Siberian Federal District

Coordinates: 55°N 83°E / 55°N 83°E

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 Nikolay Rogozhkin
Area
  Total 5,114,800 km2 (1,974,800 sq mi)
Area rank 2nd
Population (2010)
  Total 19,256,426[1]
  Rank 3rd
  Urban 72.0%[1]
  Rural 28.0%[1]
Federal subjects 12 contained
Economic regions 2 contained
Website www.sibfo.ru

Siberian Federal District (Russian: Сиби́рский федера́льный о́круг, Sibirsky federalny okrug) is one of the nine federal districts of Russia. Its population was 19,256,426 (72.0% urban) according to the 2010 Census,[1] living on an area of 5,114,800 square kilometers (1,974,800 sq mi). 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.[2]

Demographics

Federal subjects

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

# Flag Federal subject Capital/Administrative center
1 Altai Republic Gorno-Altaysk
2 Altai Krai Barnaul
3 Republic of Buryatia Ulan-Ude
4 Zabaykalsky Krai Chita
5 Irkutsk Oblast Irkutsk
6 Kemerovo Oblast Kemerovo
7 Krasnoyarsk Krai Krasnoyarsk
8 Novosibirsk Oblast Novosibirsk
9 Omsk Oblast Omsk
10 Tomsk Oblast Tomsk
11 Tuva Republic Kyzyl
12 Republic of Khakassia Abakan

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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.
  2. "Siberia Federal District, Russia (Siberian)". RussiaTrek.org. Retrieved July 15, 2012.

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