
  8. Tomsk 487,357
  9. Ulan-Ude 352,623
  10. Chita 308,492
  11. Bratsk 256,552

[edit] Presidential plenipotentiary envoys

[edit] External links