North Caucasian Federal District
North Caucasian Federal District
Северо-Кавказский федеральный округ
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Country | Russia |
Established | 19 January 2010 |
Administrative centre | Pyatigorsk |
Government | |
• Presidential Envoy | Yury Chaika |
Area | |
• Total | 170,400 km2 (65,800 sq mi) |
• Rank | 8th |
Population | |
• Total | 10,171,000 |
• Rank | 7th |
• Density | 60/km2 (150/sq mi) |
• Urban | 50.7% |
• Rural | 49.3% |
GDP | |
• Total |
₽2.696 trillion US$37 billion (2021) |
• Per capita | ₽270,039 US$3,664 (2021) |
Federal subjects | 7 contained |
Economic regions | 1 contained |
HDI (2021) | 0.793 high · 8th |
Website | skfo |
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The North Caucasian Federal District (Russian: Се́веро-Кавка́зский федера́льный о́круг, Severo-Kavkazsky federalny okrug) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. It is located in extreme southern Russia, in the geographical area of the North Caucasus. The federal district was split from the Southern Federal District on 19 January 2010. The population of the federal subjects comprising the federal district was 10,171,434 according to the 2021 Census, living in an area of 170,400 square kilometers (65,800 sq mi). The current Envoy is Yury Chaika.
Federal subjects
The map and key are listed in Russian alphabetical order. |
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# | Flag | Coat of Arms | Federal subject | Area in km2 |
Population 2021 Census |
GDP | Capital/administrative center | Map of Administrative Division |
1 | Republic of Dagestan | 50,300 | 3,182,054 | ₽814 billion | Makhachkala | |||
2 | Republic of Ingushetia | 3,600 | 509,541 | ₽77 billion | Magas | |||
3 | Kabardino-Balkarian Republic | 12,500 | 904,200 | ₽199 billion | Nalchik | |||
4 | Karachay-Cherkess Republic | 14,300 | 469,865 | ₽109 billion | Cherkessk | |||
5 | Republic of North Ossetia-Alania | 8,000 | 687,357 | ₽203 billion | Vladikavkaz | |||
6 | Stavropol Krai | 66,500 | 2,907,593 | ₽1,025 billion | Stavropol | |||
7 | Chechen Republic | 17,300 | 1,510,824 | ₽268 billion | Grozny |
Demographics
Ethnic Russians constitute less than one-third of the total population at 2,857,851 (28.83%) according to the 2021 Census, but constitute a majority of 80% in Stavropol Krai and are at least 15% of the population in North Ossetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, and Karachay-Cherkessia. A diverse assortment of mostly Muslim North Caucasian speaking ethnic and tribal groups form the remainder. The North Caucasus Federal District is Russia's only Muslim-majority district, and is the only federal district that does not have an ethnic Russian majority.
According to the results of the 2021 census, the ethnic composition of the North Caucasian Federal District is as follows:
Ethnicity | Population | Percentage |
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Russians | 2,857,851 | 28.83% |
Chechens | 1,586,720 | 16.01% |
Avars | 972,703 | 9.81% |
Dargins | 582,255 | 5.87% |
Kumyks | 532,848 | 5.38% |
Kabardians | 513,178 | 5.18% |
Ingush | 501,544 | 5.06% |
Ossetians | 455,765 | 4.60% |
Lezgins | 426,869 | 4.31% |
Karachais | 222,211 | 2.24% |
Laks | 165,737 | 1.67% |
Armenians | 156,417 | 1.58% |
Azerbaijanis | 136,950 | 1.38% |
Tabasaran | 135,694 | 1.37% |
Balkars | 122,831 | 1.24% |
Circassians | 88,075 | 0.89% |
Nogais | 80,040 | 0.81% |
Roma | 45,035 | 0.45% |
Abazins | 40,478 | 0.41% |
Turks | 36,041 | 0.36% |
Aghuls | 31,012 | 0.31% |
Rutuls | 29,200 | 0.29% |
Greeks | 25,700 | 0.26% |
Turkmens | 16,276 | 0.16% |
Georgians | 15,410 | 0.16% |
Tatars | 15,276 | 0.15% |
Ukrainians | 13,836 | 0.14% |
Tsakhurs | 10,735 | 0.11% |
Others | 170,391 | 1.81% |
Ethnicity not stated | 258,986 | – |
Vital statistics for 2022:
- Births: 128,528 (12.8 per 1,000)
- Deaths: 79,661 (7.9 per 1,000)
Total fertility rate (2022):
1.73 children per woman
Life expectancy (2021):
73.79 years
Presidential plenipotentiary envoys
- Alexander Khloponin (19 January 2010 – 12 May 2014)
- Sergey Melikov (12 May 2014 – 28 July 2016)
- Oleg Belaventsev (28 July 2016 – 26 June 2018)
- Aleksandr Matovnikov (26 June 2018 – 22 January 2020)
- Yury Chaika (22 January 2020 – present)