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| Дальневосточный федеральный округ (Russian) Far Eastern Federal District |
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 Location of the Far Eastern Federal District (within Russia) |
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| Anthem: None | |
| Administrative center | Khabarovsk |
| Established | May 18, 2000 |
| Political status Federal subjects Economic regions |
Federal district 9 contained 1 contained |
| Area | |
| Area - Rank within Russia |
6,215,900 km² 1st |
| Population (as of the 2002 Census) | |
| Population - Rank within Russia - Density - Urban - Rural |
6,692,865 inhabitants 7 1.1 inhab. / km² n/a n/a |
| Official language | Russian 3 others |
| Government | |
| Presidential Envoy | Viktor Ishayev |
| Official website | |
| http://www.dfo.gov.ru/ | |
The Far Eastern Federal District (Russian: Дальневосто́чный федера́льный о́круг, Dalnevostochny federalny okrug), is the largest of the seven federal districts of Russia, while being also the least populated, with a population of 6,692,865 (74.3% urban). The Far Eastern Federal District was established in 2000 by then-President Vladimir Putin and is currently being governed by presidential envoy Viktor Ishayev. The Far Eastern Federal District covers the territory of the Russian Far East.
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Demography
Federal subjects
.svg) The map and key are listed in Russian alphabetical order. |
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| # | Flag | Federal Subject | Capital/Center |
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| 1 |  |
Amur Oblast (Амурская область) |
Blagoveshchensk (Благовещенск) |
| 2 |  |
Jewish Autonomous Oblast (Еврейская автономная область) |
Birobidzhan (Биробиджан) |
| 3 |  |
Kamchatka Krai (Камчатский край) |
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Петропавловск-Камчатский) |
| 4 |  |
Magadan Oblast (Магаданская область) |
Magadan (Магадан) |
| 5 |  |
Primorsky Krai (Приморский край) |
Vladivostok (Владивосток) |
| 6 |  |
Sakha Republic (Республика Саха) |
Yakutsk (Якутск) |
| 7 |  |
Sakhalin Oblast (Сахалинская область) |
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Южно-Сахалинск) |
| 8 |  |
Khabarovsk Krai (Хабаровский край) |
Khabarovsk (Хабаровск) |
| 9 |  |
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (Чукотский автономный округ) |
Anadyr (Анадырь) |
Largest cities
- Vladivostok: 594,701
- Khabarovsk: 583,072
- Komsomolsk-on-Amur: 271,600
- Blagoveshchensk: 219,221
- Yakutsk: 210,642
- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky: 198,028
- Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk: 173,600
- Nakhodka: 148,826
- Magadan: 99,399
- Birobidzhan: 77,250
- Anadyr: 11,038
Presidential plenipotentiary envoys
- Konstantin Pulikovsky (May 18, 2000 – November 14, 2005)
- Kamil Iskhakov (November 14, 2005 – October 2, 2007)
- Oleg Safonov (November 30, 2007 – April 30, 2009)
- Viktor Ishayev (April 30, 2009 – Present)
See also
External links
- (English) Information on Far Eastern Federal District
- (English) (Russian) Meeting of Frontiers: Siberia, Alaska, and the American West (includes materials on Russian Far East)
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