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
Leningradskaya Oblast' Leningrad Oblast1.1,813,816--
Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast2.7,503,385--
Khakasiya Republic Respublika Khakasiya3.537,513Abakan Abakan184,168
Chukotka Chukotskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug4.49,348Anadyr Anadyr15,604
Arkhangelskaya Arkhangelsk Oblast5.1,155,028Arkhangel'sk Arkhangel’sk349,742
Astrakhan Oblast Astrakhan Oblast6.960,142Astrakhan Astrakhan533,925
Altai Krai Altayskiy Kray7.2,350,080Barnaul Barnaul632,372
Belgorod Oblast Belgorod Oblast8.1,549,876Belgorod Belgorod345,289
Jewish Autonomous Oblast Yevrey (Jewish) Autonomous Oblast9.162,014Birobidzhan Birobidzhan73,623
Amur Oblast Amur Oblast10.798,424Blagoveshchensk Blagoveshchensk225,091
Bryansk Oblast Bryansk Oblast11.1,210,982Bryansk Bryansk427,236
Chuvashia Chuvashskaya Respublika12.1,231,117Cheboksary Cheboksary492,331
Chelyabinsk Chelyabinsk Oblast13.3,493,036Chelyabinsk Chelyabinsk1,202,371
Karachayevo-Cherkesiya Republic Karachayevo-Cherkesiya14.469,865Cherkessk Cherkessk122,395
Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray Transbaikal Territory15.1,072,806Chita Chita349,005
Kalmykiya Republic Kalmykiya16.275,413Elista Elista106,971
Altai Respublika Altay17.210,924Gorno-Altaysk Gorno-Altaysk63,214
Chechnya Chechenskaya Respublika18.1,510,824Groznyy Groznyy297,137
Irkutsk Oblast Irkutsk Oblast19.2,404,195Irkutsk Irkutsk623,869
Ivanovo Oblast Ivanovo Oblast20.1,014,646Ivanovo Ivanovo406,113
Udmurtiya Republic Udmurtskaya Respublika21.1,513,044Izhevsk Izhevsk648,213
Kaliningrad Oblast Kaliningrad Oblast22.1,029,966Kaliningrad Kaliningrad475,056
Kaluga Oblast Kaluga Oblast23.1,012,156Kaluga Kaluga340,851
Tatarstan Republic Tatarstan24.4,004,809Kazan Kazan1,243,500
Kuzbass Kemerovo Oblast25.2,694,877Kemerovo Kemerovo558,973
Khabarovsk Khabarovskiy Kray26.1,394,490Khabarovsk Khabarovsk618,150
Khanty-Mansia Khanty-Mansiyskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug-Yugra27.1,460,892Khanty-Mansiysk Khanty-Mansiysk101,466
Kirov Oblast Kirov Oblast28.1,283,238Kirov Kirov507,155
Kostroma Oblast Kostroma Oblast29.643,324Kostroma Kostroma277,280
Krasnodar Krai Krasnodarskiy Kray30.5,838,273Krasnodar Krasnodar899,541
Krasnoyarsk Krai Krasnoyarskiy Kray31.2,876,497Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk1,090,811
Kurgan Oblast Kurgan Oblast32.845,537Kurgan Kurgan309,285
Kursk Oblast Kursk Oblast33.1,115,237Kursk Kursk448,733
Republic of Tyva Respublika Tyva34.321,722Kyzyl Kyzyl116,983
Lipetsk Oblast Lipetsk Oblast35.1,150,201Lipetsk Lipetsk509,735
Magadan Oblast Magadan Oblast36.144,091Magadan Magadan92,782
Ingushetiya Republic Respublika Ingushetiya37.499,502Magas Magas8,771
Dagestan Dagestan38.3,182,054Makhachkala Makhachkala596,356
Adygeya Republic Respublika Adygeya39.496,934Maykop Maykop141,970
Moscow Moskva40.13,010,112Moscow Moscow10,381,222
Murmansk Murmansk Oblast41.753,557Murmansk Murmansk295,374
Kabardino-Balkariya Republic Kabardino-Balkarskaya Respublika42.904,200Nalchik Nalchik239,300
Nenets Nenetskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug43.43,997Nar'yan-Mar Nar'yan-Mar18,041
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Nizhny Novgorod Oblast44.3,234,752Nizhniy Novgorod Nizhniy Novgorod1,259,013
Novosibirsk Oblast Novosibirsk Oblast45.2,788,849Novosibirsk Novosibirsk1,612,833
Omsk Oblast Omsk Oblast46.1,960,081Omsk Omsk1,172,070
Oryol oblast Oryol Oblast47.747,247Orel Orël303,696
Orenburg Oblast Orenburg Oblast48.1,977,720Orenburg Orenburg564,773
Penza Oblast Penza Oblast49.1,331,655Penza Penza523,553
Perm Krai Perm Krai50.2,623,122Perm Perm982,419
Kamchatka Kamchatka Krai51.315,557Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky181,216
Karelia Respublika Kareliya52.533,121Petrozavodsk Petrozavodsk279,190
Pskov Oblast Pskov Oblast53.636,546Pskov Pskov210,501
Rostov Rostov Oblast54.4,220,452Rostov-na-Donu Rostov-na-Donu1,130,305
Ryazan Oblast Ryazan Oblast55.1,121,474Ryazan' Ryazan’538,962
St.-Petersburg Sankt-Peterburg56.5,351,935Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg5,351,935
Yamalo-Nenets Yamalo-Nenetskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug57.538,547Salekhard Salekhard49,214
Samara Oblast Samara Oblast58.3,193,514Samara Samara1,163,399
Mordoviya Republic Respublika Mordoviya59.805,056Saransk Saransk318,841
Saratov Oblast Saratovskaya Oblast60.2,462,950Saratov Saratov844,858
Smolensk Oblast Smolensk Oblast61.949,348Smolensk Smolensk330,025
Stavropol Kray Stavropol Kray62.2,800,674Stavropol' Stavropol’433,931
Komi Komi63.840,873Syktyvkar Syktyvkar245,083
Tambov Oblast Tambov Oblast64.1,033,552Tambov Tambov293,661
Tomsk Oblast Tomsk Oblast65.1,078,280Tomsk Tomsk574,002
Tula Oblast Tula Oblast66.1,491,855Tula Tula482,873
Tver Oblast Tver Oblast67.1,283,873Tver Tver420,065
Tyumen Oblast Tyumenskaya Oblast’68.3,692,400Tyumen Tyumen768,358
Bashkortostan Republic Bashkortostan69.4,091,423Ufa Ufa1,120,547
Buryatiya Republic Respublika Buryatiya70.978,588Ulan-Ude Ulan-Ude360,278
Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk Oblast71.1,246,618Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk626,540
Novgorod Oblast Novgorod Oblast72.606,476Velikiy Novgorod Velikiy Novgorod222,868
North Ossetia-Alania North Ossetia-Alania73.701,765Vladikavkaz Vladikavkaz306,258
Vladimir Oblast Vladimirskaya Oblast’74.1,378,337Vladimir Vladimir357,024
Primorye Primorskiy Kray75.1,913,037Vladivostok Vladivostok604,901
Volgograd Oblast Volgograd Oblast76.2,521,276Volgograd Volgograd1,013,533
Vologda Oblast Vologda Oblast77.1,176,689Vologda Vologda312,420
Voronezh Oblast Voronezh Oblast78.2,333,768Voronezh Voronezh1,047,549
Sakha Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)79.964,330Yakutsk Yakutsk235,600
Yaroslavl Oblast Yaroslavl Oblast80.1,265,684Yaroslavl Yaroslavl608,722
Sverdlovsk Oblast Sverdlovsk Oblast81.4,325,256Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg1,495,066
Mariy-El Republic Respublika Mariy-El82.682,333Yoshkar-Ola Yoshkar-Ola268,272
Sakhalin Oblast Sakhalin Oblast83.490,181Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk198,973