The Volga region , known as the Povolzhye ( UK : / p ə ˈ v ɔː l ʒ eɪ / pə-VAWL-zhay , US : / p ə ˈ v oʊ l ʒ eɪ / pə-VOHL-zhay ; Russian: Поволжье , romanized : Povolžje , IPA: [pɐˈvoɫʐje] ; lit. ' Along the Volga ' ), is a historical region in Russia that encompasses the drainage basin of the Volga River , the longest river in Europe, in central and southern European Russia .
10-604: The Volga region is culturally separated into three sections: The geographic boundaries of the region are vague, and the term Volga region is used to refer primarily to the Middle and Lower sections, which are included in the Volga Federal District and Volga economic region . The Volga Region is almost entirely within the East European Plain , with a notable distinction contrasting the elevated western side featuring
20-773: A tributary of the Oka River. Kirov is located on the Vyatka River , and Ufa , Sterlitamak and Salavat are located on the Belaya River, both tributaries of the Kama River. 55°00′00″N 50°00′00″E / 55.0000°N 50.0000°E / 55.0000; 50.0000 Volga Federal District 56°20′N 44°00′E / 56.333°N 44.000°E / 56.333; 44.000 The Volga Federal District (Russian: Приволжский федеральный округ , IPA: [prʲɪˈvolʂskʲɪj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk] )
30-444: Is one of the eight federal districts of Russia . It forms the southeastern part of European Russia . It is the second most populated federal district (after Central ). 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). Igor Komarov was appointed the federal district's Presidential Envoy on 18 September 2018. The district comprises
40-635: Is within an extensive north-western protrusion of the Volga River's drainage basin , including numerous tributaries such as the Malaya Kokshaga River . It also includes sub-tributaries, such as the Belaya River which joins the Kama River, a tributary of the Volga. According to different sources, the region was mainly inhabited by Slavic, Turkic and Viking people. The Povolzhye played an important part of
50-1074: The Volga (part), Volga-Vyatka and Urals (part) economic regions and fourteen federal subjects : Ethnic composition, according to the 2010 census: Total - 29,899,699 people. Russians - 19,811,351 (66.26%) Tatars - 3,999,568 (13.38%) Bashkirs - 1,282,794 (4.29%) Chuvash - 1,272,790 (4.26%) Mordva - 617,050 (2.06%) Udmurts - 497,214 (1.66%) Mari - 473 015 (1.58%) Ukrainians - 272 385 (0.91%) Kazakhs - 221,047 (0.74%) Armenians - 108,774 (0.36%) Komi-Perm - 82 979 (0.28%) Azerbaijanis - 80 727 (0.27%) Belarusians - 62,560 (0.21%) Uzbeks - 50 523 (0.17%) Germans - 48,211 (0.16%) Tajiks - 33 463 (0.11%) Roma - 28,270 (0.09%) Jews - 20 968 (0.07%) Moldovans - 15,548 (0.05%) Georgians - 13 534 (0.05%) Koreans - 12,215 (0.04%) Chechens - 11,828 (0.04%) Lezgins - 10 636 (0.04%) Individuals who did not indicate nationality - 771,435 (2.92%) Russian Census (2010) The 2010 Russian census ( Russian : Всеросси́йская пе́репись населе́ния 2010 го́да )
60-582: The Volga Upland , and the eastern side known as Transvolga ( Russian : Заволжье , Zavolžje ). The latter consists of the elevated High Transvolga and the lowland Low Transvolga. The Idel-Ural region, a collection of six federal subjects between the Volga River and the Ural Mountains , is generally considered as a part of the Volga Region, although the river does not run through each of them. Idel-Ural
70-642: The Volga include Ryazan , Dzerzhinsk , Kaluga and Oryol on the Oka River, Penza on the Sura River , Perm and Naberezhnye Chelny on the Kama River, Yoshkar-Ola on the Malaya Kokshaga River, and Dimitrovgrad on the Bolshoy Cheremshan River . Major cities located on tributaries of the Volga's tributaries include Moscow , the largest city and capital of Russia, on the Moskva River ,
80-520: The decision. However, in late 2009, Prime Minister Putin announced that the Government of Russia had allocated 10.5 billion rubles in order to conduct the census as originally scheduled (in October 2010). The census recorded the population as 142.9 million, a decrease of 2.3 million (1.6%) since the 2002 census. The population is 73.7% urban (105.3 million) and 26.3% rural (37.5 million). The median age
90-521: The emergence of the Rus' Khaganate . The Volga River was used mainly by traders from the Oriental and Viking world. The region is home to a large portion of Russia's population, with the major cities of Yaroslavl , Kostroma , Nizhny Novgorod , Cheboksary , Kazan , Ulyanovsk , Tolyatti , Samara , Saratov , Volgograd and Astrakhan all located directly on the Volga River. Other major cities on tributaries of
100-517: Was the second census of the Russian Federation population after the dissolution of the Soviet Union . Preparations for the census began in 2007 and it took place between October 14 and October 25. The census was originally scheduled for October 2010, before being rescheduled for late 2013, citing financial reasons, although it was also speculated that political motives were influential in
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