North Caucasian Federal District
Encyclopedia
North Caucasian Federal District is one of the eight federal districts
of Russia
. It is located in the extreme southwest of Russia, in the geographical area of the North Caucasus
. The federal district was split from Southern Federal District
on January 19, 2010.
The population of the federal subjects comprising the federal district was 9,496,800 according to the 2010 Census, living on an area of 170700 square kilometres (65,907.6 sq mi).
The current Envoy is Alexander Khloponin
.
Federal districts of Russia
The federal districts are a level of administration for the convenience of the federal government of the Russian Federation. They are not the constituent units of Russia . Each district includes several federal subjects and each federal district has a presidential envoy...
of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It is located in the extreme southwest of Russia, in the geographical area of the North Caucasus
North Caucasus
The North Caucasus is the northern part of the Caucasus region between the Black and Caspian Seas and within European Russia. The term is also used as a synonym for the North Caucasus economic region of Russia....
. The federal district was split from Southern Federal District
Southern Federal District
Southern Federal District is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. Its territory lies mostly on the Pontic-Caspian steppe. Its population was 13,856,700 according to the 2010 Census, living on an area of...
on January 19, 2010.
The population of the federal subjects comprising the federal district was 9,496,800 according to the 2010 Census, living on an area of 170700 square kilometres (65,907.6 sq mi).
The current Envoy is Alexander Khloponin
Alexander Khloponin
Alexander Gennadyevich Khloponin was born on March 6, 1965 in Colombo, Ceylon . Khloponin was the governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai in Siberia, Russia....
.
Demographics
Ethnic Russians constitute close to one-third of the total population at 2,988,070 (33.45%) according to the 2002 Census.Federal subjects
| The map and key are listed in Russian alphabet Russian alphabet The Russian alphabet is a form of the Cyrillic script, developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 10th century AD at the Preslav Literary School... ical order. |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Flag | Federal subject | Capital/administrative center |
| 1 |  |
Republic of Dagestan Dagestan The Republic of Dagestan is a federal subject of Russia, located in the North Caucasus region. Its capital and the largest city is Makhachkala, located at the center of Dagestan on the Caspian Sea... |
Makhachkala Makhachkala -Twin towns/sister cities:Makhachkala is twinned with: Sfax, Tunisia Siping, China Spokane, United States Vladikavkaz, Russia Yalova, Turkey Ndola, Zambia-See also:*... |
| 2 |  |
Republic of Ingushetia Ingushetia The Republic of Ingushetia is a federal subject of Russia , located in the North Caucasus region with its capital at Magas. In terms of area, the republic is the smallest of Russia's federal subjects except for the two federal cities, Moscow and Saint Petersburg... |
Magas Magas Magas is the capital of the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia. The town was founded in 1995; it replaced Nazran as the capital of the republic in 2002. In terms of population, Magas is the smallest capital of a federal subject in Russia: -History:... |
| 3 |  |
Kabardino-Balkar Republic Kabardino-Balkaria The Kabardino-Balkar Republic , or Kabardino-Balkaria , is a federal subject of Russia located in the North Caucasus. Population: -Geography:The republic is situated in the North Caucasus mountains, with plains in the northern part.... |
Nalchik Nalchik Nalchik is the capital city of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia, situated at an altitude of in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains; about northwest of Beslan in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania. It covers an area of... |
| 4 |  |
Karachay-Cherkess Republic Karachay-Cherkessia The Karachay-Cherkess Republic , or Karachay-Cherkessia is a federal subject of Russia . Population: -Geography:*Area: *Borders:**internal: Krasnodar Krai , Kabardino-Balkar Republic , Stavropol Krai .... |
Cherkessk Cherkessk Cherkessk is the capital city of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia, as well as its political, economic, and cultural center. Population: 121,439 ; 116,244 ; -History:... |
| 5 |  |
Republic of North Ossetia-Alania North Ossetia-Alania The Republic of North Ossetia–Alania is a federal subject of Russia . Its population according to the 2010 Census was 712,877.-Name:... |
Vladikavkaz Vladikavkaz -Notable structures:In Vladikavkaz, there is a guyed TV mast, tall, built in 1961, which has six crossbars with gangways in two levels running from the mast structure to the guys.-Twin towns/sister cities:... |
| 6 |  |
Stavropol Krai Stavropol Krai Stavropol Krai is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Stavropol. Population: -Geography:Stavropol Krai encompasses the central part of the Fore-Caucasus and most of the northern slopes of Caucasus Major... |
Stavropol Stavropol -International relations:-Twin towns/sister cities:Stavropol is twinned with: Des Moines, United States Béziers, France Pazardzhik, Bulgaria-External links:* **... |
| 7 |  |
Chechen Republic Chechnya The Chechen Republic , commonly referred to as Chechnya , also spelled Chechnia or Chechenia, sometimes referred to as Ichkeria , is a federal subject of Russia . It is located in the southeastern part of Europe in the Northern Caucasus mountains. The capital of the republic is the city of Grozny... |
Grozny Grozny Grozny is the capital city of the Chechen Republic, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the preliminary results of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 271,596; up from 210,720 recorded in the 2002 Census. but still only about two-thirds of 399,688 recorded in the 1989... |