Siberian Federal District
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Coordinates: 55°N 83°E / 55°N 83°E
This article is about political group of regions by a Presidential Decree. For geographical region, see Siberia.
| Siberian Federal District Сибирский федеральный округ |
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| Federal district of Russia | |
 Location of the Siberian Federal District |
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| Country |  Russia |
| Established | May 18, 2000 |
| Administrative center | Novosibirsk |
| Government | |
| • Presidential Envoy | Nikolay Rogozhkin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,114,800 km2 (1,974,800 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 2nd |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 19,256,426[1] |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| • Density | 3.8/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 72.0%[1] |
| • Rural | 28.0%[1] |
| Federal subjects | 12 contained |
| Economic regions | 2 contained |
| Website | sfo |
Siberian Federal District (Russian: Сиби́рский федера́льный о́круг, Sibirsky federalny okrug) is one of the nine federal districts of Russia. Its population was 19,256,426 (72.0% urban) according to the 2010 Census,[1] living on an area of 5,114,800 square kilometers (1,974,800 sq mi). The entire federal district lies within the continent of Asia.
The district was created by presidential decree on May 13, 2000 and covers around 30% of the total land area of Russia.[2]
Demographics[edit]
Federal subjects[edit]
The district comprises the West Siberian (part) and East Siberian economic regions and twelve federal subjects:
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| # | Flag | Federal subject | Area in km2 | Population (2010) | Capital/Administrative center |
| 1 |  |
Altai Republic | 92,600 | 206,168 | Gorno-Altaysk |
| 2 |  |
Altai Krai | 169,100 | 2,419,755 | Barnaul |
| 3 |  |
Republic of Buryatia | 351,300 | 971,021 | Ulan-Ude |
| 4 |  |
Zabaykalsky Krai | 431,500 | 1,107,107 | Chita |
| 5 |  |
Irkutsk Oblast | 767,900 | 2,248,750 | Irkutsk |
| 6 |  |
Kemerovo Oblast | 95,500 | 2,763,135 | Kemerovo |
| 7 |  |
Krasnoyarsk Krai | 2,339,700 | 2,828,187 | Krasnoyarsk |
| 8 |  |
Novosibirsk Oblast | 178,200 | 2,665,911 | Novosibirsk |
| 9 |  |
Omsk Oblast | 139,700 | 1,977,665 | Omsk |
| 10 |  |
Tomsk Oblast | 316,900 | 1,047,394 | Tomsk |
| 11 |  |
Tuva Republic | 170,500 | 307,930 | Kyzyl |
| 12 |  |
Republic of Khakassia | 61,900 | 532,403 | Abakan |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ^ "Siberia Federal District, Russia (Siberian)". RussiaTrek.org. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
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