This article is about the grouping of regions by a presidential decree. For the federal constituent units, seeFederal subjects of Russia.
The eight federal districts of Russia
Thefederal districts (Russian:федеральные округа,IPA:[fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨjɪɐkrʊˈɡa]) are groupings of thefederal subjects ofRussia. Federal districts consist of a group of regions with various autonomy levels as per constitution, but the districts themselves are not mentioned by the constitution and are not autonomous, do not have administrative competences of their own, and do not manage regional affairs. They exist solely to monitor consistency between the federal and regional bodies of law, and ensure federal management of the civil service, judiciary, and federal agencies operating in the regions.[1] The federal district system was established on 13 May 2000.
The federal districts of Russia were established by a decree issued byPresidentVladimir Putin on 13 May 2000 to facilitate the federal government's control of the then 89 federal subjects across the country.[9][10]
On 19 January 2010, the new North Caucasian Federal District split from the Southern Federal District.[8]
In March 2014, after theannexation of Crimea, theCrimean Federal District was established.[11] The legality of this annexation is disputed by an overwhelming majority of countries.[12] On 28 July 2016 the Crimean Federal District was abolished and merged into theSouthern Federal District in order to improve governance.[13]
^abПрезидент Российской Федерации. Указ №849 от 13 мая 2000 г. «О полномочном представителе Президента Российской Федерации в федеральном округе». Вступил в силу 13 мая 2000 г. Опубликован: "Собрание законодательства РФ", No.20, ст. 2112, 15 мая 2000 г. (President of the Russian Federation. Decree #849 of May 13, 2000On the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in a Federal District. Effective as of May 13, 2000.).
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