Far Eastern Federal District

Far Eastern Federal District (Russian: Дальневосто́чный федера́льный о́круг; tr.: Dalnevostochny federalny okrug) is one of the seven federal districts of Russia. Its population was about 7.02 million in 2002. The current Presidential Envoy is Kamil Iskhakov.

Far Eastern Federal District
Far Eastern Federal District

Far Eastern Federal District covers the territory of the Russian Far East (Russian part of the Far East).

Subdivisions of the Federal District, with republics (that enjoy a high degree of autonomy on most issues and correspond to some of Russia's ethnic minorities) marked with an asterisk:

1. Amur Oblast
2. Jewish Autonomous Oblast
3. Kamchatka Oblast
3a. Koryakia
4. Khabarovsk Krai
5. Magadan Oblast
5a. Chukotka
6. Sakha*
7. Sakhalin Oblast
8. Primorsky Krai (Maritime Province)

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Major cities include Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Nikolayevsk-on-Amur, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, and Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

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  1. On 1 January 2007, Evenkia and Taymyria will be merged into Krasnoyarsk Krai.
  2. A referendum is to be held on 16 April 2006 on merging Ust-Orda Buryatia into Irkutsk Oblast. If the result is in favour, the merger will occur on 1 January 2008.
  3. On 1 July 2007, Kamchatka Oblast and Koryakia will be merged to form Kamchatka Krai.
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