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6-426: 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), according to the 2010 Census . The current Envoy to
12-435: 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
18-546: The Northwestern Federal District is Aleksandr Gutsan , who was appointed to the post after previously serving as Deputy Prosecutor General. He replaced former Envoy Alexander Beglov , who was removed from the position and made acting Governor of Saint Petersburg . The district comprises the Northern , Northwestern and Kaliningrad economic regions and eleven federal subjects : According to
24-738: 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
30-443: 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
36-410: The results of the 2021 census, the ethnic composition of the Northwestern Federal District is as follows: Vital statistics for 2022: Total fertility rate (2022): 1.26 children per woman Life expectancy (2021): 70.37 years Federal districts of Russia The federal districts (Russian: федеральные округа , IPA: [fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨjɪ ɐkrʊˈɡa] ) are groupings of
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