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North West Federal District, Russia (Northwestern)

North West Federal District overview

North West Federal District is an administrative region of Russia appeared by the decree of Russian President in May 13, 2000. The territory of the district is about 9,8% of total Russian territory. The population of the region is about 9,5% of total Russian population. The administrative center of North West Federal District is Saint Petersburg city.

North West Federal District population - 13,462,000 (2009); land area - 1,677,900 sq. km.

North West district map, Russia

There are 152 cities and towns on the territory of North West Federal District. Urbanization of the region population is 83%. About 86% of the population are Russians, 2,7% - Ukrainians, 1,9% - Komy, 1,7% - Byelorussians, 0,6% - Tatars.

North West Federal District includes the following 10 federal subjects of Russian Federation: