Soothren Federal Destrict

Soothren Federal Destrict (, 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 . On Januar 19, 2010, the federal destrict wis split in twa, wi its umwhile soothren territories formin new North Caucasian Federal Destrict.

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 
 400px|Soothren Federal Destrict (prior tae 2010 split) # Banner Federal subject Caipital/admeenistrative center 1 50px|border Republic o Adygea Maykop 2 50px|border Astrakhan Oblast Astrakhan 3 50px|border Volgograd Oblast Volgograd 4 50px|border Republic o Kalmykie Elista 5 50px|border Krasnodar Krai Krasnodar 6 50px|border Rostov Oblast '''Rostov-on-Don

Presidential plenipotentiary envoys
 Viktor Kazantsev (Mey 18, 2000 – Mairch 9, 2004)
 Vladimir Yakovlev (Mairch 9, 2004 – September 13, 2004)
 Dmitry Kozak (September 13, 2004 – September 24, 2007)
 Grigory Rapota (September 24, 2007 – Mey 12, 2008)
 Vladimir Ustinov (Mey 12, 2008 – Present)

References

Freemit airtins
 Offeecial steid: Federal Cadaster Center o Roushie — Administrative maps of Russia (legends in Russian) 
 https://web.archive.org/web/20040404184031/http://baikaland.tripod.com/russia/yufo.html
 Southern Federal District 
 News and events of Russian South 


Category:Geografie o Soothren Roushie
Category:States an territories established in 2000