Volga Federal District
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Volga Federal District Приволжский федеральный округ |
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| Federal district of Russia | |
 Location of Volga Federal District within Russia |
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| Country |
 Russia
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| Established | May 18, 2000 |
| administrative center | Nizhny Novgorod |
| Government | |
| • Presidential Envoy | Mikhail Babich |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,038,000 km2 (401,000 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 5th |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 29,899,699 |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| • Density | 28.8/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| Federal subjects | 14 contained |
| Economic regions | 3 contained |
| Website | www |
Coordinates: 56°20′N 44°00′E / 56.333°N 44.000°E
Volga (Privolzhsky) Federal District (Russian: Приво́лжский федера́льный о́круг, Privolzhsky federalny okrug) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. It forms the southeastern part of European Russia. Its population was 29,899,699 (70.8% urban) according to the 2010 Census, living on an area of 1,038,000 square kilometers (401,000 sq mi). Mikhail Babich was appointed the federal district's Presidential Envoy on December 15, 2011.
The district comprises the Volga (part), Volga-Vyatka and Urals (part) economic regions and fourteen federal subjects:
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