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ContentsThe provinces (oblasts) and republics of Northwestern Russia as well as all cities of 20,000 inhabitants or more.
Provinces & Republics| Name | Abbr. | Status | Original | Adm. | Capital | A (km²) | C 1979-01-17 | C 1989-01-12 | C 2002-10-09 | E 2009-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < | Archangel'sk [Arkhangelsk] {Archangelsk} | Prov | Архангельск | SZA | Archangel'sk | 587,400 | 1,467,069 | 1,570,256 | 1,336,539 | 1,262,036 | |
| < | Gorod Sankt-Peterburg [St. Petersburg] | GSP | CDist | город Санкт-Петербург | SZA | Sankt-Peterburg | 1,400 | 4,588,183 | 5,023,506 | 4,661,219 | 4,581,854 |
| < | Kaliningrad | Prov | Калининград | SZA | Kaliningrad | 15,100 | 806,864 | 871,283 | 955,281 | 937,360 | |
| < | Karelija [Karelia] | Rep | Карелия | SZA | Petrozavodsk | 172,400 | 736,022 | 791,317 | 716,281 | 687,500 | |
| < | Komi | Rep | Коми | SZA | Uchta | 415,900 | 1,118,421 | 1,261,024 | 1,018,674 | 958,544 | |
| < | Leningrad | Prov | Ленинград | SZA | Sankt-Peterburg | 84,500 | 1,519,165 | 1,661,173 | 1,669,205 | 1,631,894 | |
| < | Murmansk | Prov | Мурманск | SZA | Murmansk | 144,900 | 965,462 | 1,146,757 | 892,534 | 842,452 | |
| < | Novgorod | Prov | Новгород | SZA | Velikij Novgorod | 55,300 | 721,790 | 753,054 | 694,355 | 645,986 | |
| < | Pskov | Prov | Псков | SZA | Pskov | 55,300 | 850,035 | 846,449 | 760,810 | 696,392 | |
| < | Vologda | Prov | Вологда | SZA | Vologda | 145,700 | 1,309,799 | 1,353,870 | 1,269,568 | 1,218,241 | |
| < | Severo-Zapadnyj Federal'nyj Okrug [Northwestern] {Severo-Zapadnyj Federalnyj Okrug} | SZA | FDist | Северо-Западный федеральный округ | Sankt-Peterburg | 1,677,900 | 14,082,810 | 15,278,689 | 13,974,466 | 13,462,259 | |
| Russia | RUS | Moskva | 17,075,400 | 137,550,949 | 147,400,537 | 145,166,731 | 141,903,979 |
Principal Cities| Name | Adm. | C E 2009-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sankt-Peterburg | SZA | 4,581,854 |
| 2 | Kaliningrad | SZA | 420,480 |
| 3 | Archangel'sk | SZA | 348,305 |
| 4 | Murmansk | SZA | 311,209 |
| 5 | Čerepovec | SZA | 309,010 |
| 6 | Vologda | SZA | 286,158 |
| 7 | Petrozavodsk | SZA | 271,112 |
| 8 | Syktyvkar | SZA | 232,961 |
| 9 | Velikij Novgorod | SZA | 215,351 |
| 10 | Pskov | SZA | 193,034 |
| 11 | Severodvinsk | SZA | 188,855 |
Cities| Name | Original | Adm. | C C 1979-01-17 | C C 1989-01-12 | C C 2002-10-09 | C E 2009-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < | Apatity | Апатиты | SZA | 62,010 | 88,026 | 64,405 | 61,591 |
| < | Archangel'sk [Arkhangelsk] {Archangelsk} | Архангельск | SZA | 385,028 | 415,921 | 356,051 | 348,305 |
| < | Baltijsk (Pillau) | Балтийск | SZA | 23,568 | 27,070 | 33,252 | 33,576 |
| < | Boroviči {Borovici} | Боровичи | SZA | 59,646 | 63,009 | 57,755 | 55,412 |
| < | Čerepovec [Cherepovets] {Cerepovec} | Череповец | SZA | 265,933 | 310,463 | 311,869 | 309,010 |
| < | Černjachovsk (Insterburg) {Cernjachovsk} | Черняховск | SZA | 35,576 | 39,622 | 44,323 | 39,874 |
| < | Gatčina {Gatcina} | Гатчина | SZA | 75,153 | 79,714 | 88,420 | 90,147 |
| < | Gusev (Gumbinnen) | Гусев | SZA | 24,574 | 27,031 | 28,467 | 28,063 |
| < | Inta | Инта | SZA | 50,862 | 60,220 | 41,217 | 33,442 |
| < | Kaliningrad (Königsberg) | Калининград | SZA | 354,788 | 401,280 | 430,003 | 420,480 |
| < | Kandalakša {Kandalaksa} | Кандалакша | SZA | 45,430 | 54,080 | 40,564 | 36,637 |
| < | Kingisepp | Кингисепп | SZA | 38,784 | 49,954 | 50,295 | 49,948 |
| < | Kiriši {Kirisi} | Кириши | SZA | 44,246 | 53,014 | 55,634 | 54,551 |
| < | Kirovsk (Leningrad oblast) | Кировск | SZA | 16,985 | 23,655 | 25,675 | 23,221 |
| < | Kirovsk (Murmansk oblast) | Кировск | SZA | 40,521 | 43,526 | 31,593 | 30,151 |
| < | Kondopoga | Кондопога | SZA | 35,198 | 36,365 | 34,863 | 33,443 |
| < | Korjažma {Korjazma} | Коряжма | SZA | 42,793 | 41,795 | 42,811 | 42,646 |
| < | Kostomukša {Kostomuksa} | Костомукша | SZA | ... | 30,432 | 29,746 | 29,782 |
| < | Kotlas | Котлас | SZA | 61,454 | 68,021 | 60,647 | 59,057 |
| < | Kovdor | Ковдор | SZA | 23,211 | 30,478 | 20,867 | 19,116 |
| < | Lodejnoje Pole | Лодейное Поле | SZA | 23,214 | 26,718 | 22,830 | 21,962 |
| < | Luga | Луга | SZA | 37,680 | 41,769 | 40,434 | 38,557 |
| < | Mirnyj | Мирный | SZA | ... | ... | 30,502 | 27,178 |
| < | Mončegorsk {Moncegorsk} | Мончегорск | SZA | 51,401 | 68,652 | 52,242 | 48,062 |
| < | Murmansk | Мурманск | SZA | 380,817 | 468,039 | 336,137 | 311,209 |
| < | Njandoma | Няндома | SZA | 22,045 | 24,826 | 22,619 | 21,590 |
| < | Novodvinsk | Новодвинск | SZA | 47,764 | 50,183 | 43,383 | 42,004 |
| < | Olenegorsk | Оленегорск | SZA | 27,369 | 35,584 | 25,166 | 22,435 |
| < | Onega | Онега | SZA | 24,986 | 26,070 | 23,430 | 22,289 |
| < | Ostrov | Остров | SZA | 26,533 | 29,060 | 25,078 | 23,664 |
| < | Otradnoje | Отрадное | SZA | 20,046 | 22,386 | 21,570 | 21,560 |
| < | Pečora {Pecora} | Печора | SZA | 56,361 | 64,746 | 48,700 | 46,099 |
| < | Petrozavodsk | Петрозаводск | SZA | 234,103 | 269,485 | 266,160 | 271,112 |
| < | Pikalёvo {Pikalevo} | Пикалёво | SZA | 23,469 | 24,510 | 23,325 | 21,890 |
| < | Podporožje {Podporozje} | Подпорожье | SZA | 23,901 | 23,295 | 20,312 | 18,818 |
| < | Priozërsk {Priozersk} | Приозëрск | SZA | 19,053 | 20,557 | 20,506 | 17,588 |
| < | Pskov | Псков | SZA | 175,724 | 203,789 | 202,780 | 193,034 |
| < | Sankt-Peterburg (Leningrad) [St. Petersburg] | Санкт-Петербург | SZA | 4,588,183 | 5,023,506 | 4,661,219 | 4,581,854 |
| < | Segeža {Segeza} | Сегежа | SZA | 36,420 | 38,207 | 34,214 | 32,296 |
| < | Šeksna {Seksna} | Шексна | SZA | ... | 15,928 | 21,615 | 21,744 |
| < | Sertolovo | Сертолово | SZA | ... | 17,707 | 38,444 | 43,124 |
| < | Severodvinsk | Северодвинск | SZA | 197,232 | 248,670 | 201,551 | 188,855 |
| < | Severomorsk | Североморск | SZA | 50,090 | 62,120 | 55,102 | 53,474 |
| < | Slancy | Сланцы | SZA | 42,303 | 43,087 | 37,371 | 34,544 |
| < | Sokol | Сокол | SZA | 45,296 | 46,606 | 43,042 | 40,536 |
| < | Sortavala | Сортавала | SZA | 21,618 | 22,579 | 21,131 | 19,374 |
| < | Sosnogorsk | Сосногорск | SZA | 27,021 | 30,439 | 29,587 | 28,103 |
| < | Sosnovyj Bor | Сосновый Бор | SZA | 42,205 | 55,800 | 66,132 | 67,004 |
| < | Sovetsk (Tilsit) | Советск | SZA | 40,181 | 41,881 | 43,224 | 42,619 |
| < | Staraja Russa | Старая Русса | SZA | 40,439 | 41,538 | 35,511 | 32,795 |
| < | Svetlyj | Светлый | SZA | 17,031 | 19,936 | 21,745 | 22,115 |
| < | Syktyvkar | Сыктывкар | SZA | 170,980 | 232,117 | 230,011 | 232,961 |
| < | Tichvin | Тихвин | SZA | 58,616 | 71,352 | 63,338 | 60,271 |
| < | Tosno | Тосно | SZA | 24,062 | 32,459 | 38,683 | 36,458 |
| < | Uchta [Ukhta] | Ухта | SZA | 87,467 | 110,548 | 103,340 | 103,407 |
| < | Usinsk | Усинск | SZA | 19,513 | 47,219 | 45,358 | 43,596 |
| < | Velikije Luki [Velikiye Luki] | Великие Луки | SZA | 101,505 | 113,745 | 104,979 | 99,289 |
| < | Velikij Novgorod [Velikiy Novgorod] | Великий Новгород | SZA | 186,003 | 229,126 | 223,263 | 215,351 |
| < | Velikij Ustjug | Великий Устюг | SZA | 37,916 | 36,202 | 33,419 | 31,928 |
| < | Vel'sk {Velsk} | Вельск | SZA | 24,556 | 25,967 | 26,241 | 25,929 |
| < | Volchov | Волхов | SZA | 49,696 | 50,325 | 46,596 | 45,492 |
| < | Vologda | Вологда | SZA | 236,537 | 282,802 | 293,046 | 286,158 |
| < | Vorkuta | Воркута | SZA | 100,210 | 115,646 | 84,917 | 71,402 |
| < | Vsevoložsk {Vsevolozsk} | Всеволожск | SZA | 28,588 | 31,946 | 45,310 | 48,023 |
| < | Vyborg | Выборг | SZA | 75,573 | 80,924 | 79,224 | 77,569 |