North Caucasian Federal District

43°42′41″N 44°48′22″E / 43.7114°N 44.8061°E / 43.7114; 44.8061

North Caucasian Federal District
Северо-Кавказский федеральный округ
Location of the North Caucasian Federal District
Location of the North Caucasian Federal District
Country Russia
Established19 January 2010
Administrative centrePyatigorsk
Government
 • Presidential EnvoyYury Chaika
Area
 • Total170,400 km2 (65,800 sq mi)
 • Rank8th
Population
 • Total10,171,000
 • Rank7th
 • Density60/km2 (150/sq mi)
 • Urban50.7%
 • Rural49.3%
GDP
 • Total2.696 trillion
US$37 billion (2021)
 • Per capita₽270,039
US$3,664 (2021)
Federal subjects7 contained
Economic regions1 contained
HDI (2021)0.793
high · 8th
Websiteskfo.gov.ru
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North Caucasian Federal District is located in North Caucasian Federal District
North Caucasian Federal District
North Caucasian Federal District
North Caucasian Federal District in Russia

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.

Dagestan landscape

Federal subjects

North Caucasian Federal District
The map and key are listed in Russian alphabetical order.
# 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

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

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.

Life expectancy at birth in the North Caucasian Federal District, 1990–2021

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:

  • 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

  1. Alexander Khloponin (19 January 2010 – 12 May 2014)
  2. Sergey Melikov (12 May 2014 – 28 July 2016)
  3. Oleg Belaventsev (28 July 2016 – 26 June 2018)
  4. Aleksandr Matovnikov (26 June 2018 – 22 January 2020)
  5. Yury Chaika (22 January 2020 – present)

External links


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