| Volga Federal District | |||||
| Native Name: | Приволжский федеральный округ | ||||
| Native Name Lang: | ru | ||||
| Settlement Type: | Federal district of Russia | ||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||
| Established Title: | Established | ||||
| Established Date: | 13 May 2000[1] | ||||
| Seat Type: | Administrative center | ||||
| Seat: | Nizhny Novgorod | ||||
| Leader Title: | Presidential Envoy | ||||
| Leader Name: | Igor Komarov | ||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||
| Area Total Km2: | 1038000 | ||||
| Area Rank: | 5th | ||||
| Population Total: | 29899699 | ||||
| Total Type: | Total | ||||
| Population As Of: | 2010 | ||||
| Population Rank: | 2nd | ||||
| Population Density Km2: | 28.8 | ||||
| Blank Name Sec1: | Federal subjects | ||||
| Blank Info Sec1: | 14 contained | ||||
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Economic regions | ||||
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 3 contained | ||||
| Demographics Type2: | GDP | ||||
| Demographics2 Title1: | Total | ||||
| Demographics2 Info1: | ₽ 19.664 trillion US$ 281 billion (2022) | ||||
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita | ||||
| Demographics2 Info2: | ₽ 683,355 US$ 9,777 (2022) | ||||
| Blank Name Sec2: | HDI (2021) | ||||
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0.804[2] · 5th | ||||
| Timezone Link: | Time in Russia | ||||
| Timezone1: | Moscow Time | ||||
| Utc Offset1: | +03:00 | ||||
| Timezone2: | Samara Time | ||||
| Utc Offset2: | +04:00 | ||||
| Timezone3: | Yekaterinburg Time | ||||
| Utc Offset3: | +05:00 | ||||
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Volga Federal District (Russian: Приволжский федеральный округ|p=prʲɪˈvolʂskʲɪj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. It forms the southeastern part of European Russia. It is the second most populated federal district (after Central). Its population was 29,899,699 (70.8% urban) according to the 2010 Census, living on an area of 1038000km2. Igor Komarov was appointed the federal district's Presidential Envoy on 18 September 2018.
The district comprises the Volga (part), Volga-Vyatka and Urals (part) economic regions and fourteen federal subjects:[3]
| Flag | Coat of Arms | Federal subject | Area in km2 | Population (2021) | GDP[4] | Capital/Administrative center | Map of Administrative Division | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Bashkortostan | 143,600 | 4,091,423 | ₽2,000 billion | Ufa | ||||
| 2 | Kirov Oblast | 120,800 | 1,153,680 | ₽481 billion | Kirov | ||||
| 3 | Mari El Republic | 23,200 | 677,097 | ₽222 billion | Yoshkar-Ola | ||||
| 4 | Republic of Mordovia | 26,200 | 783,552 | ₽298 billion | Saransk | ||||
| 5 | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | 76,900 | 3,119,115 | ₽1,888 billion | Nizhny Novgorod | ||||
| 6 | Orenburg Oblast | 124,000 | 1,862,767 | ₽1,394 billion | Orenburg | ||||
| 7 | Penza Oblast | 43,200 | 1,266,348 | ₽537 billion | Penza | ||||
| 8 | Perm Krai | 160,600 | 2,532,405 | ₽1,741 billion | Perm | ||||
| 9 | Samara Oblast | 53,600 | 3,172,925 | ₽2,123 billion | Samara | ||||
| 10 | Saratov Oblast | 100,200 | 2,442,575 | ₽1,006 billion | Saratov | ||||
| 11 | Republic of Tatarstan | 68,000 | 4,004,809 | ₽3,455 billion | Kazan | ||||
| 12 | Udmurt Republic | 42,100 | 1,452,914 | ₽842 billion | Izhevsk | ||||
| 13 | Ulyanovsk Oblast | 37,300 | 1,196,745 | ₽499 billion | Ulyanovsk | ||||
| 14 | Chuvash Republic | 18,300 | 1,186,909 | ₽393 billion | Cheboksary | ||||
Ethnic composition, according to the 2010 census: Total - 29,899,699 people.Russians - 19,811,351 (66.26%)
Tatars - 3,999,568 (13.38%)
Bashkirs - 1,282,794 (4.29%)
Chuvash - 1,272,790 (4.26%)
Mordva - 617,050 (2.06%)
Udmurts - 497,214 (1.66%)
Mari - 473 015 (1.58%)
Ukrainians - 272 385 (0.91%)
Kazakhs - 221,047 (0.74%)
Armenians - 108,774 (0.36%)
Komi-Perm - 82 979 (0.28%)
Azerbaijanis - 80 727 (0.27%)
Belarusians - 62,560 (0.21%)
Uzbeks - 50 523 (0.17%)
Germans - 48,211 (0.16%)
Tajiks - 33 463 (0.11%)
Roma - 28,270 (0.09%)
Jews - 20 968 (0.07%)
Moldovans - 15,548 (0.05%)
Georgians - 13 534 (0.05%)
Koreans - 12,215 (0.04%)
Chechens - 11,828 (0.04%)
Lezgins - 10 636 (0.04%)
Individuals who did not indicate nationality - 771,435 (2.92%)
| № | Name (envoy) | Photo | Term of office | Appointed by | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start of term | End of term | Length of service | ||||
| 1 | Sergey Kiriyenko | 18 May 2000 | 14 November 2005 | (days) | Vladimir Putin | |
| 2 | Aleksandr Konovalov | 14 November 2005 | 12 May 2008 | (days) | ||
| 3 | Grigory Rapota[5] | 12 May 2008 | 15 December 2011 | (days) | Dmitry Medvedev | |
| 4 | Mikhail Babich | 15 December 2011 | 24 August 2018 | (days) | ||
| - | Igor Panshin (acting) | 24 August 2018 | 7 September 2018 | days | Vladimir Putin | |
| 5 | Igor Komarov | 7 September 2018 | present | (days) | ||