Country Russia administrative center Nizhny Novgorod Website www.pfo.ru Federal subjects 14 contained Population 29.9 million (2010) | Established May 18, 2000 Area rank 5th Area 1.038 million km² Economic regions 3 contained | |
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Destinations Kazan, Samara, Nizhny Novgorod, Perm, Ufa, Penza Points of interest Qolşärif Mosque, Temple of All Religions, Kazan Kremlin, Kaban Lakes, Söyembikä Tower Colleges and Universities Kazan Federal University, N I Lobachevsky State Uni, Kazan National Research, Kazan State Medical, Saratov State University | ||
Volga (Privolzhsky) Federal District (Russian: Приво́лжский федера́льный о́круг, Privolzhsky federalny okrug) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. It forms the southeastern part of European Russia. Its population was 29,899,699 (70.8% urban) according to the 2010 Census, living on an area of 1,038,000 square kilometers (401,000 sq mi). Mikhail Babich was appointed the federal district's Presidential Envoy on December 15, 2011.
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Map of Volga Federal District, Russia
Federal subjects
The district comprises the Volga (part), Volga-Vyatka and Urals (part) economic regions and fourteen federal subjects:
Presidential plenipotentiary envoys
- Sergey Kiriyenko (May 18, 2000 – November 14, 2005)
- Alexander Konovalov (November 14, 2005 – May 12, 2008)
- Grigory Rapota (May 12, 2008 – December 15, 2011)
- Mikhail Babich (December 15, 2011 – present)
References
Volga Federal District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA