Volga Federal District

Volga Federal District

Coordinates: 56°20′N 44°00′E / 56.333°N 44°E / 56.333; 44

Volga Federal District
Приволжский федеральный округ
Federal district of Russia
Country Russia
Established May 18, 2000
administrative center Nizhny Novgorod
Government
• Presidential Envoy Mikhail Babich
Area
• Total 1,038,000 km2 (401,000 sq mi)
Area rank 5th
Population (2010)
• Total 29,899,699
• Rank 2nd
Federal subjects 14 contained
Economic regions 3 contained
Website www.pfo.ru

Volga (Privolzhsky) Federal District (Russian: Приво́лжский федера́льный о́круг, Privolzhsky federalny okrug) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. It forms the southeastern part of European Russia. Its population was 29,899,699 (70.8% urban) according to the 2010 Census, living on an area of 1,038,000 square kilometers (401,000 sq mi). Grigory Rapota was appointed the federal district's Presidential Envoy on May 12, 2008.

Read more about Volga Federal District:  Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoys

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