Northwestern Federal District
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| Северо-Западный федеральный округ (Russian) Northwestern Federal District |
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| Anthem: None | |
| Administrative center | Saint Petersburg |
| Established | May 18, 2000 |
| Political status Federal subjects Economic regions |
Federal district 11 contained 1 contained |
| Code | n/a |
| Area | |
| Area - Rank within Russia |
1,677,900 km² 4th |
| Population (as of the 2002 Census) | |
| Population - Rank within Russia - Density - Urban - Rural |
13,974,466 inhabitants 5th 8.3 inhab. / km² |
| Official language | Russian others |
| Government | |
| Presidential Envoy | Ilya Klebanov |
| Official website | |
| http://www.szfo.ru/ | |
Northwestern Federal District (Russian: Се́веро-За́падный федера́льный о́круг; tr.: Severo-zapadny federalny okrug) is one of the seven federal districts of Russia. It consists of the northern part of European Russia. Its population was 13,974,466 in the 2002 Census, living on an area of 1,677,900 km² (647,840.8 mi²). The current Envoy to the Northwestern Federal District is Ilya Klebanov.
Subdivisions, with republics (that enjoy a high degree of autonomy on most issues and correspond to some of Russia's ethnic minorities) marked with an asterisk:
- Arkhangelsk Oblast
- Kaliningrad Oblast (with no land connection to the rest of Russia)
- Republic of Karelia*
- Komi Republic*
- Leningrad Oblast
- Murmansk Oblast
- Novgorod Oblast
- Pskov Oblast
- Federal city of Saint Petersburg
- Vologda Oblast
[edit] Presidential plenipotentiary envoys
- Viktor Cherkesov (May 182000, – March 112003)
- Valentina Matviyenko (March 112003, – October 152003)
- Ilya Klebanov (since November 12003)
[edit] External links
- (Russian) Plenipotentiary of the President of the Russian Federation in the Northwestern Federal District
