The Central Federal District is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. It is in the far west of the country, and can be considered the central region of European Russia. It covers an area of , and recorded a population of 40,334,532 (82.1% urban) in the 2021 census. Igor Shchyogolev is the presidential envoy to the Central Federal District.
Demographics
Federal subjects The district comprises the Central and Central Black Earth economic regions and eighteen federal subjects:
# Flag Coat of Arms Federal subject Area in km2 Population GDP Administrative center Map of Administrative Division 1 Belgorod Oblast 27,100 1,540,486 Belgorod 2 Bryansk Oblast 34,900 1,169,161 Bryansk 3 Vladimir Oblast 29,100 1,348,134 Vladimir 4 Voronezh Oblast 52,200 2,308,792 Voronezh 5 Ivanovo Oblast 21,400 927,828 Ivanovo 6 Kaluga Oblast 29,800 1,069,904 Kaluga 7 Kostroma Oblast 60,200 580,976 Kostroma 8 Kursk Oblast 30,000 1,082,458 Kursk 9 Lipetsk Oblast 24,000 1,143,224 Lipetsk 10 Moscow 2,600 13,010,112 Moscow 11 Moscow Oblast 44,300 8,524,665 None; most public authorities located in Moscow,subject administration located in Krasnogorsk 12 Oryol Oblast 24,700 713,374 Oryol 13 Ryazan Oblast 39,600 1,102,810 Ryazan 14 Smolensk Oblast 49,800 888,421 Smolensk 15 Tambov Oblast 34,500 982,991 Tambov 16 Tver Oblast 84,200 1,230,171 Tver 17 Tula Oblast 25,700 1,501,214 Tula 18 Yaroslavl Oblast 36,200 1,209,811 Yaroslavl
According to the results of the 2021 census, the ethnic composition of the Central Federal District is as follows: EthnicityPopulationPercentageRussians31,979,40593.05%Armenians227,8330.66%Ukrainians206,1000.60%Tatars164,4360.48%Tajiks120,5940.35%Uzbeks111,2060.32%Azerbaijanis100,6650.29%Belarusians55,6730.16%Georgians44,8600.13%Kyrgyz44,7290.13%Jews37,7090.11%Moldovans36,7640.11%Others1,238,4403.60%Ethnicity not stated5,966,118– Vital statistics for 2022:
Births: 330,013 (8.5 per 1,000) Deaths: 529,175 (13.6 per 1,000)
Total fertility rate (2022):
1.31 children per woman
Life expectancy (2021):
70.85 years
Economy , the GRP in Central Federal District reached RUB33.6 trillion(€407 billion) and around €10,000 per capita.
Presidential plenipotentiary envoys to the Central Federal District
No.Name (envoy)PhotoTerm of officeAppointed byStart of termEnd of termLength of service1Georgy Poltavchenko 18 May 2000 31 August 2011 ( days)Vladimir Putin -Andrey Popov(acting) 31 August 2011 6 September 2011Dmitry Medvedev2Oleg Govorun6 September 201121 May 2012 days3Alexander Beglov23 May 201225 December 2017 ( days)Vladimir Putin4Alexey Gordeyev25 December 201718 May 2018 days5Igor Shchyogolev26 June 2018present ( days)
References
Notes
External links
Official site: Federal Cadaster Center of Russia
"After RF Disintegrates, New Russian State Must Arise where Central Federal District is Now and without Moscow as Its Capital, Lazarenko Says" by Paul A. Goble, Window on Eurasia (January 11, 2024)