Southern Federal District

Southern Federal District
Южный федеральный округ
Location of the Southern Federal District. Crimea, whose annexation by Russia from Ukraine is mostly unrecognized internationally, shown in orange.
Location of the Southern Federal District. Crimea, whose annexation by Russia from Ukraine is mostly unrecognized internationally, shown in orange.
Coordinates: 47°14′N 39°43′E / 47.233°N 39.717°E / 47.233; 39.717
Country Russia
Established18 May 2000
Administrative centreRostov-on-Don
Government
 • Presidential EnvoyVladimir Ustinov
Area
 • Total447,900 km2 (172,900 sq mi)
 • Rank7th
Population
 • Total16,319,253[1]
 • Rank4th
 • Density33.1/km2 (86/sq mi)
 • Urban
62.4%[1]
 • Rural
37.6%[1]
GDP
 • Total7.952 trillion
US$108 billion (2021)
 • Per capita₽483,150
US$6,555 (2021)
Federal constituent entity6 contained
Economic regions1 contained
HDI (2021)0.799[4]
high · 6th
Websiteufo.gov.ru
Map
Southern Federal District is located in European Russia
Southern Federal District
Southern Federal District
Southern Federal District in Russia

The Southern Federal District (Russian: Ю́жный федера́льный о́круг, tr. Yuzhny federalny okrug, IPA: [ˈjuʐnɨj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk]) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. Its territory lies mostly on the Pontic–Caspian steppe of Southern Russia. The Southern Federal District shares borders with Ukraine, the Azov Sea, and the Black Sea in the west, and Kazakhstan and the Caspian Sea in the east.[5]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference 2010Census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Валовой региональный продукт по субъектам Российской Федерации в 2016-2021гг". www.rosstat.gov.ru.
  4. ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "Southern Federal District, Russia Guide". russiatrek.org.