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Ural Federal District
Уральский федеральный округ | |
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![]() Location of the Ural Federal District within Russia | |
Country | ![]() |
Established | 13 May 2000 |
Administrative centre | Yekaterinburg |
Government | |
• Presidential Envoy | Vladimir Yakushev |
Area | |
• Total | 1,818,500 km2 (702,100 sq mi) |
• Rank | 3rd |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 12,080,526[2] |
• Rank | 6th |
• Density | 6.75/km2 (17.5/sq mi) |
• Urban | 79.9%[2] |
• Rural | 20.1%[2] |
GDP | |
• Total | ₽ 20.073 trillion US$ 287 billion (2022) |
• Per capita | ₽ 1,635,678 US$ 23,402 (2022) |
Federal subjects | 6 contained |
Economic regions | 2 contained |
HDI (2021) | 0.839[4] very high · 2nd |
Website | www |
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Ural Federal District (Russian: Уральский федеральный округ, IPA: [ʊˈralʲskʲɪj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk]) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. Its population was 12,080,523 (79.9% urban) according to the 2010 Census.[2]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1959 | 9,112,337 | — |
1970 | 6,811,402 | −25.3% |
1979 | 10,859,783 | +59.4% |
1989 | 12,525,993 | +15.3% |
2002 | 12,373,926 | −1.2% |
2010 | 12,080,526 | −2.4% |
2021 | 12,300,793 | +1.8% |
Source: Census data |
The district was established on 13 May 2000 by a decree of the President of Russia.[5] It is located at the border of the European and Asian parts of Russia.[6] The administrative centre of the district is the city of Yekaterinburg.
The district contributes 18% to Russia's Gross Regional Product (GRP), although its population is only 8.5% of the Russian total.[7]