Far Eastern Federal District
Far Eastern Federal District
Дальневосточный федеральный округ |
| — Federal District of Russia — |
| Location of the Far Eastern Federal District |
| Country |
Russia |
| Established |
May 18, 2000 |
| Administrative Centre |
Khabarovsk |
| Government |
| • Presidential Envoy |
Viktor Ishayev |
| Area |
| • Total |
6,215,900 km2 (2,399,972.4 sq mi) |
| Area rank |
1st |
| Population (2010) |
| • Total |
6,291,952 |
| • Rank |
8th |
| • Density |
1/km2 (2.6/sq mi) |
| Federal subjects |
9 contained |
| Economic regions |
1 contained |
| Website |
www.dfo.gov.ru |
The Far Eastern Federal District (Russian: Дальневосто́чный федера́льный о́круг, Dalnevostochny federalny okrug) is the largest of the eight federal districts of Russia, while being also the least populated, with a population of 6,291,900 (74.8% urban).[1] The Far Eastern Federal District was established in 2000 by then-President Vladimir Putin and is currently being governed by presidential envoy Viktor Ishayev. The Far Eastern Federal District covers the territory of the Russian Far East.
Demographics
Federal subjects
Largest cities
Populations are given as of the 2002 Census:
- Vladivostok: 594,701
- Khabarovsk: 583,072
- Komsomolsk-on-Amur: 271,600
- Blagoveshchensk: 219,221
- Yakutsk: 210,642
- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky: 198,028
- Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk: 173,600
- Nakhodka: 148,826
- Magadan: 99,399
- Birobidzhan: 77,250
- Anadyr: 11,038
Presidential plenipotentiary envoys
- Konstantin Pulikovsky (May 18, 2000 – November 14, 2005)
- Kamil Iskhakov (November 14, 2005 – October 2, 2007)
- Oleg Safonov (November 30, 2007 – April 30, 2009)
- Viktor Ishayev (April 30, 2009 – Present)
References
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