Federal cities of Russia

Not to be confused with City of federal subject significance.

In the Russian Federation, a city of federal importance^[1][2] (Russian: город федерального значения, romanized: gorod federalnogo znacheniya), also known as a federal city, is a city that has a status of both an inhabited locality and a constituent federal subject. Russia has three federal cities: Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Sevastopol,^[3] which was annexed in 2014 but remains internationally recognised as part of Ukraine.^[4]

Moscow and Saint Petersburg are the largest cities in the country: Moscow is the national capital and Saint Petersburg is a former Russian capital and an important port city by the Baltic Sea.^[5] Currently, Sevastopol houses the Sevastopol Naval Base, the main port of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

Map #	Code	ISO code	Name	Flag	Coat of arms	Federal district	Economic region	Area (km2)[6]	Population (2017 est.)[7]
1	77	RU-MOW	Moscow			Central	Central	2,561.5	12,506,468
2	78	RU-SPE	Saint Petersburg			Northwestern	Northwestern	1,439	5,351,935
3	92	UA-40	Sevastopol[a]			Southern	North Caucasus	864[8]	436,670[8]

See also

• Jewish Autonomous Oblast
• Krais of Russia
• Oblasts of Russia
• Republics of Russia
• Sirius, the only designated federal territory in Russia

Notes

1. Annexed by Russia in 2014; recognized internationally as a part of Ukraine.