Northwestern Federal District
Northwestern Federal District
Северо-Западный федеральный округ |
| — Federal District of Russia — |
| Location of the Northwestern Federal District |
| Country |
Russia |
| Established |
May 18, 2000 |
| Administrative Centre |
Saint Petersburg |
| Government |
| • Presidential Envoy |
Nikolay Vinnichenko |
| Area |
| • Total |
1,677,900 km2 (647,840.8 sq mi) |
| Area rank |
4th |
| Population (2002) |
| • Total |
13,583,800 |
| • Rank |
4th |
| • Density |
8.1/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Federal subjects |
11 contained |
| Economic regions |
3 contained |
| Website |
www.szfo.ru |
Northwestern Federal District (Russian: Се́веро-За́падный федера́льный о́круг, Severo-Zapadny federalny okrug) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. It consists of the northern part of European Russia. Its population was 13,583,800 (83.5% urban) according to the 2010 Census, living on an area of 1,677,900 square kilometers (647,800 sq mi). The current Envoy to the Northwestern Federal District is Nikolay Vinnichenko.
Demographics
Federal subjects
Presidential plenipotentiary envoys
- Viktor Cherkesov (May 18, 2000 – March 11, 2003)
- Valentina Matviyenko (March 11, 2003 – October 15, 2003)
- Ilya Klebanov (November 1, 2003 – Present)
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