Siberian Federal District
Сибирский федеральный округ | |
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Country | Russia |
Established | 18 May 2000 |
Administrative centre | Novosibirsk |
Government | |
• Presidential Envoy | Anatoly Seryshev |
Area | |
• Total | 4,361,800 km2 (1,684,100 sq mi) |
• Rank | 2nd |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 17,178,298[2] |
• Rank | 3rd |
• Density | 3.8/km2 (10/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | ₽ 13.054 trillion US$ 187 billion (2022) |
• Per capita | ₽ 781,580 US$ 11,182 (2022) |
Time zones | |
Omsk Oblast | UTC+06:00 (Omsk Time) |
most of the district | UTC+07:00 (Krasnoyarsk Time) |
Irkutsk Oblast | UTC+08:00 (Irkutsk Time) |
Federal subjects | 10 contained |
Economic regions | 2 contained |
HDI (2021) | 0.794[4] high · 7th |
Website | SFO.gov.ru |
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Siberian Federal District (Russian: Сиби́рский федера́льный о́круг, romanized: Sibirskiy federal'nyy okrug) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. Its population was 17,178,298 according to the 2010 Census,[2] living in an area of 4,361,800 square kilometers (1,684,100 sq mi).[1] The entire federal district lies within the continent of Asia.
The district was created by presidential decree on 13 May 2000 and covers around 30% of the total land area of Russia.[5] In November 2018, Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai were removed from the Siberian Federal District and added to the Far Eastern Federal District in accordance with a decree issued by Russian President Vladimir Putin.[6]
The district comprises the West Siberian (part) and East Siberian economic regions and ten federal subjects:
# | Flag | Coat of Arms | Federal subject | Area in km2[1] | Population (2021) | GDP[7] | Capital/Adm. center | Map of Administrative Division |
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1 | Altai Republic | 92,900 | 210,924 | ₽71 billion | Gorno-Altaysk | |||
2 | Altai Krai | 168,000 | 2,163,693 | ₽845 billion | Barnaul | |||
3 | Irkutsk Oblast | 774,800 | 2,370,102 | ₽1,924 billion | Irkutsk | |||
4 | Kemerovo Oblast | 95,700 | 2,600,923 | ₽1,807 billion | Kemerovo | |||
5 | Krasnoyarsk Krai | 2,366,800 | 2,856,971 | ₽3,065 billion | Krasnoyarsk | |||
6 | Novosibirsk Oblast | 177,800 | 2,797,176 | ₽1,617 billion | Novosibirsk | |||
7 | Omsk Oblast | 141,100 | 1,858,798 | ₽854 billion | Omsk | |||
8 | Tomsk Oblast | 314,400 | 1,062,666 | ₽706 billion | Tomsk | |||
9 | Tuva Republic | 168,600 | 336,651 | ₽89 billion | Kyzyl | |||
10 | Republic of Khakassia | 61,600 | 534,795 | ₽308 billion | Abakan |
According to a 2012 survey,[8] 28.9% of the population of the current federal subjects of the Siberian Federal District (excluding Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai) adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church, 5.2% are unaffiliated generic Christians, 1.9% is an Orthodox believer without belonging to any church or adheres to other (non-Russian) Orthodox churches, 1.4% is an adherent of Islam, 1.2% is an adherant of Buddhism, and 1.6% adhere to some native faith such as Rodnovery, Tengrism, or Tuvan Shamanism. In addition, 33.2% of the population declares to be "spiritual but not religious", 18.7% is atheist, and 7.9% follows other religions or did not give an answer to the question.[8]
Ethnic composition, according to the 2010 census: