# Siberian Federal District

Siberian Federal District (Russian: Сибирский федеральный округ, IPA:) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. Its population was 17,178,298 according to the 2010 Census, living in an area of 4,361,800 square kilometers (1,684,100 sq mi). The entire federal district lies within the continent of Asia.
The district was created by presidential decree on 13 May 2000 and covers around 30% of the total land area of Russia. In November 2018, Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai were removed from the Siberian Federal District and added to the Far Eastern Federal District in accordance with a decree issued by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

## Demographics
### Federal subjects

The district comprises the West Siberian (part) and East Siberian economic regions and ten federal subjects:
Map of administrative division :
| 1 | Altai Republic | 92,900 | 210,924 | ₽71 billion | Gorno-Altaysk |
| 2 | Altai Krai | 168,000 | 2,163,693 | ₽845 billion | Barnaul |
| 3 | Irkutsk Oblast | 774,800 | 2,370,102 | ₽1,924 billion | Irkutsk |
| 4 | Kemerovo Oblast | 95,700 | 2,600,923 | ₽1,807 billion | Kemerovo |
| 5 | Krasnoyarsk Krai | 2,366,800 | 2,856,971 | ₽3,065 billion | Krasnoyarsk |
| 6 | Novosibirsk Oblast | 177,800 | 2,797,176 | ₽1,617 billion | Novosibirsk |
| 7 | Omsk Oblast | 141,100 | 1,858,798 | ₽854 billion | Omsk |
| 8 | Tomsk Oblast | 314,400 | 1,062,666 | ₽706 billion | Tomsk |
| 9 | Tuva Republic | 168,600 | 336,651 | ₽89 billion | Kyzyl |
| 10 | Republic of Khakassia | 61,600 | 534,795 | ₽308 billion | Abakan |

### Religion and ethnicity

Religion in the Siberian Federal District as of 2012 (Sreda Arena Atlas) :
| Russian Orthodoxy | Russian Orthodoxy | 28.9% | 28.9% |
| Other Orthodox | Other Orthodox | 1.9% | 1.9% |
| Other Christians | Other Christians | 5.2% | 5.2% |
| Islam | Islam | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| Buddhism | Buddhism | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Native faiths | Native faiths | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| Spiritual but not religious | Spiritual but not religious | 33.2% | 33.2% |
| Atheism and irreligion | Atheism and irreligion | 18.7% | 18.7% |
| Other and undeclared | Other and undeclared | 7.9% | 7.9% |
According to a 2012 survey, 28.9% of the population of the current federal subjects of the Siberian Federal District (excluding Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai) adhere to the Russian Orthodox Church, 5.2% are unaffiliated generic Christians, 1.9% are Orthodox believers without belonging to any church or adhere to other (non-Russian) Orthodox churches, 1.4% are Muslim, 1.2% are Buddhist, and 1.6% adhere to some native faith such as Rodnovery, Tengrism, or Tuvan Shamanism. In addition, 33.2% of the population declare to be "spiritual but not religious", 18.7% are atheist, and 7.9% follow other religions or did not give an answer to the question.
Ethnic composition, according to the 2010 census:
* Total – 19,256,426
* Russians – 16,542,506 (85.91%)
* Buryats – 442,794 (2.30%)
* Tuvans – 259,971 (1.35%)
* Ukrainians – 227,353 (1.18%)
* Tatars – 204,321 (1.06%)
* Germans – 198,109 (1.03%)
* Kazakhs – 117,507 (0.61%)
* Altaians – 72,841 (0.38%)
* Khakass — 70,859 (0.37%)
* Armenians – 63,091 (0.33%)
* Azerbaijanis – 54,762 (0.28%)
* Belarusians – 47 829 (0.25%)
* Uzbeks – 41,799 (0.22%)
* Chuvash – 40,527 (0.21%)
* Tajiks – 32,419 (0.17%)
* Kyrgyz — 30,871 (0.16%)
* Mordva – 19,238 (0.10%)
* Roma – 15,162 (0.08%)
* Bashkirs – 12 929 (0.07%)
* Shors – 12 397 (0.06%)
* Koreans – 11,193 (0.06%)
* Moldovans – 11 155 (0.06%)
* Evenks – 10,243 (0.05%)
* Jews – 9,642 (0.05%)
* Mari – 9,116 (0.05%)
* Chinese — 9,075 (0.05%)
* Udmurts – 8,822 (0.05%)
* Poles – 8,435 (0.04%)
* Georgians – 7,884 (0.04%)
* Estonians – 7,112 (0.04%)
* Dolgans – 5,854 (0.03%)
* Persons who did not indicate nationality – 561,206 (2.91%)

## Presidential plenipotentiary envoys

| No. | Name (envoy) | Photo | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Appointed by |
| No. | Name (envoy) | Photo | Start of term | End of term | Length of service | Appointed by |
| 1 | Leonid Drachevsky | | 18 May 2000 | 9 September 2004 | 4 years, 114 days (1,575 days) | Vladimir Putin |
| 2 | Anatoly Kvashnin | | 9 September 2004 | 9 September 2010 | 6 years, 0 days | Vladimir Putin |
| 3 | Viktor Tolokonsky | | 9 September 2010 | 12 May 2014 | 3 years, 245 days (1,341 days) | Dmitry Medvedev |
| 4 | Nikolay Rogozhkin | | 12 May 2014 | 28 July 2016 | 2 years, 77 days (808 days) | Vladimir Putin |
| 5 | Sergey Menyaylo | | 28 July 2016 | 9 April 2021 | 4 years, 255 days (1,716 days) | Vladimir Putin |
| 6 | Anatoly Seryshev | | 12 October 2021 | present | 3 years, 149 days (1,245 days) | Vladimir Putin |