Federal subjects 18 contained Area 650,200 km² | Established May 18, 2000 Area rank 6th Economic regions 2 contained | |
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Clubs and Teams FC Spartak Moscow, PFC CSKA Moscow Points of interest Moscow Kremlin, Saint Basil's Cathedral, Red Square, Bolshoi Theatre - Moscow, Tretyakov Gallery Colleges and Universities Moscow State University, Moscow State Institute o, Peoples' Friendship University, Moscow Aviation Institute, National Research University | ||
The Central Federal District (Russian: Центра́льный федера́льный о́круг, Tsentralny federalny okrug; [tsɨnˈtralʲnɨj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk]) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. The word "Central" has a political and historical meaning, being the core of the Russian state and its predecessor, the Grand Duchy of Muscovy. Geographically, the district is situated in the extreme west of present-day Russia; although it can be considered as the central region of European Russia. The district covers an area of 650,200 square kilometers (251,000 sq mi), and recorded a population of 38,427,537 (81.3% urban) in the 2010 Census. The Presidential Envoy to the Central Federal District is Alexander Beglov.
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Map of Central Federal District, Russia
Federal subjects
The district comprises the Central and Central Black Earth economic regions and eighteen federal subjects: