Southern Federal District

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Southern Federal District (Russian: Ю́жный федера́льный о́круг; tr.: Yuzhny federalny okrug) is one of the seven federal districts of Russia. It is located in the extreme southwest, between Ukraine and Kazakhstan. Its northern portions are part of the Pontic-Caspian steppe, while the southern parts include the Forecaucasus and the Northern Caucasus. Its population was 22,907,141 in the 2002 census, living on an area of 589,200 km² (38.9/km²). The largest cities of the district are Rostov-on-Don and Volgograd with just above one million inhabitants each.

The previous Envoy to the Southern District was Dmitry Kozak, a Putin loyalist. Kozak became a regional development minister in the new Russian government on September 24, 2007, the new Envoy is Grigory Rapota.

Historically, the region was part of Scythia, comprising Scythia Sindica and the Maeotian marshes. Major rivers are the Don and the lower Volga.

Southern Federal District within the Russian Federation
Southern Federal District within the Russian Federation

Subdivisions, with republics marked with an asterisk, and with their respective capitals or administrative centers:

  1. Adygeya* : Maykop
  2. Astrakhan Oblast : Astrakhan
  3. Chechnya*: Grozny
  4. Dagestan* : Makhachkala
  5. Ingushetia* : Magas
  6. Kabardino-Balkaria* : Nalchik
  7. Kalmykia* : Elista
  8. Karachay-Cherkessia* : Cherkessk
  9. Krasnodar Krai : Krasnodar
  10. North Ossetia-Alania* : Vladikavkaz
  11. Stavropol Krai : Stavropol
  12. Rostov Oblast : Rostov on Don
  13. Volgograd Oblast : Volgograd

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