| Northwestern Federal District Северо-Западный федеральный округ |
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| — Federal district of Russia — | |
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| Country | Russia |
| Established | May 18, 2000 |
| Administrative center | Saint Petersburg |
| Federal subjects | 11 |
| Government | |
| - Presidential Envoy | Ilya Klebanov |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1,677,900 km2 (647,840.8 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 4th |
| Population | |
| - Total | 13,974,466 |
| - Density | 8.3/km2 (21.6/sq mi) |
| Population rank | 5th |
| Website | http://www.szfo.ru/ |
Northwestern Federal District (Russian: Се́веро-За́падный федера́льный о́круг; tr.: Severo-zapadny federalny okrug) is one of the seven federal districts of Russia. It consists of the northern part of European Russia. Its population was 13,974,466 (82.3% urban) according to the 2002 Census, living on an area of 1,677,900 km² (647,840.8 mi²). The current Envoy to the Northwestern Federal District is Ilya Klebanov.
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Demographics
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 |  |
Arkhangelsk Oblast (Архангельская область) |
Arkhangelsk (Архангельск) |
| 2 |  |
Vologda Oblast (Волого́дская область) |
Vologda (Вологда) |
| 3 |  |
Kaliningrad Oblast (Калининградская область) |
Kaliningrad (Калининград) |
| 4 |  |
Republic of Karelia (Республика Карелия) |
Petrozavodsk (Петрозаводск) |
| 5 |  |
Komi Republic (Республика Коми) |
Syktyvkar (Сыктывкар) |
| 6 |  |
Leningrad Oblast (Ленинградская область) |
None[1] |
| 7 |  |
Murmansk Oblast (Мурманская область) |
Murmansk(Мурманск) |
| 8 |  |
Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Ненецкий автономный округ) |
Naryan-Mar (Нарьян-Мар) |
| 9 |  |
Novgorod Oblast (Новгородская область) |
Veliky Novgorod (Великий Новгород) |
| 10 | Pskov Oblast (Псковская область) |
Pskov (Псков) |
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| 11 |  |
Saint Petersburg (Санкт-Петербург)) |
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Presidential plenipotentiary envoys
- Viktor Cherkesov (May 18, 2000 – March 11, 2003)
- Valentina Matviyenko (March 11, 2003 – October 15, 2003)
- Ilya Klebanov (November 1, 2003 – Present)
External links
- (Russian) Plenipotentiary of the President of the Russian Federation in the Northwestern Federal District
Notes
- ^ According to Article 13 of the Charter of Leningrad Oblast, the government bodies of the oblast are located in the city of St. Petersburg. However, St. Petersburg is not officially named to be the administrative center of the oblast.
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