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Central Federal District

Central Federal District
Центральный федеральный округ
Federal District of Russia
Map of Russia - Central Federal District.svg
Country  Russia
Established May 18, 2000
Administrative Center Moscow
Government
 • Presidential Envoy Alexander Beglov
Area
 • Total 650,200 km2 (251,000 sq mi)
Area rank 6th
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 38,427,539
 • Rank 1st
 • Density 59/km2 (150/sq mi)
 • Urban 81.3%
 • Rural 18.7%
Federal subjects 18 contained
Economic regions 2 contained
Website cfo.gov.ru

The Central Federal District (Russian: Центра́льный федера́льный о́круг, tr. Tsentralny federalny okrug; IPA: [tsɨnˈtralʲnɨj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk]) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. The word "Central" has a political and historical meaning, being the core of the Russian state and its predecessor, the Grand Duchy of Muscovy. Geographically, the district is situated in the extreme west of present-day Russia; although it can be considered as the central region of European Russia. The district covers an area of 650,200 square kilometers (251,000 sq mi), and recorded a population of 38,427,537 (81.3% urban) in the 2010 Census. The Presidential Envoy to the Central Federal District is Alexander Beglov.

The district comprises the Central and Central Black Earth economic regions and eighteen federal subjects:

Coordinates: 54°31′59″N 37°37′01″E / 54.533°N 37.617°E / 54.533; 37.617


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