Northwestern Federal District
Federal district of Russia
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The Northwestern Federal District[a] 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.
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Northwestern Federal District
Северо-Западный федеральный округ | |
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Location of the Northwestern Federal District | |
 Interactive map of Northwestern Federal District | |
| Established | 13 May 2000[1] |
| Administrative centre | Saint Petersburg |
| Government | |
| • Presidential Envoy | Igor Rudenya |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,686,972 km2 (651,344 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 4th |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 13,917,197 |
| • Rank | 5th |
| • Density | 8.249809/km2 (21.36691/sq mi) |
| GDP (nominal, 2024) | |
| • Total | ₽22.6 trillion (US$306.84 billion) |
| • Per capita | ₽1.63 million (US$22,141.14) |
| Federal subjects | 11 contained |
| Economic regions | 3 contained |
| HDI (2022) | 0.822[4] very high · 1st |
| Website | szfo |
Northwestern Federal District in RussiaDemographics
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Federal subjects
The district comprises the Northern, Northwestern and Kaliningrad economic regions and eleven federal subjects:[7]
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| # | Flag | Coat of Arms | Federal subject | Area in km2[2] | Population (2021) | GDP[8] | Capital/Administrative center | Map of Administrative Division |
| 1 |  |
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Arkhangelsk Oblast | 589,900[b] | 978,873 | ₽649 billion | Arkhangelsk |  |
| 2 |  |
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Vologda Oblast | 144,500 | 1,142,827 | ₽1,010 billion | Vologda |  |
| 3 |  |
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Kaliningrad Oblast | 15,100 | 1,029,966 | ₽675 billion | Kaliningrad |  |
| 4 |  |
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Republic of Karelia | 180,500 | 533,121 | ₽447 billion | Petrozavodsk |  |
| 5 |  |
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Komi Republic | 416,800 | 737,853 | ₽857 billion | Syktyvkar |  |
| 6 |  |
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Leningrad Oblast | 83,900 | 2,000,997 | ₽1,481 billion | Gatchina |  |
| 7 |  |
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Murmansk Oblast | 144,900 | 667,744 | ₽1,084 billion | Murmansk |  |
| 8 |  |
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Nenets Autonomous Okrug | 176,800 | 41,434 | ₽407 billion | Naryan-Mar |  |
| 9 |  |
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Novgorod Oblast | 54,500 | 583,387 | ₽342 billion | Veliky Novgorod |  |
| 10 |  |
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Pskov Oblast | 55,400 | 599,084 | ₽220 billion | Pskov |  |
| 11 |  |
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Saint Petersburg | 1,400 | 5,601,911 | ₽9,440 billion | Saint Petersburg |  |
According to the results of the 2021 census, the ethnic composition of the Northwestern Federal District is as follows:[9]
| Ethnicity | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Russians | 10,884,244 | 91.30% |
| Komi | 132,823 | 1.11% |
| Ukrainians | 100,030 | 0.84% |
| Belarusians | 58,577 | 0.49% |
| Tatars | 42,421 | 0.36% |
| Armenians | 38,211 | 0.32% |
| Azerbaijanis | 34,532 | 0.29% |
| Karelians | 28,257 | 0.24% |
| Uzbeks | 28,241 | 0.24% |
| Tajiks | 21,577 | 0.18% |
| Jews | 11,960 | 0.10% |
| Others | 540,773 | 4.54% |
| Ethnicity not stated | 1,995,551 | – |
Vital statistics for 2022:[10][11]
- Births: 113,637 (8.2 per 1,000)
- Deaths: 186,074 (13.4 per 1,000)
Total fertility rate (2022):[12]
1.26 children per woman
Life expectancy (2021):[13]
70.37 years
Presidential plenipotentiary envoys
| No. | Name (envoy) | Photo | Term of office | Appointed by | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start of term | End of term | Length of service | ||||
| 1 | Viktor Cherkesov | .jpg) |
18 May 2000 | 11 March 2003 | 2 years, 297 days (1,027 days) | Vladimir Putin |
| 2 | Valentina Matviyenko |  |
11 March 2003 | 15 October 2003 | 220 days | |
| 3 | Ilya Klebanov |  |
1 November 2003 | 6 September 2011 | 7 years, 309 days (2,866 days) | |
| 4 | Nikolay Vinnichenko | .jpg) |
6 September 2011 | 11 March 2014 | 2 years, 186 days (917 days) | Dmitry Medvedev |
| 5 | Vladimir Bulavin[14] | .jpg) |
11 March 2014 | 28 July 2016 | 2 years, 139 days (870 days) | Vladimir Putin |
| 6 | Nikolay Tsukanov |  |
28 July 2016 | 25 December 2017 | 1 year, 150 days (515 days) | |
| 7 | Alexander Beglov[15] |  |
25 December 2017 | 3 October 2018 | 282 days | |
| 8 | Aleksandr Gutsan |  |
7 November 2018 | 24 September 2025 | 6 years, 321 days (2,513 days) | |
| 9 | Igor Rudenya | .jpg) |
29 September 2025 | present | 246 days | |
See also
- List of largest cities in Northwestern Federal District (in Russian)
- Novgorod Republic which contained most of the current federal district
Notes
- Russian: Северо-Западный федеральный округ, romanized: Severo-Zapadnyy federal'nyy okrug, IPA: [ˌsʲevʲɪrə ˈzapədnɨj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk]
- Includes the area of Nenets Autonomous Okrug. The area of Arkhangelsk Oblast proper is 413,100 square kilometres (159,500 sq mi).