Siberian Federal District
Federal District of Russia
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The Siberian Federal District (Russian: Сибирский федеральный округ, IPA: [sʲɪˈbʲirskʲɪj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk]) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. The entire federal district lies within the continent of Asia.
Siberian Federal District
Сибирский федеральный округ | |
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 Interactive map of Siberian Federal District | |
| Country |  Russia |
| Established | 13 May 2000 |
| Administrative centre | Novosibirsk |
| Government | |
| • Presidential Envoy | Anatoly Seryshev |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,361,800 km2 (1,684,100 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 16,800,947[2] |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| • Density | 3.8518/km2 (9.9762/sq mi) |
| GDP (nominal, 2024) | |
| • Total | ₽16.29 trillion (US$221.22 billion) |
| • Per capita | ₽985,653 (US$13,382.93) |
| Time zones | |
| Omsk Oblast | UTC+06:00 (Omsk Time) |
| Krasnoyarsk Oblast and others | UTC+07:00 (Krasnoyarsk Time) |
| Irkutsk Oblast | UTC+08:00 (Irkutsk Time) |
| Federal subjects | 10 contained |
| Economic regions | 2 contained |
| HDI (2022) | 0.768[4] high · 6th |
| Website | SFO.gov.ru |
Siberian Federal District in RussiaThe district was created by presidential decree on 13 May 2000,[5] and covers around 30% of the total land area of Russia.[6] Its population was 16,800,947 according to the 2021 Census,[2] living in an area of 4,361,800 square kilometres (1,684,100 sq mi).[1] 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.[7]
Demographics
Federal subjects
The district comprises the West Siberian (part) and East Siberian economic regions and ten federal subjects:
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| # | Flag | Coat of arms | Federal subject | Area[1] [km2] | Population (2021) | GDP[8][billion] | Capital/adm. centre | Map of administrative division |
| 1 |  |
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Altai Republic | 92,900 | 210,924 | ₽71 | Gorno-Altaysk |  |
| 2 |  |
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Altai Krai | 168,000 | 2,163,693 | ₽845 | Barnaul |  |
| 3 |  |
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Irkutsk Oblast | 774,800 | 2,370,102 | ₽1,924 | Irkutsk |  |
| 4 |  |
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Kemerovo Oblast | 95,700 | 2,600,923 | ₽1,807 | Kemerovo |  |
| 5 |  |
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Krasnoyarsk Krai | 2,366,800 | 2,856,971 | ₽3,065 | Krasnoyarsk |  |
| 6 |  |
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Novosibirsk Oblast | 177,800 | 2,797,176 | ₽1,617 | Novosibirsk |  |
| 7 |  |
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Omsk Oblast | 141,100 | 1,858,798 | ₽854 | Omsk |  |
| 8 |  |
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Tomsk Oblast | 314,400 | 1,062,666 | ₽706 | Tomsk |  |
| 9 |  |
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Tuva Republic | 168,600 | 336,651 | ₽89 | Kyzyl |  |
| 10 |  |
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Republic of Khakassia | 61,600 | 534,795 | ₽308 | Abakan |  |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 15,102,916 | — |
| 1970 | 16,209,665 | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 17,094,856 | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 18,658,624 | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 17,926,354 | −3.9% |
| 2010 | 17,178,298 | −4.2% |
| 2021 | 16,800,947 | −2.2% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Religion and ethnicity
According to a 2012 survey,[9] 28.9% of the population of the current federal subjects of the Siberian Federal District (excluding Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai) adhere to the Russian Orthodox Church, 5.2% are unaffiliated generic Christians, 1.9% are Orthodox believers without belonging to any church or adhere to other (non-Russian) Orthodox churches, 1.4% are Muslim, 1.2% are Buddhist, and 1.6% adhere to some native faith such as Rodnovery, Tengrism, or Tuvan Shamanism. In addition, 33.2% of the population declare to be "spiritual but not religious", 18.7% are atheist, and 7.9% follow other religions or did not give an answer to the question.[9]
Ethnic composition, according to the 2010 census:
- Total – 19,256,426
- Russians – 16,542,506 (85.91%)
- Buryats – 442,794 (2.30%)
- Tuvans – 259,971 (1.35%)
- Ukrainians – 227,353 (1.18%)
- Tatars – 204,321 (1.06%)
- Germans – 198,109 (1.03%)
- Kazakhs – 117,507 (0.61%)
- Altaians – 72,841 (0.38%)
- Khakass — 70,859 (0.37%)
- Armenians – 63,091 (0.33%)
- Azerbaijanis – 54,762 (0.28%)
- Belarusians – 47 829 (0.25%)
- Uzbeks – 41,799 (0.22%)
- Chuvash – 40,527 (0.21%)
- Tajiks – 32,419 (0.17%)
- Kyrgyz — 30,871 (0.16%)
- Mordva – 19,238 (0.10%)
- Roma – 15,162 (0.08%)
- Bashkirs – 12 929 (0.07%)
- Shors – 12 397 (0.06%)
- Koreans – 11,193 (0.06%)
- Moldovans – 11 155 (0.06%)
- Evenks – 10,243 (0.05%)
- Jews – 9,642 (0.05%)
- Mari – 9,116 (0.05%)
- Chinese — 9,075 (0.05%)
- Udmurts – 8,822 (0.05%)
- Poles – 8,435 (0.04%)
- Georgians – 7,884 (0.04%)
- Estonians – 7,112 (0.04%)
- Dolgans – 5,854 (0.03%)
- Persons who did not indicate nationality – 561,206 (2.91%)
Presidential plenipotentiary envoys
| No. | Name (envoy) | Photo | Term of office | Appointed by | ||
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| Start of term | End of term | Length of service | ||||
| 1 | Leonid Drachevsky |  |
18 May 2000 | 9 September 2004 | 4 years, 114 days (1,575 days) | Vladimir Putin |
| 2 | Anatoly Kvashnin | .jpg) |
9 September 2004 | 9 September 2010 | 6 years, 0 days | |
| 3 | Viktor Tolokonsky |  |
9 September 2010 | 12 May 2014 | 3 years, 245 days (1,341 days) | Dmitry Medvedev |
| 4 | Nikolay Rogozhkin |  |
12 May 2014 | 28 July 2016 | 2 years, 77 days (808 days) | Vladimir Putin |
| 5 | Sergey Menyaylo[11] | _(cropped).jpg) |
28 July 2016 | 9 April 2021 | 4 years, 255 days (1,716 days) | |
| 6 | Anatoly Seryshev |  |
12 October 2021 | present | 4 years, 199 days (1,660 days) | |