Country Russia Area rank 8th Economic regions 1 contained Area 170,400 km² | Established January 19, 2010 Federal subjects 7 contained Website skfo.gov.ru Administrative center Pyatigorsk | |
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North Caucasian Federal District (Russian: Се́веро-Кавка́зский федера́льный о́круг, Severo-Kavkazsky federalny okrug) is one of the eight 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.
Contents
- Map of North Caucasian Federal District Russia
- Demographics
- Federal subjects
- Presidential plenipotentiary envoys
- References
Map of North Caucasian Federal District, Russia
The population of the federal subjects comprising the federal district was 9,428,826 according to the 2010 Census, living in an area of 170,400 square kilometers (65,800 sq mi).
The current Envoy is Oleg Belaventsev.
Demographics
Ethnic Russians constitute less than one-third of the total population at 2,854,040 (30.26 %) according to the 2010 Census, but constitute a majority of 80% in Stavropol Krai and are at least 20% of the population in North Ossetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, and Karachay-Cherkessia. A diverse assortment of mostly Muslim ethnic and tribal groups form the remainder, and the North Caucasus Federal District is Russia's only Muslim-majority district.
Federal subjects
2009 - 1.95 | 2010 - 1.99 | 2011 - 2.01 | 2012 - 2.00 | 2013 - 1.99 | 2014 - 2.03 | 2015 - 1.98
Presidential plenipotentiary envoys
- Alexander Khloponin (January 19, 2010– May 12, 2014)
- Sergey Melikov (May 12, 2014 - July 28, 2016)
- Oleg Belaventsev (since July 28, 2016)