North Caucasian Federal District

Coordinates: 43°42′41″N 44°48′22″E / 43.7114°N 44.8061°E

North Caucasian Federal District Северо-Кавказский федеральный округ
Federal district of Russia
Location of the North Caucasian Federal District
Country	Russia
Established	January 19, 2010
Administrative center	Pyatigorsk
Government
• Presidential Envoy	Sergei Melikov
Area
• Total	170,700 km^2 (65,900 sq mi)
Area rank	8th
Population (2010 Census[1])
• Total	9,428,826
• Rank	7th
• Density	55/km^2 (140/sq mi)
• Urban	49.2%[1]
• Rural	50.8%[1]
Federal subjects	7 contained
Economic regions	1 contained
Website	skfo.gov.ru

North Caucasian Federal District (Russian: Се́веро-Кавка́зский федера́льный о́круг, Severo-Kavkazsky federalny okrug) is one of the nine federal districts of Russia. It is located in the extreme southwest of Russia, in the geographical area of the North Caucasus. The federal district was split from Southern Federal District on January 19, 2010.^[2]

The population of the federal subjects comprising the federal district was 9,428,826 according to the 2010 Census,^[1] living on an area of 170,700 square kilometers (65,900 sq mi).

The current Envoy is Sergei Melikov.

Demographics

Ethnic Russians constitute less than one-third of the total population at 2,854,040 (30.26 %) according to the 2010 Census, and are concentrated in Stavropol Krai. A diverse assortment of ethnic groups, most of which are Muslim, form the remainder, and the North Caucasus Federal District is Russia's only Muslim-majority district.

Federal subjects

The map and key are listed in Russian alphabetical order.
#	Flag	Federal subject	Area in km^2.	Population 2010 Census	Population Jan. 1, 2012 estimate	Capital/administrative center
1		Republic of Dagestan	50,300	2,910,249	2,931,291	Makhachkala
2		Republic of Ingushetia	3,750	412,520	429,458	Magas
3		Kabardino-Balkar Republic	12,500	859,939	859,149	Nalchik
4		Karachay-Cherkess Republic	14,100	477,859	474,787	Cherkessk
5		Republic of North Ossetia-Alania	8,000	712,980	709,398	Vladikavkaz
6		Stavropol Krai	66,500	2,786,281	2,786,727	Stavropol
7		Chechen Republic	17,300	1,268,989	1,303,423	Grozny

Total fertility rate

2009 - 1.95 | 2010 - 1.99 | 2011 - 2.01 | 2012 - 2.00 | 2013 - 1.99 | 2014 - 2.03

Presidential plenipotentiary envoys

1. Alexander Khloponin (January 19, 2010–12 May 2014^[3])^[4]

External links

• SKFO.RU – regional information portal
• North Caucasian news portal

References

1. 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. Президент Российской Федерации. Указ №849 от 13 мая 2000 г. «О полномочном представителе Президента Российской Федерации в федеральном округе», в ред. Указа №82 от 19 января 2010 г «О внесении изменений в перечень федеральных округов, утвержденный Указом Президента Российской Федерации от 13 мая 2000 г. N 849, и в Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 12 мая 2008 г. N 724 "Вопросы системы и структуры федеральных органов исполнительной власти"». Вступил в силу 13 мая 2000 г. Опубликован: "Собрание законодательства РФ", №20, ст. 2112, 15 мая 2000 г. (President of the Russian Federation. Decree #849 of May 13, 2000 On the Plenipotentiary Envoy of the President of the Russian Federation in a Federal District, as amended by the Decree #82 of January 19, 2010 On Amending the Registry of the Federal Districts Approved by the Decree #849 of the President of the Russian Federation of May 13, 2000 and the Decree #724 of the President of the Russian Federation of May 12, 2008 "Issues of the System and the Structure of the Federal Bodies of Executive Power". Effective as of May 13, 2000.).
3. Kremlin's reshuffle in North Caucasus shows force trend in policies, experts say, Caucasian Knot, Moscow, 13 May 2014.Retrieved: 4 August 2014.
4. Президент Российской Федерации. Указ №83 от 19 января 2010 г. «О Заместителе Председателя Правительства Российской Федерации и полномочном представителе Президента Российской Федерации в Северо-Кавказском федеральном округе». (President of the Russian Federation. Decree #83 of January 19, 2010 On the Deputy Chairperson of the Government of the Russian Federation and on the Plenipotentiary Envoy of the President of the Russian Federation in North Caucasian Federal District. ).