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Northwestern Federal District
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Northwestern Federal District
Северо-Западный федеральный округ | |
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![]() Location of the Northwestern Federal District | |
Established | 13 May 2000[1] |
Administrative centre | Saint Petersburg |
Government | |
• Presidential Envoy | Aleksandr Gutsan |
Area | |
• Total | 1,687,000 km2 (651,000 sq mi) |
• Rank | 4th |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 13,917,197 |
• Rank | 5th |
• Density | 8.2/km2 (21/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | ₽ 18.929 trillion US$ 271 billion (2022) |
• Per capita | ₽ 1,362,907 US$ 19,499 (2022) |
Federal subjects | 11 contained |
Economic regions | 3 contained |
HDI (2021) | 0.833[4] very high · 3rd |
Website | szfo |
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Northwestern Federal District (Russian: Северо-Западный федеральный округ, IPA: [ˌsʲevʲɪrə ˈzapədnɨj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk]) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. It covers most of Northwest Russia. Its population was 13.6 million, of which 83.5% was urban, living in an area of 1,687,000 square kilometers (651,000 sq mi),[2] according to the 2010 Census.[5] The current Envoy to the Northwestern Federal District is Alexander Gutsan, who was appointed to the post after previously serving as Deputy Prosecutor General.[6] He replaced former Envoy Alexander Beglov, who was removed from the position and made acting Governor of Saint Petersburg.