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
Adygeya Republic Respublika Adygeya1.496,934Maykop Maykop141,970
Altai Respublika Altay2.210,924Gorno-Altaysk Gorno-Altaysk63,214
Altai Krai Altayskiy Kray3.2,350,080Barnaul Barnaul632,372
Amur Oblast Amur Oblast4.798,424Blagoveshchensk Blagoveshchensk225,091
Arkhangelskaya Arkhangelsk Oblast5.1,155,028Arkhangel'sk Arkhangel’sk349,742
Astrakhan Oblast Astrakhan Oblast6.960,142Astrakhan Astrakhan533,925
Bashkortostan Republic Bashkortostan7.4,091,423Ufa Ufa1,120,547
Belgorod Oblast Belgorod Oblast8.1,549,876Belgorod Belgorod345,289
Bryansk Oblast Bryansk Oblast9.1,210,982Bryansk Bryansk427,236
Buryatiya Republic Respublika Buryatiya10.978,588Ulan-Ude Ulan-Ude360,278
Chechnya Chechenskaya Respublika11.1,510,824Groznyy Groznyy297,137
Chelyabinsk Chelyabinsk Oblast12.3,493,036Chelyabinsk Chelyabinsk1,202,371
Chukotka Chukotskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug13.49,348Anadyr Anadyr15,604
Chuvashia Chuvashskaya Respublika14.1,231,117Cheboksary Cheboksary492,331
Dagestan Dagestan15.3,182,054Makhachkala Makhachkala596,356
Ingushetiya Republic Respublika Ingushetiya16.499,502Magas Magas8,771
Irkutsk Oblast Irkutsk Oblast17.2,404,195Irkutsk Irkutsk623,869
Ivanovo Oblast Ivanovo Oblast18.1,014,646Ivanovo Ivanovo406,113
Jewish Autonomous Oblast Yevrey (Jewish) Autonomous Oblast19.162,014Birobidzhan Birobidzhan73,623
Kabardino-Balkariya Republic Kabardino-Balkarskaya Respublika20.904,200Nalchik Nalchik239,300
Kaliningrad Oblast Kaliningrad Oblast21.1,029,966Kaliningrad Kaliningrad475,056
Kalmykiya Republic Kalmykiya22.275,413Elista Elista106,971
Kaluga Oblast Kaluga Oblast23.1,012,156Kaluga Kaluga340,851
Kamchatka Kamchatka Krai24.315,557Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky181,216
Karachayevo-Cherkesiya Republic Karachayevo-Cherkesiya25.469,865Cherkessk Cherkessk122,395
Karelia Respublika Kareliya26.533,121Petrozavodsk Petrozavodsk279,190
Khabarovsk Khabarovskiy Kray27.1,394,490Khabarovsk Khabarovsk618,150
Khakasiya Republic Respublika Khakasiya28.537,513Abakan Abakan184,168
Khanty-Mansia Khanty-Mansiyskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug-Yugra29.1,460,892Khanty-Mansiysk Khanty-Mansiysk101,466
Kirov Oblast Kirov Oblast30.1,283,238Kirov Kirov507,155
Komi Komi31.840,873Syktyvkar Syktyvkar245,083
Kostroma Oblast Kostroma Oblast32.643,324Kostroma Kostroma277,280
Krasnodar Krai Krasnodarskiy Kray33.5,838,273Krasnodar Krasnodar899,541
Krasnoyarsk Krai Krasnoyarskiy Kray34.2,876,497Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk1,090,811
Kurgan Oblast Kurgan Oblast35.845,537Kurgan Kurgan309,285
Kursk Oblast Kursk Oblast36.1,115,237Kursk Kursk448,733
Kuzbass Kemerovo Oblast37.2,694,877Kemerovo Kemerovo558,973
Leningradskaya Oblast' Leningrad Oblast38.1,813,816--
Lipetsk Oblast Lipetsk Oblast39.1,150,201Lipetsk Lipetsk509,735
Magadan Oblast Magadan Oblast40.144,091Magadan Magadan92,782
Mariy-El Republic Respublika Mariy-El41.682,333Yoshkar-Ola Yoshkar-Ola268,272
Mordoviya Republic Respublika Mordoviya42.805,056Saransk Saransk318,841
Moscow Moskva43.13,010,112Moscow Moscow10,381,222
Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast44.7,503,385--
Murmansk Murmansk Oblast45.753,557Murmansk Murmansk295,374
Nenets Nenetskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug46.43,997Nar'yan-Mar Nar'yan-Mar18,041
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Nizhny Novgorod Oblast47.3,234,752Nizhniy Novgorod Nizhniy Novgorod1,259,013
North Ossetia-Alania North Ossetia-Alania48.701,765Vladikavkaz Vladikavkaz306,258
Novgorod Oblast Novgorod Oblast49.606,476Velikiy Novgorod Velikiy Novgorod222,868
Novosibirsk Oblast Novosibirsk Oblast50.2,788,849Novosibirsk Novosibirsk1,612,833
Omsk Oblast Omsk Oblast51.1,960,081Omsk Omsk1,172,070
Orenburg Oblast Orenburg Oblast52.1,977,720Orenburg Orenburg564,773
Oryol oblast Oryol Oblast53.747,247Orel Orël303,696
Penza Oblast Penza Oblast54.1,331,655Penza Penza523,553
Perm Krai Perm Krai55.2,623,122Perm Perm982,419
Primorye Primorskiy Kray56.1,913,037Vladivostok Vladivostok604,901
Pskov Oblast Pskov Oblast57.636,546Pskov Pskov210,501
Republic of Tyva Respublika Tyva58.321,722Kyzyl Kyzyl116,983
Rostov Rostov Oblast59.4,220,452Rostov-na-Donu Rostov-na-Donu1,130,305
Ryazan Oblast Ryazan Oblast60.1,121,474Ryazan' Ryazan’538,962
Sakha Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)61.964,330Yakutsk Yakutsk235,600
Sakhalin Oblast Sakhalin Oblast62.490,181Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk198,973
Samara Oblast Samara Oblast63.3,193,514Samara Samara1,163,399
Saratov Oblast Saratovskaya Oblast64.2,462,950Saratov Saratov844,858
Smolensk Oblast Smolensk Oblast65.949,348Smolensk Smolensk330,025
St.-Petersburg Sankt-Peterburg66.5,351,935Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg5,351,935
Stavropol Kray Stavropol Kray67.2,800,674Stavropol' Stavropol’433,931
Sverdlovsk Oblast Sverdlovsk Oblast68.4,325,256Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg1,495,066
Tambov Oblast Tambov Oblast69.1,033,552Tambov Tambov293,661
Tatarstan Republic Tatarstan70.4,004,809Kazan Kazan1,243,500
Tomsk Oblast Tomsk Oblast71.1,078,280Tomsk Tomsk574,002
Tula Oblast Tula Oblast72.1,491,855Tula Tula482,873
Tver Oblast Tver Oblast73.1,283,873Tver Tver420,065
Tyumen Oblast Tyumenskaya Oblast’74.3,692,400Tyumen Tyumen768,358
Udmurtiya Republic Udmurtskaya Respublika75.1,513,044Izhevsk Izhevsk648,213
Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk Oblast76.1,246,618Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk626,540
Vladimir Oblast Vladimirskaya Oblast’77.1,378,337Vladimir Vladimir357,024
Volgograd Oblast Volgograd Oblast78.2,521,276Volgograd Volgograd1,013,533
Vologda Oblast Vologda Oblast79.1,176,689Vologda Vologda312,420
Voronezh Oblast Voronezh Oblast80.2,333,768Voronezh Voronezh1,047,549
Yamalo-Nenets Yamalo-Nenetskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug81.538,547Salekhard Salekhard49,214
Yaroslavl Oblast Yaroslavl Oblast82.1,265,684Yaroslavl Yaroslavl608,722
Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray Transbaikal Territory83.1,072,806Chita Chita349,005