Northwestern Federal District (Северо-Западный федеральный округ) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. It covers most of Northwest Russia. Its population was 13.6 million, of which 83.5% was urban, living in an area of 1687000 km2, according to the 2010 Census. The current Envoy to the Northwestern Federal District is Aleksandr Gutsan, who was appointed to the post after previously serving as Deputy Prosecutor General. He replaced former Envoy Alexander Beglov, who was removed from the position and made acting Governor of Saint Petersburg.

Demographics

Federal subjects

The district comprises the Northern, Northwestern and Kaliningrad economic regions and eleven federal subjects: According to the results of the 2021 census, the ethnic composition of the Northwestern Federal District is as follows: Vital statistics for 2022: Total fertility rate (2022): 1.26 children per woman Life expectancy (2021): 70.37 years

Presidential plenipotentiary envoys