Federal cities of Russia
In the Russian Federation, a city of federal importance[1][2] (Russian: город федерального значения, romanized: gorod federalnogo znacheniya), also known as a federal city, is a city that has a status of both an inhabited locality and a constituent federal subject. Russia has two federal cities: Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Sevastopol,[3] which was annexed in 2014, is claimed as Russia's third federal city, but remains internationally recognised as part of Ukraine.[4]
Moscow and Saint Petersburg are the largest cities in the country: Moscow is the national capital and Saint Petersburg is a former Russian capital and an important port city by the Baltic Sea.[5] Currently, Sevastopol houses the Sevastopol Naval Base, the main port of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
| Map # | Code | ISO code | Name | Flag | Coat of arms | Federal district | Economic region | Area (km2)[6] | Population (2017 est.)[7] |
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| 1 | 77 | RU-MOW | Moscow | 
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Central | Central | 2,561.5 | 12,506,468 |
| 2 | 78 | RU-SPE | Saint Petersburg | 
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Northwestern | Northwestern | 1,439 | 5,351,935 |
| 3 | 92 | UA-40 | Sevastopol[a] | 
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Southern | North Caucasus | 864[8] | 436,670[8] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Annexed by Russia in 2014; recognized internationally as a part of Ukraine.
References
[edit]- ^ "Chapter 3. The Federal Structure - The Constitution of the Russian Federation". www.constitution.ru.
- ^ "Конституция Российской Федерации".
- ^ "Putin signs laws on reunification of Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol with Russia". ITAR TASS. March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ "General Assembly Adopts Resolution Calling upon States Not to Recognize Changes in Status of Crimea Region | UN Press". press.un.org. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ Gritsai, Olga; van der Wusten, Herman (2000). "Moscow and St. Petersburg, a sequence of capitals, a tale of two cities". GeoJournal. 51 (1/2): 33–45. doi:10.1023/A:1010849220006. JSTOR 41147495. S2CID 154264277.
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (May 21, 2004). "Территория, число районов, населённых пунктов и сельских администраций по субъектам Российской Федерации (Territory, Number of Districts, Inhabited Localities, and Rural Administration by Federal Subjects of the Russian Federation)". Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2008.
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (January 1, 2014). "Оценка численности населения на 1 января 2014 года и в среднем за 2013 год (Estimated population of Russia on 1 January 2014 and the average for 2013)". Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ a b "A General data of the region". Sevastopol City State Administration. Archived from the original on February 11, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2014.