Central Federal District

The Central Federal District (Russian: Центра́льный федера́льный о́круг, tr. Tsentralny federalny okrug, IPA: [tsɨnˈtralʲnɨj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk]) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. The word "Central" has a political and historical meaning, being the core of the Russian state and its predecessor, the Grand Duchy of Muscovy. Geographically, the district is situated in the extreme west of present-day Russia; although it can be considered as the central region of European Russia. The district covers an area of 650,200 square kilometers (251,000 sq mi),[1] and recorded a population of 38,427,537 (81.3% urban) in the 2010 Census.[2] The Presidential Envoy to the Central Federal District is Igor Shchyogolev.

This article is about political group of regions by a Presidential Decree. For geographical region, see Central Russia.
Central Federal District

Центральный федеральный округ
Federal District of Russia
Country Russia
Established18 May 2000
Administrative CentreMoscow
Government
 • Presidential EnvoyIgor Shchyogolev
Area
 • Total650,200 km2 (251,000 sq mi)
Area rank6th
Population
 • Total38,427,539
 • Rank1st
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
 • Urban
81.3%
 • Rural
18.7%
Federal subjects18 contained
Economic regions2 contained
HDI (2018)0.846[3]
very high · 1st
Websitecfo.gov.ru

Demographics

Federal subjects

The district comprises the Central and Central Black Earth economic regions and eighteen federal subjects:

# Flag Federal subject Area in km2[1] Population Administrative center
1 Belgorod Oblast 27,100 1,511,620 Belgorod
2 Bryansk Oblast 34,900 1,378,941 Bryansk
3 Vladimir Oblast 29,100 1,523,990 Vladimir
4 Voronezh Oblast 52,200 2,378,803 Voronezh
5 Ivanovo Oblast 21,400 1,148,329 Ivanovo
6 Kaluga Oblast 29,800 1,041,641 Kaluga
7 Kostroma Oblast 60,200 736,641 Kostroma
8 Kursk Oblast 30,000 1,235,091 Kursk
9 Lipetsk Oblast 24,000 1,213,499 Lipetsk
10 Moscow 2,600 10,382,754 Moscow
11 Moscow Oblast 44,300 6,618,538 None; most public authorities located in Moscow,
subject administration located in Krasnogorsk
12 Oryol Oblast 24,700 860,262 Oryol
13 Ryazan Oblast 39,600 1,227,910 Ryazan
14 Smolensk Oblast 49,800 1,049,574 Smolensk
15 Tambov Oblast 34,500 1,178,443 Tambov
16 Tver Oblast 84,200 1,471,459 Tver
17 Tula Oblast 25,700 1,675,758 Tula
18 Yaroslavl Oblast 36,200 1,367,398 Yaroslavl

Economy

As of 2017, the Nominal GDP in Central Federal District reached RUB26 trillion[4][5] or $450 billion (US$11,000 per capita).

References
  1. "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 26 July 2016.
  2. 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. "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  4. "Валовой региональный продукт::Мордовиястат". Mrd.gks.ru. Archived from the original on February 17, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  5. "• EUR RUB average annual exchange rate 1999–2016 | Statistic". Statista.com. Retrieved September 26, 2017.

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