# North Caucasian Federal District

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The North Caucasian Federal District (Russian: Северо-Кавказский федеральный округ, IPA:) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. It is located in extreme southern Russia, in the geographical area of the North Caucasus. The federal district was split from the Southern Federal District on 19 January 2010. The population of the federal subjects comprising the federal district was 10,171,434 according to the 2021 Census, living in an area of 170,400 square kilometers (65,800 sq mi). The current Envoy is Yury Chaika.

## Federal subjects

The map and key are listed in Russian alphabetical order. :
| # | Federal subject | Area in km$^2$ | Population 2021 Census | GDP | Capital/administrative center |
| 1 | Republic of Dagestan | 50,300 | 3,182,054 | ₽814 billion | Makhachkala |
| 2 | Republic of Ingushetia | 3,600 | 509,541 | ₽77 billion | Magas |
| 3 | Kabardino-Balkarian Republic | 12,500 | 904,200 | ₽199 billion | Nalchik |
| 4 | Karachay-Cherkess Republic | 14,300 | 469,865 | ₽109 billion | Cherkessk |
| 5 | Republic of North Ossetia-Alania | 8,000 | 687,357 | ₽203 billion | Vladikavkaz |
| 6 | Stavropol Krai | 66,500 | 2,907,593 | ₽1,025 billion | Stavropol |
| 7 | Chechen Republic | 17,300 | 1,510,824 | ₽268 billion | Grozny |

## Demographics

Ethnic Russians constitute less than one-third of the total population at 2,857,851 (28.83%), although they do constitute a plurality of the population.
According to the 2021 Census, Russians constitute a majority of 80% in Stavropol Krai and are at least 15% of the population in North Ossetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, and Karachay-Cherkessia. A diverse assortment of mostly Muslim North Caucasian speaking ethnic and tribal groups form the remainder. The North Caucasus Federal District is Russia's only Muslim-majority federal district, and is the only federal district that does not have an ethnic Russian majority.
According to the results of the 2021 census, the ethnic composition of the North Caucasian Federal District is as follows:
| Ethnicity | Population | Percentage |
| Russians | 2,857,851 | 28.83% |
| Chechens | 1,586,720 | 16.01% |
| Avars | 972,703 | 9.81% |
| Dargins | 582,255 | 5.87% |
| Kumyks | 532,848 | 5.38% |
| Kabardians | 513,178 | 5.18% |
| Ingush | 501,544 | 5.06% |
| Ossetians | 455,765 | 4.60% |
| Lezgins | 426,869 | 4.31% |
| Karachais | 222,211 | 2.24% |
| Laks | 165,737 | 1.67% |
| Armenians | 156,417 | 1.58% |
| Azerbaijanis | 136,950 | 1.38% |
| Tabasaran | 135,694 | 1.37% |
| Balkars | 122,831 | 1.24% |
| Circassians | 88,075 | 0.89% |
| Nogais | 80,040 | 0.81% |
| Roma | 45,035 | 0.45% |
| Abazins | 40,478 | 0.41% |
| Turks | 36,041 | 0.36% |
| Aghuls | 31,012 | 0.31% |
| Rutuls | 29,200 | 0.29% |
| Greeks | 25,700 | 0.26% |
| Turkmens | 16,276 | 0.16% |
| Georgians | 15,410 | 0.16% |
| Tatars | 15,276 | 0.15% |
| Ukrainians | 13,836 | 0.14% |
| Tsakhurs | 10,735 | 0.11% |
| Others | 170,391 | 1.81% |
| Ethnicity not stated | 258,986 | – |
Vital statistics for 2022:
* Births: 128,528 (12.8 per 1,000)
* Deaths: 79,661 (7.9 per 1,000)
Total fertility rate (2022):
1.73 children per woman
Life expectancy (2021):
73.79 years

## Presidential plenipotentiary envoys

| № | Name (envoy) | Photo | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Appointed by |
| № | Name (envoy) | Photo | Start of term | End of term | Length of service | Appointed by |
| 1 | Alexander Khloponin | | 19 January 2010 | 12 May 2014 | 4 years, 113 days (1,574 days) | Dmitry Medvedev |
| 2 | Sergey Melikov | | 12 May 2014 | 28 July 2016 | 2 years, 77 days (808 days) | Vladimir Putin |
| 3 | Oleg Belaventsev | | 28 July 2016 | 26 June 2018 | 1 year, 333 days (698 days) | Vladimir Putin |
| 4 | Aleksandr Matovnikov | | 26 June 2018 | 22 January 2020 | 1 year, 210 days (575 days) | Vladimir Putin |
| 5 | Yury Chaika | | 22 January 2020 | present | 5 years, 50 days (1,877 days) | Vladimir Putin |