North Caucasian Federal District

This article is about the political group of regions by a presidential decree. For geographical region, see North Caucasus.

This article is about the federal district created in 2010. For North Caucasian Federal District created in 2000, see Southern Federal District. For the administrative division of Krasnodar Krai, see Kavkazsky District.

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Federal district of Russia

North Caucasian Federal District

Северо-Кавказский федеральный округ

Federal district of Russia

Location of the North Caucasian Federal District

Country|  Russia
Established| 19 January 2010
Administrative centre| Pyatigorsk
Largest city| Makhachkala
Government

• Presidential Envoy| Yury Chaika
Area

[1]

• Total

| 170,400 km2 (65,800 sq mi)
• Rank| 8th
Population

(2021 Census[2])

• Total

| 10,171,000
• Rank| 7th
• Density| 60/km2 (150/sq mi)
• Urban

| 50.7%[2]
• Rural

| 49.3%[2]
GDP

[3]

• Total| ₽ 3.111 trillion
US$ 45 billion (2022)
• Per capita| ₽ 305,334
US$ 4,368 (2022)
Federal subjects| 7 contained
Economic regions| 1 contained
HDI (2022)| 0.752[4]
high · 8th
Website| skfo.gov.ru

North Caucasian Federal District

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North Caucasian Federal District in Russia

The North Caucasian Federal District (Russian: Северо-Кавказский федеральный округ, IPA: [ˌsʲevʲɪrə kɐfˈkasːkʲɪj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk]) 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.[5] The population of the federal subjects comprising the federal district was 10,171,434 according to the 2021 Census,[6] living in an area of 170,400 square kilometers (65,800 sq mi).[1] The current Envoy is Yury Chaika.

Dagestan landscape

## Federal subjects

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The map and key are listed in Russian alphabetical order.

#  | Flag  | Coat of Arms  | Federal subject  | Area in
km2[1] | Population
2021 Census  | GDP[7] | 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

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Ethnic map of North Caucasus

Ethnic Russians constitute less than one-third of the total population at 2,857,851 (28.83%), although they do constitute a plurality of the population.

Population pyramid of the North Caucasian Federal District as of the 2021 Russian Census

According to the 2021 Census, Russians 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 federal district, and is the only federal district that does not have an ethnic Russian majority.

Life expectancy at birth in the North Caucasian Federal District, 1990–2021[8][9]

According to the results of the 2021 census, the ethnic composition of the North Caucasian Federal District is as follows:

Ethnicity | Population  | Percentage

|
|

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:[10][11]

* Births: 128,528 (12.8 per 1,000)
* Deaths: 79,661 (7.9 per 1,000)

Total fertility rate (2022):[12]

1.73 children per woman

Life expectancy (2021):[8]

73.79 years

## Presidential plenipotentiary envoys

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№  | Name (envoy)  | Photo  | Term of office  | Appointed by

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Start of term  | End of term  | Length of service
1  | Alexander Khloponin[13] |  | 19 January 2010  | 12 May 2014  | 4 years, 113 days (1,574 days)  | Dmitry Medvedev
2  | Sergey Melikov[14] |  | 12 May 2014  | 28 July 2016  | 2 years, 77 days (808 days)  | Vladimir Putin
3  | Oleg Belaventsev[15] |  | 28 July 2016  | 26 June 2018  | 1 year, 333 days (698 days)
4  | Aleksandr Matovnikov[16] |  | 26 June 2018  | 22 January 2020  | 1 year, 210 days (575 days)
5  | Yury Chaika |  | 22 January 2020  | present  | 5 years, 195 days (2,022 days)

## References

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1. ^ a b c "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 July 26, 2016.
2. ^ a b c "Provisional results of the 2020 All-Russian population census" (in Russian). Rosstat. May 30, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
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 July 20, 2021.
5. ^ Президент Российской Федерации. Указ №849 от 13 мая 2000 г. «О полномочном представителе Президента Российской Федерации в федеральном округе», в ред. Указа №82 от 19 января 2010 г «О внесении изменений в перечень федеральных округов, утвержденный Указом Президента Российской Федерации от 13 мая 2000 г. N 849, и в Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 12 мая 2008 г. N 724 "Вопросы системы и структуры федеральных органов исполнительной власти"». Вступил в силу 13 мая 2000 г. Опубликован: "Собрание законодательства РФ", №20, ст. 2112, 15 мая 2000 г. (President of the Russian Federation. Decree #849 of May 13, 2000 On the Plenipotentiary Envoy of the President of the Russian Federation in a Federal District, as amended by the Decree #82 of January 19, 2010 On Amending the Registry of the Federal Districts Approved by the Decree #849 of the President of the Russian Federation of May 13, 2000 and the Decree #724 of the President of the Russian Federation of May 12, 2008 "Issues of the System and the Structure of the Federal Bodies of Executive Power". Effective as of May 13, 2000.).
6. ^ "Национальный состав населения". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
7. ^ "Валовой региональный продукт". rosstat.gov.ru.
8. ^ a b "Демографический ежегодник России" [The Demographic Yearbook of Russia] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service of Russia (Rosstat). Retrieved June 1, 2022.
9. ^ "Ожидаемая продолжительность жизни при рождении" [Life expectancy at birth]. Unified Interdepartmental Information and Statistical System of Russia (in Russian). Retrieved June 1, 2022.
10. ^ "Information on the number of registered births, deaths, marriages and divorces for January to December 2022". ROSSTAT. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
11. ^ "Birth rate, mortality rate, natural increase, marriage rate, divorce rate for January to December 2022". ROSSTAT. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
12. ^ Суммарный коэффициент рождаемости [Total fertility rate]. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (in Russian). Archived from the original (XLSX) on August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
13. ^ Kremlin's reshuffle in North Caucasus shows force trend in policies, experts say, Caucasian Knot, Moscow, 13 May 2014.Retrieved: 4 August 2014.
14. ^ "Putin creates ministry for North Caucasus, makes new appointments". ITAR-TASS. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
15. ^ "Путин подписал указ "О полномочном представителе президента РФ в Северо-Кавказском федеральном округе"" (in Russian). Echo of Moscow. July 28, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
16. ^ "Игорь Холманских уволен с поста полпреда президента в Уральском федеральном округе" (in Russian). Meduza. June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.

## External links

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* SKFO.RU – regional information portal
* North Caucasian news portal

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