Northwestern Federal District (Russian: Се́веро-За́падный федера́льный о́круг, Severo-Zapadny federalny okrug) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. It consists of the northern part of European Russia. Its population was 13,616,057 (83.5% urban) according to the 2010 Census, living on an area of 1,677,900 square kilometers (647,800 sq mi). The current Envoy to the Northwestern Federal District is Nikolay Vinnichenko.
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