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North Caucasian Federal District

North Caucasian Federal District
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nameNorth Caucasian Federal District
native_nameСеверо-Кавказский федеральный округ
native_name_langru
settlement_typeFederal district of Russia
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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
established_titleEstablished
established_date19 January 2010
seat_typeAdministrative centre
seatPyatigorsk
seat1_typeLargest city
seat1Makhachkala
leader_titlePresidential Envoy
leader_nameYury Chaika
unit_prefMetric
area_total_km2170400
area_rank8th
area_footnotes
population_total10171000
total_typeTotal
population_as_of2021 Census
population_rank7th
population_density_km2auto
population_urban50.7%
population_rural49.3%
blank_name_sec1Federal subjects
blank_info_sec17 contained
blank1_name_sec1Economic regions
blank1_info_sec11 contained
demographics_type2GDP
demographics2_footnotes
demographics2_title1Total
demographics2_info1₽
demographics2_title2Per capita
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blank_name_sec2HDI (2022)
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the political group of regions by a presidential decree

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the federal district created in 2010

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The North Caucasian Federal District (Северо-Кавказский федеральный округ) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. It is located in extreme southern Russia, in the geographical area of the North Caucasus. The federal district was split from the Southern Federal District on 19 January 2010.

Dagestan landscape

Federal subjects

[[File:North Caucasian Federal District (numbered).svg400pxNorth Caucasian Federal District]]
The map and key are listed in Russian alphabetical order.#FlagCoat of ArmsFederal subjectArea in
km2Population
2021 CensusGDPCapital/administrative centerMap of Administrative Division1234567
[[File:Flag of Dagestan.svg50pxborder]][[File:Coat of Arms of Dagestan.svg50pxborder]]Republic of Dagestan50,3003,182,054₽814 billionMakhachkala[[File:Russia Dagestan location map.svg50pxborder]]
[[File:Flag of Ingushetia.svg50pxborder]][[File:Coat of arms of Ingushetia.svg50pxborder]]Republic of Ingushetia3,600509,541₽77 billionMagas[[File:Outline Map of Ingushetia.svg50pxborder]]
[[File:Flag of Kabardino-Balkaria.svg50pxborder]][[File:Coat of Arms of Kabardino-Balkaria.svg50pxborder]]Kabardino-Balkarian Republic12,500904,200₽199 billionNalchik[[File:Outline Map of Kabardino-Balkaria.svg50pxborder]]
[[File:Flag of Karachay-Cherkessia.svg50pxborder]][[File:Coat of Arms of Karachay-Cherkessia.svg50pxborder]]Karachay-Cherkess Republic14,300469,865₽109 billionCherkessk[[File:Outline Map of Karachay-Cherkessia.svg50pxborder]]
[[File:Flag of North Ossetia.svg50pxborder]][[File:Wapen Ossetien.svg50pxborder]]Republic of North Ossetia-Alania8,000687,357₽203 billionVladikavkaz[[File:Outline Map of North Ossetia.svg50pxborder]]
[[File:Flag of Stavropol Krai.svg50pxborder]][[File:Coat of arms of Stavropol Krai.svg50pxborder]]Stavropol Krai66,5002,907,593₽1,025 billionStavropol[[File:Outline Map of Stavropol Krai.svg50pxborder]]
[[File:Flag of Chechen Republic since 2004.svg50pxborder]][[File:Coat of Arms of Chechnya (2020-).svg50pxborder]]Chechen Republic17,3001,510,824₽268 billionGrozny[[File:Russia Chechen Republic location map.svg50pxborder]]

Demographics

Ethnic map of North Caucasus

Ethnic Russians constitute less than one-third of the total population at 2,857,851 (28.83%), although they do constitute a plurality of the population.

Population pyramid of the North Caucasian Federal District as of the 2021 Russian Census

According to the 2021 Census, Russians constitute a majority of 80% in Stavropol Krai and are at least 15% of the population in North Ossetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, and Karachay-Cherkessia. A diverse assortment of mostly Muslim North Caucasian speaking ethnic and tribal groups form the remainder. The North Caucasus Federal District is Russia's only Muslim-majority federal district, and is the only federal district that does not have an ethnic Russian majority.

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According to the results of the 2021 census, the ethnic composition of the North Caucasian Federal District is as follows:

EthnicityPopulationPercentage
Russians2,857,85128.83%
Chechens1,586,72016.01%
Avars972,7039.81%
Dargins582,2555.87%
Kumyks532,8485.38%
Kabardians513,1785.18%
Ingush501,5445.06%
Ossetians455,7654.60%
Lezgins426,8694.31%
Karachais222,2112.24%
Laks165,7371.67%
Armenians156,4171.58%
Azerbaijanis136,9501.38%
Tabasaran135,6941.37%
Balkars122,8311.24%
Circassians88,0750.89%
Nogais80,0400.81%
Roma45,0350.45%
Abazins40,4780.41%
Turks36,0410.36%
Aghuls31,0120.31%
Rutuls29,2000.29%
Greeks25,7000.26%
Turkmens16,2760.16%
Georgians15,4100.16%
Tatars15,2760.15%
Ukrainians13,8360.14%
Tsakhurs10,7350.11%
Others170,3911.81%
Ethnicity not stated258,986–

Vital statistics for 2022:

  • Births: 128,528 (12.8 per 1,000)
  • Deaths: 79,661 (7.9 per 1,000)

Total fertility rate (2022):

1.73 children per woman

Life expectancy (2021):

73.79 years

Presidential plenipotentiary envoys

№Name (envoy)PhotoTerm of officeAppointed byStart of termEnd of termLength of serviceDmitry MedvedevVladimir Putin
1Alexander Khloponin[[File:Aleksandr Khloponin 7 May 2013.jpeg70px]]19 January 201012 May 2014( days)
2title=Putin creates ministry for North Caucasus, makes new appointmentsurl=http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/731291work=ITAR-TASSaccess-date=13 May 2014}}[[File:Сергей Меликов.png70px]]12 May 201428 July 2016( days)
3Oleg Belaventsev[[File:Belaventsev O E.jpeg70px]]28 July 201626 June 2018( days)
4Aleksandr Matovnikov[[File:Matovnikov (2018-06-28) 1 (cropped).jpg70px]]26 June 201822 January 2020( days)
5Yury Chaika[[File:Chaika 2023.jpg70px]]22 January 2020present( days)

References

References

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  2. (2022-05-30). "Provisional results of the 2020 All-Russian population census". Rosstat.
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  4. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab".
  5. "Национальный состав населения". [[Federal State Statistics Service (Russia).
  6. "Валовой региональный продукт".
  7. "Ожидаемая продолжительность жизни при рождении".
  8. "Information on the number of registered births, deaths, marriages and divorces for January to December 2022".
  9. "Birth rate, mortality rate, natural increase, marriage rate, divorce rate for January to December 2022".
  10. link. [[Russian Federal State Statistics Service]]
  11. "Демографический ежегодник России". [[Federal State Statistics Service (Russia).
  12. [http://eng.kavkaz-uzel.ru/articles/28117/ ''Kremlin's reshuffle in North Caucasus shows force trend in policies, experts say'', Caucasian Knot, Moscow, 13 May 2014].Retrieved: 4 August 2014.
  13. "Putin creates ministry for North Caucasus, makes new appointments". ITAR-TASS.
  14. (28 July 2016). "Путин подписал указ "О полномочном представителе президента РФ в Северо-Кавказском федеральном округе"". [[Echo of Moscow]].
  15. (26 June 2018). "Игорь Холманских уволен с поста полпреда президента в Уральском федеральном округе". [[Meduza]].
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