Southern Federal District

{{About|North Caucasian Federal District created in 2000 and renamed|district created in 2010|North Caucasian Federal District}} {{Coord missing|Russia}} '''Southern Federal District''' ({{lang-ru|Ю́жный федера́льный о́круг}}, ''Yuzhny federalny okrug'') is one of the eight [[federal districts of Russia|federal districts]] of [[Russia]]. Its territory lies mostly on the [[Pontic-Caspian steppe]]. Its population was 13,856,700 (62.4% urban) according to the [[Russian Census (2010)|2010 Census]], living on an area of {{convert|589200|km2|sqmi|sp=us}}. On January 19, 2010, the federal district was split in two, with its former southern territories forming new [[North Caucasian Federal District]]. Southern Federal District was called '''North Caucasian Federal District''' when it was founded in May 2000, but was renamed soon after for political reasons. The current Envoy is [[Vladimir Ustinov]], former Justice Minister of Russia. === Federal subjects === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! colspan="4" | [[File:Southern Federal District (numbered).svg|400px|Southern Federal District (prior to 2010 split)]] |- ! # ! Flag ! Federal subject ! Capital/administrative center |- ! 1 | [[File:Flag of Adygea.svg|50px|border]] | [[Republic of Adygea]] | [[Maykop]] |- ! 2 | [[File:Flag of Astrakhan Oblast.svg|50px|border]] | [[Astrakhan Oblast]] | [[Astrakhan]] |- ! 3 | [[File:Flag of Volgograd Oblast.svg|50px|border]] | [[Volgograd Oblast]] | [[Volgograd]] |- ! 4 | [[File:Flag of Kalmykia.svg|50px|border]] | [[Kalmykia|Republic of Kalmykia]] | [[Elista]] |- ! 5 | [[File:Flag of Krasnodar Krai.png|50px|border]] | [[Krasnodar Krai]] | [[Krasnodar]] |- ! 6 | [[File:Flag of Rostov Oblast.svg|50px|border]] | [[Rostov Oblast]] | '''[[Rostov-on-Don]] |} ==Presidential plenipotentiary envoys== # [[Viktor Kazantsev]] (May 18, 2000 – March 9, 2004) # [[Vladimir Anatolyevich Yakovlev|Vladimir Yakovlev]] (March 9, 2004 – September 13, 2004) # [[Dmitry Kozak]] (September 13, 2004 – September 24, 2007) # [[Grigory Rapota]] (September 24, 2007 – May 12, 2008) # [[Vladimir Ustinov]] (May 12, 2008 – Present) ==External links== * [http://www.fccland.ru/kart.htm Official site: Federal Cadaster Center of Russia — Administrative maps of Russia (legends in Russian)] * http://baikaland.tripod.com/russia/yufo.html * [http://research.rencap.com/eng/government/district_detail01.asp Southern Federal District] * [http://eng.russ-yug.ru/ News and events of Russian South] {{Russian federal districts}}