Siberian Federal District

Coordinates: 55°N 83°E / 55°N 83°E / 55; 83

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
  Density 3.8/km2 (10/sq mi)
  Urban 72.0%[1]
  Rural 28.0%[1]
Federal subjects 12 contained
Economic regions 2 contained
Website sfo.gov.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 Area in km2 Population (2010) Capital/Administrative center
1 Altai Republic 92,600 206,168 Gorno-Altaysk
2 Altai Krai 169,100 2,419,755 Barnaul
3 Republic of Buryatia 351,300 971,021 Ulan-Ude
4 Zabaykalsky Krai 431,500 1,107,107 Chita
5 Irkutsk Oblast 767,900 2,248,750 Irkutsk
6 Kemerovo Oblast 95,500 2,763,135 Kemerovo
7 Krasnoyarsk Krai 2,339,700 2,828,187 Krasnoyarsk
8 Novosibirsk Oblast 178,200 2,665,911 Novosibirsk
9 Omsk Oblast 139,700 1,977,665 Omsk
10 Tomsk Oblast 316,900 1,047,394 Tomsk
11 Tuva Republic 170,500 307,930 Kyzyl
12 Republic of Khakassia 61,900 532,403 Abakan

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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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