Central Federal District
The Central Federal District (Russian: Центра́льный федера́льный о́круг, tr. Tsentralny federalny okrug, IPA: [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),[1] and recorded a population of 38,427,537 (81.3% urban) in the 2010 Census.[2] The Presidential Envoy to the Central Federal District is Igor Shchyogolev.

Central Federal District
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Established | 18 May 2000 |
Administrative Centre | Moscow |
Government | |
• Presidential Envoy | Igor Shchyogolev |
Area | |
• Total | 650,200 km2 (251,000 sq mi) |
• Rank | 6th |
Population | |
• Total | 38,427,539 |
• Rank | 1st |
• Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
• Urban | 81.3% |
• Rural | 18.7% |
Federal subjects | 18 contained |
Economic regions | 2 contained |
HDI (2019) | 0.847[3] very high · 1st |
Website | cfo |
Demographics
Federal subjects
The district comprises the Central and Central Black Earth economic regions and eighteen federal subjects:
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# | Flag | Coat of Arms | Federal subject | Area in km2[1] | Population | Administrative center | Map of Administrative Division |
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Belgorod Oblast | 27,100 | 1,511,620 | Belgorod | ![]() |
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Bryansk Oblast | 34,900 | 1,378,941 | Bryansk | ![]() |
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Vladimir Oblast | 29,100 | 1,523,990 | Vladimir | ![]() |
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Voronezh Oblast | 52,200 | 2,378,803 | Voronezh | ![]() |
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Ivanovo Oblast | 21,400 | 1,148,329 | Ivanovo | ![]() |
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Kaluga Oblast | 29,800 | 1,041,641 | Kaluga | ![]() |
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Kostroma Oblast | 60,200 | 736,641 | Kostroma | ![]() |
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Kursk Oblast | 30,000 | 1,235,091 | Kursk | ![]() |
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Lipetsk Oblast | 24,000 | 1,213,499 | Lipetsk | ![]() |
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Moscow | 2,600 | 10,382,754 | Moscow | ![]() |
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Moscow Oblast | 44,300 | 6,618,538 | None; most public authorities located in Moscow, subject administration located in Krasnogorsk |
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Oryol Oblast | 24,700 | 860,262 | Oryol | ![]() |
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Ryazan Oblast | 39,600 | 1,227,910 | Ryazan | ![]() |
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Smolensk Oblast | 49,800 | 1,049,574 | Smolensk | ![]() |
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Tambov Oblast | 34,500 | 1,178,443 | Tambov | ![]() |
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Tver Oblast | 84,200 | 1,471,459 | Tver | ![]() |
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Tula Oblast | 25,700 | 1,675,758 | Tula | ![]() |
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Yaroslavl Oblast | 36,200 | 1,367,398 | Yaroslavl | ![]() |
Ethnic composition, according to the 2010 census: Total - 38 427 539 people.
Russians - 34 240 603 (89.10%)
Ukrainians - 514 919 (1.34%)
Armenians - 270,996 (0.71%)
Tatars - 265 913 (0.69%)
Azerbaijanis - 132 312 (0.34%)
Belarusians - 128 742 (0.34%)
Uzbeks - 90 652 (0.24%)
Jews - 69,409 (0.18%)
Moldovans - 65 645 (0.17%)
Georgians - 63 612 (0.17%)
Tajiks - 62,785 (0.16%)
Mordva - 51 826 (0.13%)
Roma - 49,535 (0.13%)
Chuvash - 40,157 (0.10%)
Kyrgyz - 29,269 (0.08%)
Chechens - 25,734 (0.07%)
Germans - 25,219 (0.07%)
Koreans - 21,779 (0.06%)
Ossetians - 19,203 (0.05%)
Lezgins - 17 843 (0.05%)
Kazakhs - 17,608 (0.05%)
Turks - 15 322 (0.04%)
Bashkirs - 15,249 (0.04%)
Yezidis - 13 727 (0.04%)
Avars - 12,887 (0.03%)
Dargins - 10,095 (0.03%)
Persons who did not indicate nationality - 1,944,531 people. (5.06%)
Persons of other nationalities - 2,260,631 people. (5.88%)
Economy
As of 2020, the GRP in Central Federal District reached RUB33.6 trillion(€407 billion)[4] and around €10,000 per capita.
References
- "1.1. ОСНОВНЫЕ СОЦИАЛЬНО-ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКИЕ ПОКАЗАТЕЛИ в 2014 г." [MAIN SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATORS 2014]. Regions of Russia. Socioeconomic indicators – 2015 (in Russian). Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- "Валовой региональный продукт по субъектам Российской Федерации в 2016-2020гг".
External links
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- Official site: Federal Cadaster Center of Russia (in Russian)
- Baikaland at Tripod.com at the Wayback Machine (archived February 20, 2007)