Far Eastern Federal District
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Far Eastern Federal District
Дальневосточный федеральный округ |
| — Federal District of Russia — |
|
Location of the Far Eastern Federal District |
| Country |
 Russia |
| Established |
May 18, 2000 |
| Administrative Centre |
Khabarovsk |
| Government |
| • Presidential Envoy |
Viktor Ishayev |
| Area |
| • Total |
6,215,900 km2 (2,400,000 sq mi) |
| Area rank |
1st |
| Population (2010) |
| • Total |
6,291,952 |
| • Rank |
8th |
| • Density |
1/km2 (2.6/sq mi) |
| Federal subjects |
9 contained |
| Economic regions |
1 contained |
| Website |
www.dfo.gov.ru |
The Far Eastern Federal District (Russian: Дальневосто́чный федера́льный о́круг, Dalnevostochny federalny okrug) is the largest of the eight federal districts of Russia, while being also the least populated, with a population of 6,291,900 (74.8% urban).[1] The Far Eastern Federal District was established in 2000 by then-President Vladimir Putin and is currently being governed by presidential envoy Viktor Ishayev. The Far Eastern Federal District covers the territory of the Russian Far East.
[edit] Demographics
[edit] Federal subjects
[edit] Largest cities
Populations are given as of the 2002 Census:
- Vladivostok: 594,701
- Khabarovsk: 583,072
- Komsomolsk-on-Amur: 271,600
- Blagoveshchensk: 219,221
- Yakutsk: 210,642
- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky: 198,028
- Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk: 173,600
- Nakhodka: 148,826
- Magadan: 99,399
- Birobidzhan: 77,250
- Anadyr: 11,038
[edit] Presidential plenipotentiary envoys
- Konstantin Pulikovsky (May 18, 2000 – November 14, 2005)
- Kamil Iskhakov (November 14, 2005 – October 2, 2007)
- Oleg Safonov (November 30, 2007 – April 30, 2009)
- Viktor Ishayev (April 30, 2009 – Present)
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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