Northwestern Federal District

59°57′N 30°19′E / 59.950°N 30.317°E / 59.950; 30.317

Northwestern Federal District
Северо-Западный федеральный округ
Location of the Northwestern Federal District
Location of the Northwestern Federal District
Established13 May 2000[1]
Administrative centreSaint Petersburg
Government
 • Presidential EnvoyAleksandr Gutsan
Area
 • Total1,687,000 km2 (651,000 sq mi)
 • Rank4th
Population
 (2021)
 • Total13,917,197
 • Rank5th
 • Density8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
GDP
 • Total 18.929 trillion
US$ 271 billion (2022)
 • Per capita₽ 1,362,907
US$ 19,499 (2022)
Federal subjects11 contained
Economic regions3 contained
HDI (2022)0.822[4]
very high · 1st
Websiteszfo.gov.ru
Map
Northwestern Federal District is located in Northwestern Federal District
Northwestern Federal District
Northwestern Federal District
Northwestern Federal District in Russia

Northwestern Federal District (Russian: Северо-Западный федеральный округ, IPA: [ˌsʲevʲɪrə ˈzapədnɨj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk]) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. It covers most of Northwest Russia. Its population was 13.6 million, of which 83.5% was urban, living in an area of 1,687,000 square kilometers (651,000 sq mi),[2] according to the 2010 Census.[5] The current Envoy to the Northwestern Federal District is Aleksandr Gutsan, who was appointed to the post after previously serving as Deputy Prosecutor General.[6] He replaced former Envoy Alexander Beglov, who was removed from the position and made acting Governor of Saint Petersburg.

  1. ^ Putin, V. (May 13, 2000). "Указ Президента Российской Федерации о полномочном представителе Президента Российской Федерации в федеральном округе" [Decree of the President of the Russian Federation on the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Federal District] (in Russian). Retrieved June 27, 2024 – via Wikisource.
  2. ^ a b "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 July 26, 2016.
  3. ^ Валовой региональный продукт по субъектам Российской Федерации в 2016-2022 гг., rosstat.gov.ru
  4. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Putin asks Federation Council to relieve Gutsan of office as deputy prosecutor general (Part 2) - Interfax". www.interfax.com. Retrieved April 10, 2019.

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