Volga Federal District

Not to be confused with Privolzhsky District or Volzhsky District.

56°20′N 44°00′E / 56.333°N 44.000°E / 56.333; 44.000

This article is about the political group of regions by a presidential decree. For the geographical region, see Volga Region.
Volga Federal District
Приволжский федеральный округ
Federal district of Russia
Location of Volga Federal District within Russia
Location of Volga Federal District within Russia
Country Russia
Established13 May 2000[1]
Administrative centerNizhny Novgorod
Government
 • Presidential EnvoyIgor Komarov
Area
 • Total
1,038,000 km2 (401,000 sq mi)
 • Rank5th
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
29,899,699[2]
 • Rank2nd
 • Density28.8/km2 (75/sq mi)
GDP
[3]
 • Total₽ 19.664 trillion
US$ 281 billion (2022)
 • Per capita₽ 683,355
US$ 9,777 (2022)
Time zonesUTC+03:00 (Moscow Time)
UTC+04:00 (Samara Time)
UTC+05:00 (Yekaterinburg Time)
Federal subjects14 contained
Economic regions3 contained
HDI (2022)0.778[4]
high · 4th
Websitewww.pfo.ru
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Volga Federal District is located in Volga Federal District
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Volga Federal District in Russia

The Volga Federal District (Russian: Приволжский федеральный округ, IPA: [prʲɪˈvolʂskʲɪj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk]) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. It forms the southeastern part of European Russia. It is the second most populated federal district (after Central). Its population was 29,899,699 (70.8% urban) according to the 2010 Census,[2] living on an area of 1,038,000 square kilometers (401,000 sq mi). Igor Komarov was appointed the federal district's Presidential Envoy on 18 September 2018.

Khvalynsky national park
  1. ^ Putin, V. (13 May 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 27 June 2024 – via Wikisource.
  2. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. ^ Валовой региональный продукт по субъектам Российской Федерации в 2016-2022 гг., rosstat.gov.ru
  4. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 20 July 2021.