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Southern Federal District
Federal district of Russia
Federal district of Russia
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Southern Federal District |
| native_name | Южный федеральный округ |
| native_name_lang | ru |
| settlement_type | Federal district |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| established_title | Established |
| established_date | 13 May 2000 |
| seat_type | Administrative centre |
| seat | Rostov-on-Don |
| seat1_type | Largest city |
| seat1 | Krasnodar |
| coordinates | |
| leader_title | Presidential Envoy |
| leader_name | Vladimir Ustinov |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_total_km2 | 447,821 |
| area_rank | 7th |
| area_footnotes | |
| population_total | 16,319,253 |
| total_type | Total |
| population_as_of | 2010 Census |
| population_rank | 4th |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_urban | 62.4% |
| population_rural | 37.6% |
| blank_name_sec1 | Federal constituent entity |
| blank_info_sec1 | 6 contained (12 if including disputed oblasts and republics) |
| blank1_name_sec1 | Economic regions |
| blank1_info_sec1 | 1 contained (2 if containing disputed oblasts and republics) |
| demographics_type2 | GDP |
| demographics2_footnotes | |
| demographics2_title1 | Total |
| demographics2_info1 | ₽ |
| demographics2_title2 | Per capita |
| demographics2_info2 | ₽ |
| blank_name_sec2 | HDI (2022) |
| blank_info_sec2 | 0.764 |
| · 7th | |
| website | |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 4 |
| mapframe-wikidata | yes |
the political group of regions by a presidential decree
the North Caucasian Federal District created in 2000 and renamed
· 7th | mapframe-zoom = 4 | mapframe-wikidata = yes
The Southern Federal District (Южный федеральный округ) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. Its territory lies mostly on the Pontic–Caspian steppe of Southern Russia. The Southern Federal District shares borders with Ukraine, the Azov Sea, and the Black Sea in the west, and Kazakhstan and the Caspian Sea in the east.
History
The Southern Federal District was originally called the North Caucasian Federal District when it was founded on 13 May 2000, but was renamed for political reasons on 21 June 2000. On 19 January 2010, the Southern Federal District was split in two, with its former southern territories forming a new North Caucasian Federal District.
On 28 July 2016, Crimean Federal District (which contains the Republic of Crimea and the Federal city of Sevastopol) was abolished and merged into Southern Federal District in order to "improve the governance". Crimean Federal District was established on 21 March 2014 after the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. The federal district includes both the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol, both recognized as part of Ukraine by most of the international community. Its population was 13,854,334 (62.4% urban) according to the 2010 Census, living in an area of 420900 km2.
Demographics
Federal constituent entities
Main article: Federal subjects of Russia
An official government translation of the constitution of Russia from Russian to English uses the term "constituent entities of the Russian Federation". For example, Article 5 reads: "The Russian Federation shall consist of republics, krays, oblasts, cities of federal significance, an autonomous oblast and autonomous okrugs, which shall have equal rights as constituent entities of the Russian Federation." A translation provided by Garant-Internet instead uses the term "subjects of the Russian Federation".
Tom Fennell, a translator, told the 2008 American Translators Association conference that "constituent entity of the Russian Federation" is a better translation than "subject". This was supported by Tamara Nekrasova, Head of Translation Department at Goltsblat BLP, saying in a 2011 presentation at a translators conference that "constituent entity of the Russian Federation is more appropriate than subject of the Russian Federation (subject would be OK for a monarchy)".
| {{Center | 1= | # | Flag | Coat of Arms | Constituent entities | Area in km2 | Population | Capital/administrative center | Map of Administrative Division | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Disputed territories | A | B | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Flag of Adygea.svg | 50px | border]] | [[File:Coat of arms of Adygea.svg | 50px | border=no]] | Republic of Adygea | 7,800 | 496,934 | Maykop | [[File:Outline Map of Adygea.svg | 50px | border]] | |||||||||||
| [[File:Flag of Astrakhan Oblast.svg | 50px | border]] | [[File:Coat of Arms of Astrakhan Oblast.svg | 40px | border=no]] | Astrakhan Oblast | 49,000 | 960,142 | Astrakhan | [[File:Outline Map of Astrakhan Oblast.svg | 50px | border]] | |||||||||||
| [[File:Flag of Kalmykia.svg | 50px | border]] | [[File:Coat of Arms of Kalmykia.svg | 50px | border=no]] | Republic of Kalmykia | 74,700 | 267,133 | Elista | [[File:Outline Map of Kalmykia.svg | 50px | border]] | |||||||||||
| [[File:Flag of Krasnodar Krai.svg | 50px | border]] | [[File:Coat of Arms of Krasnodar Krai.svg | 50px | border=no]] | Krasnodar Krai | 75,500 | 5,838,273 | Krasnodar | [[File:Outline Map of Krasnodarski Krai (with Crimea disputed).svg | 50px | border]] | |||||||||||
| [[File:Flag of Rostov Oblast.svg | 50px | border]] | [[File:Coat of arms of Rostov Oblast.svg | 50px | border=no]] | Rostov Oblast | 101,000 | 4,200,729 | Rostov-on-Don | [[File:Outline Map of Rostov Oblast.svg | 50px | border]] | |||||||||||
| [[File:Flag of Volgograd Oblast.svg | 50px | border]] | [[File:Coat of Arms of Volgograd oblast.svg | 50px | border=no]] | Volgograd Oblast | 112,900 | 2,500,781 | Volgograd | [[File:Outline Map of Volgograd Oblast.svg | 50px | border]] | |||||||||||
| [[File:Flag of Crimea (Latest version).svg | 50px | border]] | [[File:Emblem of Crimea.svg | 50px | border=no]] | Republic of Crimea | 26,100 | 1,934,630 | Simferopol | [[File:Outline Map of Crimea in Russia (2014–2022).svg | 50px | border]] | |||||||||||
| [[File:Flag of Sevastopol.svg | 50px | border]] | [[File:COA of Sevastopol.svg | 50px | border=no]] | Sevastopol | 900 | 547,820 | Sevastopol | [[File:Sevastopol.png | 50px | border]] |
Ethnic groups
Ethnic composition, according to the 2010 census: Total - 13 854 334 people.
- Russians - 11,602,452 (83.75%)
- Armenians - 442,505 (3.19%)
- Ukrainians - 212 674 (1.54%)
- Kazakhs - 205 364 (1.48%)
- Kalmyks - 172,242 (1.24%)
- Tatars - 127,455 (0.92%)
- Adyghe (Circassian) - 121 391 (0.88%)
- Azerbaijanis - 52 871 (0.38%)
- Turks - 51,367 (0.37%)
- Roma - 46,067 (0.33%)
- Belarusians - 44 723 (0.32%)
- Chechens - 34,593 (0.25%)
- Georgians - 31,018 (0.22%)
- Germans - 29 312 (0.21%)
- Koreans - 27,640 (0.20%)
- Greeks - 27,313 (0.20%)
- Dargins - 24 815 (0.18%)
- Uzbeks - 16 361 (0.12%)
- Avars - 16,061 (0.12%)
- Moldovans - 15 888 (0.11%)
- Lezgins - 15 241 (0.11%)
- Chuvash - 12 329 (0.09%)
- Kurds - 12,056 (0.09%)
- Bashkirs - 4 942 (0.06%)
- Persons who did not indicate their nationality: 240 609 people. (1.74%)
- Representatives of other nationalities: 729,572 people. (5.26%)
Life expectancy
Presidential plenipotentiary envoys
| No. | Name (envoy) | Photo | Term of office | Appointed by | Start of term | End of term | Length of service | Vladimir Putin | Dmitry Medvedev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Kazantsev | [[File:Viktor Kazantsev 2021 (cropped).jpg | 70px]] | 18 May 2000 | 9 March 2004 | ( days) | ||||
| 2 | Vladimir Yakovlev | [[File:Яковлев Владимир Анатольевич.jpg | 70px]] | 9 March 2004 | 13 September 2004 | |||||
| 3 | Dmitry Kozak | [[File:Dmitry Kozak.jpg | 70px]] | 13 September 2004 | 24 September 2007 | ( days) | ||||
| 4 | Grigory Rapota | [[File:Григорий Алексеевич Рапота.jpg | 70px]] | 24 September 2007 | 14 May 2008 | days | ||||
| 5 | Vladimir Ustinov | [[File:Vladimir Ustinov (2014-06-04).jpg | 70px]] | 14 May 2008 | present | ( days) |
References
References
- Putin, V.. (13 May 2000). "Указ Президента Российской Федерации о полномочном представителе Президента Российской Федерации в федеральном округе".
- "1.1. ОСНОВНЫЕ СОЦИАЛЬНО-ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКИЕ ПОКАЗАТЕЛИ в 2014 г.". [[Russian Federal State Statistics Service]].
- (27 May 2025). "Валовой региональный продукт - Врп с 1998-2023 года (Table-2 total and Table-4 per capita)".
- "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab".
- "Southern Federal District, Russia Guide".
- (28 July 2016). "Крымский федеральный округ включен в состав Южного федерального округа". [[Interfax]].
- (March 21, 2014). "В России создан Крымский федеральный округ". RBC.
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141125161444/http://dt.ua/POLITICS/nabuv-chinnosti-zakon-pro-okupovani-teritoriyi-ukrayini-143258_.html Law about occupied territories of Ukraine]. [[Mirror Weekly]]. 15 May 2014
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141125161706/http://www.newsru.ua/ukraine/01oct2014/vuzy.html Higher educational institutions at the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine will not work – the minister of education]. Newsru. 1 October 2014
- {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
- "Constitution of the Russian Federation". Government of the Russian Federation.
- "The Constitution of the Russian Federation". Garant-Internet.
- Knizhnik, Irina. (2009). "On legal terminology, the jury is still out". Slavic Languages Division, [[American Translators Association]].
- Nekrasova, Tamara. (2011). "Traps & Mishaps in Legal Translation". Eulita.
- "Демографический ежегодник России". [[Federal State Statistics Service (Russia).
- "Ожидаемая продолжительность жизни при рождении".
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