Regions in Russia

Russia is made up of 83 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Russia. Information on all primary administrative regions in Russia.

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Primary administrative regions in Russia

There are 83 regions in Russia in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Russia
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Moscow Moskva1.13,010,112Moscow Moscow10,381,222
St.-Petersburg Sankt-Peterburg2.5,351,935Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg5,351,935
Novosibirsk Oblast Novosibirsk Oblast3.2,788,849Novosibirsk Novosibirsk1,612,833
Sverdlovsk Oblast Sverdlovsk Oblast4.4,325,256Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg1,495,066
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Nizhny Novgorod Oblast5.3,234,752Nizhniy Novgorod Nizhniy Novgorod1,259,013
Tatarstan Republic Tatarstan6.4,004,809Kazan Kazan1,243,500
Chelyabinsk Chelyabinsk Oblast7.3,493,036Chelyabinsk Chelyabinsk1,202,371
Omsk Oblast Omsk Oblast8.1,960,081Omsk Omsk1,172,070
Samara Oblast Samara Oblast9.3,193,514Samara Samara1,163,399
Rostov Rostov Oblast10.4,220,452Rostov-na-Donu Rostov-na-Donu1,130,305
Bashkortostan Republic Bashkortostan11.4,091,423Ufa Ufa1,120,547
Krasnoyarsk Krai Krasnoyarskiy Kray12.2,876,497Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk1,090,811
Voronezh Oblast Voronezh Oblast13.2,333,768Voronezh Voronezh1,047,549
Volgograd Oblast Volgograd Oblast14.2,521,276Volgograd Volgograd1,013,533
Perm Krai Perm Krai15.2,623,122Perm Perm982,419
Krasnodar Krai Krasnodarskiy Kray16.5,838,273Krasnodar Krasnodar899,541
Saratov Oblast Saratovskaya Oblast17.2,462,950Saratov Saratov844,858
Tyumen Oblast Tyumenskaya Oblast’18.3,692,400Tyumen Tyumen768,358
Udmurtiya Republic Udmurtskaya Respublika19.1,513,044Izhevsk Izhevsk648,213
Altai Krai Altayskiy Kray20.2,350,080Barnaul Barnaul632,372
Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk Oblast21.1,246,618Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk626,540
Irkutsk Oblast Irkutsk Oblast22.2,404,195Irkutsk Irkutsk623,869
Khabarovsk Khabarovskiy Kray23.1,394,490Khabarovsk Khabarovsk618,150
Yaroslavl Oblast Yaroslavl Oblast24.1,265,684Yaroslavl Yaroslavl608,722
Primorye Primorskiy Kray25.1,913,037Vladivostok Vladivostok604,901
Dagestan Dagestan26.3,182,054Makhachkala Makhachkala596,356
Tomsk Oblast Tomsk Oblast27.1,078,280Tomsk Tomsk574,002
Orenburg Oblast Orenburg Oblast28.1,977,720Orenburg Orenburg564,773
Kuzbass Kemerovo Oblast29.2,694,877Kemerovo Kemerovo558,973
Ryazan Oblast Ryazan Oblast30.1,121,474Ryazan' Ryazan’538,962
Astrakhan Oblast Astrakhan Oblast31.960,142Astrakhan Astrakhan533,925
Penza Oblast Penza Oblast32.1,331,655Penza Penza523,553
Lipetsk Oblast Lipetsk Oblast33.1,150,201Lipetsk Lipetsk509,735
Kirov Oblast Kirov Oblast34.1,283,238Kirov Kirov507,155
Chuvashia Chuvashskaya Respublika35.1,231,117Cheboksary Cheboksary492,331
Tula Oblast Tula Oblast36.1,491,855Tula Tula482,873
Kaliningrad Oblast Kaliningrad Oblast37.1,029,966Kaliningrad Kaliningrad475,056
Kursk Oblast Kursk Oblast38.1,115,237Kursk Kursk448,733
Stavropol Kray Stavropol Kray39.2,800,674Stavropol' Stavropol’433,931
Bryansk Oblast Bryansk Oblast40.1,210,982Bryansk Bryansk427,236
Tver Oblast Tver Oblast41.1,283,873Tver Tver420,065
Ivanovo Oblast Ivanovo Oblast42.1,014,646Ivanovo Ivanovo406,113
Buryatiya Republic Respublika Buryatiya43.978,588Ulan-Ude Ulan-Ude360,278
Vladimir Oblast Vladimirskaya Oblast’44.1,378,337Vladimir Vladimir357,024
Arkhangelskaya Arkhangelsk Oblast45.1,155,028Arkhangel'sk Arkhangel’sk349,742
Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray Transbaikal Territory46.1,072,806Chita Chita349,005
Belgorod Oblast Belgorod Oblast47.1,549,876Belgorod Belgorod345,289
Kaluga Oblast Kaluga Oblast48.1,012,156Kaluga Kaluga340,851
Smolensk Oblast Smolensk Oblast49.949,348Smolensk Smolensk330,025
Mordoviya Republic Respublika Mordoviya50.805,056Saransk Saransk318,841
Vologda Oblast Vologda Oblast51.1,176,689Vologda Vologda312,420
Kurgan Oblast Kurgan Oblast52.845,537Kurgan Kurgan309,285
North Ossetia-Alania North Ossetia-Alania53.701,765Vladikavkaz Vladikavkaz306,258
Oryol oblast Oryol Oblast54.747,247Orel Orël303,696
Chechnya Chechenskaya Respublika55.1,510,824Groznyy Groznyy297,137
Murmansk Murmansk Oblast56.753,557Murmansk Murmansk295,374
Tambov Oblast Tambov Oblast57.1,033,552Tambov Tambov293,661
Karelia Respublika Kareliya58.533,121Petrozavodsk Petrozavodsk279,190
Kostroma Oblast Kostroma Oblast59.643,324Kostroma Kostroma277,280
Mariy-El Republic Respublika Mariy-El60.682,333Yoshkar-Ola Yoshkar-Ola268,272
Komi Komi61.840,873Syktyvkar Syktyvkar245,083
Kabardino-Balkariya Republic Kabardino-Balkarskaya Respublika62.904,200Nalchik Nalchik239,300
Sakha Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)63.964,330Yakutsk Yakutsk235,600
Amur Oblast Amur Oblast64.798,424Blagoveshchensk Blagoveshchensk225,091
Novgorod Oblast Novgorod Oblast65.606,476Velikiy Novgorod Velikiy Novgorod222,868
Pskov Oblast Pskov Oblast66.636,546Pskov Pskov210,501
Sakhalin Oblast Sakhalin Oblast67.490,181Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk198,973
Khakasiya Republic Respublika Khakasiya68.537,513Abakan Abakan184,168
Kamchatka Kamchatka Krai69.315,557Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky181,216
Adygeya Republic Respublika Adygeya70.496,934Maykop Maykop141,970
Karachayevo-Cherkesiya Republic Karachayevo-Cherkesiya71.469,865Cherkessk Cherkessk122,395
Republic of Tyva Respublika Tyva72.321,722Kyzyl Kyzyl116,983
Kalmykiya Republic Kalmykiya73.275,413Elista Elista106,971
Khanty-Mansia Khanty-Mansiyskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug-Yugra74.1,460,892Khanty-Mansiysk Khanty-Mansiysk101,466
Magadan Oblast Magadan Oblast75.144,091Magadan Magadan92,782
Jewish Autonomous Oblast Yevrey (Jewish) Autonomous Oblast76.162,014Birobidzhan Birobidzhan73,623
Altai Respublika Altay77.210,924Gorno-Altaysk Gorno-Altaysk63,214
Yamalo-Nenets Yamalo-Nenetskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug78.538,547Salekhard Salekhard49,214
Nenets Nenetskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug79.43,997Nar'yan-Mar Nar'yan-Mar18,041
Chukotka Chukotskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug80.49,348Anadyr Anadyr15,604
Ingushetiya Republic Respublika Ingushetiya81.499,502Magas Magas8,771
Leningradskaya Oblast' Leningrad Oblast82.1,813,816--
Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast83.7,503,385--