The Far Eastern District of Russia: composition, population, economy and tourism

More than a third of Russia's total area is occupied by the Far Eastern District. Its territory is a sparsely populated land with rather severe climatic conditions, which are far removed from large megacities and developed industrial regions.

The Far East is the province of Russia

This territorial formation is located in the extreme east of the country and has a wide access to the World Ocean. Do not confuse it with the Far East (a geographical area), these are completely different concepts.

The Far Eastern Federal District of the Russian Federation is the absolute leader in terms of size. It occupies about 36% of the total area of the country. At the same time, only 6 million people live here. The district was formed by the corresponding presidential decree in 2000 (on the map its borders are highlighted in red).

The Far Eastern District is extremely rich in natural resources. It is a region with a unique and almost untouched plant and animal world. It produces oil and gas, diamonds and antimony, silver and tin. The richest deposits of mineral resources provide an opportunity to develop the fuel industry, non-ferrous metallurgy, and also electric power.

The region has enormous forest resources. Approximately one third of the total state timber reserves fall to this district.

Composition of the Far Eastern District and the largest cities

Within the county there are 66 cities. The largest of them are Khabarovsk (administrative center), Vladivostok and Yakutsk. But in none of them the population does not exceed one million people.

The Far Eastern District consists of nine subjects of the Russian Federation. A complete list, as well as data on their population are given in the table:

Economy and the population of the district

The district takes the last place in Russia in terms of population density (1 person / sq.km.). It should be noted that the number of residents of the Far Eastern Okrug over the past 20 years has decreased by almost 20%. Experts call migration the main reason for the reduction in the population of the region.

The ethnic structure of the district is quite diverse and diverse. The most numerous nation is the Russians (about 78%). Behind them are the Yakuts (7.5%). Quite a lot in this region of Ukrainians, Byelorussians, Uzbeks, Koreans and Tatars. Most of the population lives in cities.

Almost all the economic indicators of the district have been growing since 2000. The basis of the economy of this region is the extraction of minerals, forestry, electric power and the production of building materials. Develop here and traditional for the Far East fisheries: fishing, reindeer breeding and hunting.

The Far Eastern District, in view of its special geographical location, cooperates quite closely with some Asian countries (North and South Korea, China and Japan).

Tourist potential of the Far Eastern District

This region has a huge tourist potential, which is attractive primarily for foreigners. But most Russians probably do not fully understand how interesting and diverse this region is: in the natural, ethnocultural and landscape aspects.

The most impressive is the tourists and travelers of Kamchatka. There certainly is something to be surprised and amazed! Majestic hills, mud volcanoes, famous hot springs, virgin tundra and clean lakes can all be seen on this fabulous peninsula.

No less interesting are other regions of the Far Eastern District. So, in the Primorsky Territory you can admire the grandiose gorges and waterfalls, in Yakutia - rafting along one of rapids and cold rivers, and in Chukotka - to make an unforgettable "safari" on dog sleds.