56°20′N 44°00′E / 56.333°N 44.000°E / 56.333; 44.000
5-476: The Volga Federal District (Russian: Приволжский федеральный округ , IPA: [prʲɪˈvolʂskʲɪj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk] ) 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
10-435: The federal subjects of Russia . Federal districts consist of 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
15-696: The Southern Federal District. In March 2014, after 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
20-443: The civil service, judiciary, and federal agencies operating in 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
25-1223: Was appointed the federal district's Presidential Envoy on 18 September 2018. The district comprises 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%) Federal districts of Russia The federal districts (Russian: федеральные округа , IPA: [fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨjɪ ɐkrʊˈɡa] ) are groupings of
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