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Northwestern Russia

Northwestern Federal District
Северо-Западный федеральный округ
Federal District of Russia
Location of the Northwestern Federal District
Location of the Northwestern Federal District
Country  Russia
Established May 18, 2000
Administrative center St. Petersburg
Government
 • Presidential Envoy Nikolay Tsukanov
Area
 • Total 1,687,000 km2 (651,000 sq mi)
Area rank 4th
Population (2010)
 • Total 13,616,057
 • Rank 5th
 • Density 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
Federal subjects 11 contained
Economic regions 3 contained
Website szfo.gov.ru

Coordinates: 59°57′N 30°19′E / 59.950°N 30.317°E / 59.950; 30.317

Northwestern Federal District (Russian: Се́веро-За́падный федера́льный о́круг, Severo-Zapadny federalny okrug [ˈsʲevʲɪrə ˈzapədnɨj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk]) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. It consists of the northern part of European Russia. Its population was 13,616,057 (83.5% urban) according to the 2010 Census, living in an area of 1,687,000 square kilometers (651,000 sq mi). The current Envoy to the Northwestern Federal District is Vladimir Bulavin.

The district comprises the Northern, Northwestern and Kaliningrad economic regions and eleven federal subjects:


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