Central Federal District, Russia (Central Russia)

Central Federal District overview

Central Federal District is an administrative region of Russia appeared by the Russian President decree in May 13, 2000. The territory of the district is about 3,8% of total Russian territory. The population of the region is about 26% of total population of Russia. The administrative center of Central Federal District is Moscow city.

Central Federal District has the population of 37,122,000 (2009) on the territory of 650,700 sq. km.

Central district map, Russia


Total number of cities and towns on the territory of Central Federal District is about 300. About 91% of the population are Russians, 2% - Ukrainians, 0,8% - Tatars, 0,7% - Armenians, 0,5% - Byelorussians.

Central Federal District includes the following 17 federal subjects of Russian Federation:

The largest cities of Central Federal District are:

Central district of Russia photos

Central Federal District nature

Lipetsk oblast nature

Lipetsk oblast nature

Author: Constantin Silkin

Ryazan oblast nature

Ryazan oblast nature

Author: Alexander Vasiliev

Tula oblast nature

Tula oblast nature

Author: Lev Trusov


Central Federal District churches

Kostroma city churches

Kostroma city churches

Author: Yuriy Chulkov

Ivanovo oblast church

Ivanovo oblast church

Author: Alexey Kochnev

Lipetsk oblast church

Lipetsk oblast church

Author: Fomenko Aleksey


Central Federal District cathedrals

Kursk city cathedral

Kursk city cathedral

Author: Gridin Paul

Belgorod oblast cathedral

Belgorod oblast cathedral

Author: Oleg Goncharenko

Moscow oblast cathedral

Moscow oblast cathedral

Author: Mikhail Grizly