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Far East Federal District, Russia (Far Eastern)

Far East Federal District overview

Far East Federal District is an administrative region of Russia appeared by the Russian President decree in May 13, 2000. The territory of the region is about 36,4% of total Russian territory. The population of the region is about 4,6% of total population of Russia. The administrative center of Far East Federal District is Khabarovsk city.

Far East Federal District population - 6,486,000 (2009); land area - 6,215,900 sq. km.

Far East district map, Russia

There are 68 cities and towns on the territory of Far East Federal District. About 82% of the population are Russians, 6,5% - Yakuts, 4,2% - Ukrainians, 0,9% - Koreans, 0,8% - Tatars.

Far East Federal District includes the following 9 federal subjects of Russian Federation: