Central Federal District
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Central Federal District Центральный федеральный округ |
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| Federal District of Russia | |
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| Country |
 Russia
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| Established | May 18, 2000 |
| Administrative Center | Moscow |
| Government | |
| • Presidential Envoy | Alexander Beglov |
| Area | |
| • Total | 650,200 km2 (251,000 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 6th |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 38,427,539 |
| • Rank | 1st |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 81.3% |
| • Rural | 18.7% |
| Federal subjects | 18 contained |
| Economic regions | 2 contained |
| Website | cfo |
The Central Federal District (Russian: Центра́льный федера́льный о́круг, tr. Tsentralny federalny okrug; IPA: [tsɨnˈtralʲnɨj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk]) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. The word "Central" has a political and historical meaning, being the core of the Russian state and its predecessor, the Grand Duchy of Muscovy. Geographically, the district is situated in the extreme west of present-day Russia; although it can be considered as the central region of European Russia. The district covers an area of 650,200 square kilometers (251,000 sq mi), and recorded a population of 38,427,537 (81.3% urban) in the 2010 Census. The Presidential Envoy to the Central Federal District is Alexander Beglov.
The district comprises the Central and Central Black Earth economic regions and eighteen federal subjects:
Coordinates: 54°31′59″N 37°37′01″E / 54.533°N 37.617°E
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