Southern Federal District
Southern Federal District (Northern Caucasus) is one of the seven federal districts of Russia. It is located in the extreme southwest, between Ukraine and Kazakhstan. It is the Russian part of the Caucasus.
Subdivisions, with republics (that enjoy a high degree of autonomy on most issues and correspond to some of Russia's ethnic minorities) marked by a *, and with their respective capitals or administrative centers:
- Adygeya * : Maykop
- Astrakhan Oblast : Astrakhan
- Chechnya (declared independence in 1991; 2 wars with Russia, 1994-1996 and 1999-present; most countries do not recognize its independence) * : Grozny
- Dagestan * : Makhachkala
- Ingushetia * : Magas
- Kabardino-Balkaria * : Nalchik
- Kalmykia * : Elista
- Karachay-Cherkessia * : Cherkessk
- Krasnodar Krai : Krasnodar
- North Ossetia-Alania * : Vladikavkaz
- Stavropol Krai : Stavropol
- Rostov Oblast : Rostov on Don
- Volgograd Oblast : Volgograd
External links
- Official site: Federal Cadaster Center of Russia -- Administrative maps of Russia (legends in Russian) (http://www.fccland.ru/kart.htm)
- http://baikaland.tripod.com/russia/yufo.html
| Federal districts of Russia | |
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| Central | Southern | Northwestern | Far Eastern | Siberian | Urals | Privolzhsky (Volga) | |
de:Nordkaukasus
eo:Norda Kauxkazio
et:Lõuna föderaalringkond
ja:南部連邦管区
nl:Zuidelijk Federaal District
ru:Южный федеральный округ
sl:Severno-kavkaško zvezno okrožje