7-402: Siberian Federal District (Russian: Сибирский федеральный округ , IPA: [sʲɪˈbʲirskʲɪj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk] ) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia . Its population was 17,178,298 according to the 2010 Census , living in an area of 4,361,800 square kilometers (1,684,100 sq mi). The entire federal district lies within the continent of Asia . The district
14-659: A 2012 survey, 28.9% of the population of the current federal subjects of the Siberian Federal District (excluding Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai) adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church , 5.2% are unaffiliated generic Christians, 1.9% is an Orthodox believer without belonging to any church or adheres to other (non-Russian) Orthodox churches , 1.4% is an adherent of Islam , 1.2% is an adherent of Buddhism , and 1.6% adhere to some native faith such as Rodnovery , Tengrism , or Tuvan Shamanism . In addition, 33.2% of
21-434: A group of regions with various autonomy levels as per constitution, but the districts themselves are not mentioned by the constitution and are not autonomous, do not have administrative competences of their own, and do not manage regional affairs. They exist solely to monitor consistency between the federal and regional bodies of law, and ensure federal management of the civil service, judiciary, and federal agencies operating in
28-675: The annexation of Crimea , the Crimean Federal District was established. The legality of this annexation is disputed by an overwhelming majority of countries. On 28 July 2016 the Crimean Federal District was abolished and merged into the Southern Federal District in order to improve governance. In November 2018, Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai were moved from the Siberian Federal District to
35-438: The population declares to be "spiritual but not religious", 18.7% is atheist , and 7.9% follows other religions or did not give an answer to the question. Ethnic composition, according to the 2010 census: Federal districts of Russia The federal districts (Russian: федеральные округа , IPA: [fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨjɪ ɐkrʊˈɡa] ) are groupings of the federal subjects of Russia . Federal districts consist of
42-502: The regions. The federal district system was established on 13 May 2000. Source : The federal districts of Russia were established by a decree issued by President Vladimir Putin on 13 May 2000 to facilitate the federal government's control of the then 89 federal subjects across the country. On 19 January 2010, the new North Caucasian Federal District split from the Southern Federal District. In March 2014, after
49-590: Was created by presidential decree on 13 May 2000 and covers around 30% of the total land area of Russia. In November 2018, Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai were removed from the Siberian Federal District and added to the Far Eastern Federal District in accordance with a decree issued by Russian President Vladimir Putin . The district comprises the West Siberian (part) and East Siberian economic regions and ten federal subjects : According to
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