Soothren Federal Destrict

This airticle is aboot North Caucasian Federal District creatit in 2000 an renamit. For destrict creatit in 2010, see North Caucasian Federal Destrict.

Soothren Federal Destrict (Roushie: Ю́жный федера́льный о́круг, Yuzhny federalny okrug) is ane o the aicht federal destricts o Roushie. Its territory lies maistly on the Pontic-Caspian steppe. Its population wis 13,856,700 (62.4% urban) accordin tae the 2010 Census, livin on an aurie o 589,200 square kilometer (227,500 sq mi). On Januar 19, 2010, the federal destrict wis split in twa, wi its umwhile soothren territories formin new North Caucasian Federal Destrict.^[1]

Soothren Federal Destrict Южный федеральный округ
Federal Destrict o Roushie
Location of the Southern Federal District
Country	Roushie
Established	Mey 18, 2000
Admeenistrative Centre	Rostov-on-Don
Govrenment
• Presidential Envoy	Vladimir Ustinov
Area
• Total	418500 km2 (161,600 sq mi)
Area rank	7t
Population  (2002)
• Total	13,856,700
• Rank	7t
• Density	33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Federal subjects	6 contained
Economic regions	1 contained
Website	www.ufo.gov.ru

Soothren Federal Destrict wis cried North Caucasian Federal Destrict when it wis foondit in Mey 2000, but wis renamit suin efter for poleetical reasons.

The current Envoy is Vladimir Ustinov, umwhile Juistice Meenister o Roushie.

Demographics

Federal subjects

#	Banner	Federal subject	Caipital/admeenistrative center
1		Republic o Adygea	Maykop
2		Astrakhan Oblast	Astrakhan
3		Volgograd Oblast	Volgograd
4		Republic o Kalmykie	Elista
5		Krasnodar Krai	Krasnodar
6		Rostov Oblast	Rostov-on-Don

Presidential plenipotentiary envoys

1. Viktor Kazantsev (Mey 18, 2000 – Mairch 9, 2004)
2. Vladimir Yakovlev (Mairch 9, 2004 – September 13, 2004)
3. Dmitry Kozak (September 13, 2004 – September 24, 2007)
4. Grigory Rapota (September 24, 2007 – Mey 12, 2008)
5. Vladimir Ustinov (Mey 12, 2008 – Present)