Southern Federal District
federal district of the Russian Federation
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Summary
Southern Federal District is a federal district of Russia[1]. It draws 5,140 Wikipedia views per month (federal district of russia category, ranking #8 of 9).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Russia[3]
- Country: Russia[4]
- Capital: Rostov-on-Don[5]
- Shares border with: Volga Federal District[6], North Caucasian Federal District[7], Central Federal District[8]
- Named after: south[9]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Adygea[10], Kalmykia[11], Krasnodar Krai[12], Astrakhan Oblast[13], Rostov Oblast[14], Volgograd Oblast[15], Republic of Crimea[16], Sevastopol[17]
- Part of: South European Russia[18], European Russia[19]
- Commons category: Southern Federal District[20]
- Has part(s): Republic of Crimea[21]
- Inception: May 13, 2000[22]
- Official website: http://www.ufo.gov.ru/[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Southern Federal District[24]
- Population: 16,589,069[25]
- Replaces: Crimean Federal District[26]
- Topic has template: Шаблон:Южный федеральный округ[27]
- Official name: Южный федеральный округ[28]
- Category for people born here: Q9229493[29]
- Category for people who died here: Q21007682[30]
- Native label: Южный федеральный округ[31]
- Different from: South European Russia[32]
- Area: 447,821 km²[33]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q110748214[34]
- Most populous urban area: Krasnodar[35]
Why It Matters
Southern Federal District has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]