Southern Federal District

This article is about the political group of regions by a presidential decree. For geographical region, see Southern Russia.
This article is about the North Caucasian Federal District created in 2000 and renamed. For the district created in 2010, see North Caucasian Federal District.
Southern Federal District
Южный федеральный округ
Federal district of Russia
Location of the Southern Federal District. Crimea, whose annexation by Russia from Ukraine is mostly unrecognized internationally, shown in orange.
Location of the Southern Federal District. Crimea, whose annexation by Russia from Ukraine is mostly unrecognized internationally, shown in orange.
Coordinates: 47°14′N 39°43′E / 47.233°N 39.717°E / 47.233; 39.717
Country Russia
Established13 May 2000[2]
Administrative centreRostov-on-Don
Government
 • Presidential EnvoyVladimir Ustinov
Area
[3]
 • Total
447,900 km2 (172,900 sq mi)
 • Rank7th
Population
 (2010 Census)
 • Total
16,319,253[1]
 • Rank4th
 • Density33.1/km2 (86/sq mi)
 • Urban
62.4%[1]
 • Rural
37.6%[1]
GDP
[4]
 • Total₽ 9.816 trillion
US$ 140 billion (2022)
 • Per capita₽ 588,461
US$ 8,419 (2022)
Federal constituent entity6 contained
Economic regions1 contained
HDI (2022)0.764[5]
high · 7th
Websiteufo.gov.ru
Map
Southern Federal District is located in European Russia
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Southern Federal District in Russia

The Southern Federal District (Russian: Южный федеральный округ, IPA: [ˈjuʐnɨj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk]) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. Its territory lies mostly on the Pontic–Caspian steppe of Southern Russia. The Southern Federal District shares borders with Ukraine, the Azov Sea, and the Black Sea in the west, and Kazakhstan and the Caspian Sea in the east.[6]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference 2010Census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Putin, V. (May 13, 2000). "Указ Президента Российской Федерации о полномочном представителе Президента Российской Федерации в федеральном округе" [Decree of the President of the Russian Federation on the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Federal District] (in Russian). Retrieved June 27, 2024 – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ "1.1. ОСНОВНЫЕ СОЦИАЛЬНО-ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКИЕ ПОКАЗАТЕЛИ в 2014 г." [MAIN SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATORS 2014]. Regions of Russia. Socioeconomic indicators – 2015 (in Russian). Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  4. ^ Валовой региональный продукт по субъектам Российской Федерации в 2016-2022 гг., rosstat.gov.ru
  5. ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "Southern Federal District, Russia Guide". russiatrek.org.