The North Caucasian Federal District (Северо-Кавказский федеральный округ) 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 170400 km2. The current Envoy is Yury Chaika.

Federal subjects

Demographics

Ethnic Russians constitute less than one-third of the total population at 2,857,851 (28.83%) according to the 2021 Census, but 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 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: Vital statistics for 2022: Total fertility rate (2022): 1.73 children per woman Life expectancy (2021): 73.79 years

Presidential plenipotentiary envoys