The presentation refers to the territorial extension of January 2014.
Regions, Territories & Republics
The population of the regions (oblasts), territories (krajs) and republics of the Southern Federal District according to census results.
| Name | Abbr. | Status | Native | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1979-01-17 | Population Census (C) 1989-01-12 | Population Census (C) 2002-10-09 | Population Census (C) 2010-10-14 | Population Census (C) 2021-10-01 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | RUS | Moskva | 17,075,400 | 137,550,949 | 147,400,537 | 145,166,731 | 142,856,536 | 144,699,673 | → | ||||
| Adygeja [Adygea] | ADY | Rep | Республика Адыгея | Majkop | 7,600 | 404,504 | 432,588 | 447,109 | 439,996 | 496,934 | 760000 | → | |
| Astrachan' Oblast [Astrakhan] | AST | Reg | Астраханская область | Astrachan' | 44,100 | 915,548 | 998,114 | 1,005,276 | 1,010,073 | 960,142 | 4410000 | → | |
| Kalmykija [Kalmykia] | KMK | Rep | Республика Калмыкия | Èlista | 76,100 | 293,528 | 322,589 | 292,410 | 289,481 | 267,133 | 7610000 | → | |
| Krasnodar Kraj [Krasnodar Krai] | KND | Terr | Краснодарский край | Krasnodar | 76,000 | 4,410,331 | 4,680,560 | 5,125,221 | 5,226,647 | 5,838,273 | 7600000 | → | |
| Rostov Oblast | ROS | Reg | Ростовская область | Rostov | 100,800 | 4,080,647 | 4,308,654 | 4,404,013 | 4,277,976 | 4,200,729 | 10080000 | → | |
| Volgograd Oblast | VGG | Reg | Волгоградская область | Volgograd | 113,900 | 2,475,245 | 2,593,944 | 2,699,223 | 2,610,161 | 2,500,781 | 11390000 | → | |
| Južnyj Federal'nyj Okrug [Southern Russia] | JUZ | FDist | Южный федеральный округ | Rostov | 418,500 | 12,579,803 | 13,336,449 | 13,973,252 | 13,854,334 | 14,263,992 | 41850000 | → |
- Population including areas annexed in 2014: 16,746,442 (C 2021-10-01).
- (1979) (1989) pop-stat.mashke.org
(2002) (2010) (2021) Federal State Statistics Service Russia (web).
Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 2021-10-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rostov | ROS | 1,142,162 |
| 2 | Krasnodar | KND | 1,099,344 |
| 3 | Volgograd | VGG | 1,028,036 |
| 4 | Astrachan' | AST | 475,629 |
| 5 | Soči | KND | 466,078 |
| 6 | Volžskij | VGG | 321,479 |
| 7 | Novorossijsk | KND | 262,293 |
| 8 | Taganrog | ROS | 245,120 |
| 9 | Šachty | ROS | 226,452 |
Contents: Cities & Places
The population of all cities and places in the Southern Federal District with more than 20,000 inhabitants according to census results.
| Name | Status | Native | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1979-01-17 | Population Census (C) 1989-01-12 | Population Census (C) 2002-10-09 | Population Census (C) 2010-10-14 | Population Census (C) 2021-10-01 | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abinsk | City | Абинск | KND | 25,251 | 29,182 | 33,734 | 34,928 | 39,511 | 0 | → | |
| Achtubinsk [Akhtubinsk] | City | Ахтубинск | AST | 47,422 | 50,261 | 45,542 | 41,853 | 35,635 | 0 | → | |
| Achtyrskij [Akhtyrsky] | USett | Ахтырский | KND | 18,341 | 18,568 | 19,219 | 20,100 | 21,515 | 17567 | → | |
| Afipskij [Afipsky] | USett | Афипский | KND | 14,975 | 15,995 | 17,977 | 18,969 | 23,592 | 0 | → | |
| Aksaj [Aksay] | City | Аксай | ROS | 29,987 | 33,389 | 38,012 | 41,969 | 48,372 | 3230 | → | |
| Anapa | City | Анапа | KND | 40,119 | 54,976 | 53,493 | 58,990 | 81,863 | 0 | → | |
| Apšeronsk [Apsheronsk] | City | Апшеронск | KND | 33,324 | 34,505 | 39,608 | 40,225 | 40,289 | 0 | → | |
| Armavir | City | Армавир | KND | 161,539 | 160,983 | 193,964 | 188,832 | 187,177 | 0 | → | |
| Astrachan' [Astrakhan] | City | Астрахань | AST | 461,003 | 509,210 | 504,501 | 520,339 | 475,629 | 20810 | → | |
| Azov | City | Азов | ROS | 75,124 | 80,297 | 82,090 | 82,937 | 81,924 | 6625 | → | |
| Batajsk [Bataysk] | City | Батайск | ROS | 90,123 | 91,930 | 107,438 | 111,843 | 126,988 | 8054 | → | |
| Belaja Kalitva [Belaya Kalitva] | City | Белая Калитва | ROS | 38,038 | 47,803 | 47,347 | 43,651 | 40,448 | 0 | → | |
| Belorečensk [Belorechensk] | City | Белореченск | KND | 42,960 | 51,177 | 54,028 | 53,892 | 55,870 | 3921 | → | |
| Br'uchoveckaja [Bryukhovetskaya] | Vill | Брюховецкая | KND | ... | 21,518 | 22,024 | 22,139 | 19,154 | 0 | → | |
| Čaltyr' [Chaltyr] | Vill | Чалтырь | ROS | ... | 13,078 | 14,711 | 15,334 | 19,583 | 0 | → | |
| Chadyžensk [Khadyzhensk] | City | Хадыженск | KND | 17,811 | 18,998 | 21,286 | 21,579 | 22,094 | 0 | → | |
| Dinskaja [Dinskaya] | Vill | Динская | KND | ... | 30,873 | 34,132 | 34,848 | 36,576 | 0 | → | |
| Doneck [Donetsk] | City | Донецк | ROS | 44,147 | 48,673 | 53,258 | 50,098 | 46,623 | 11150 | → | |
| Èlista | City | Элиста | KMK | 70,282 | 89,695 | 104,254 | 103,749 | 102,583 | 0 | → | |
| Ènem | USett | Энем | ADY | ... | 17,843 | 17,654 | 17,890 | 27,717 | 0 | → | |
| Frolovo | City | Фролово | VGG | 39,525 | 41,680 | 41,132 | 39,449 | 35,661 | 5886 | → | |
| Gelendžik [Gelendzhik] | City | Геленджик | KND | 36,533 | 47,711 | 50,012 | 54,980 | 80,204 | 0 | → | |
| Gorjačij Ključ [Goryachy Klyuch] | City | Горячий Ключ | KND | 22,654 | 25,610 | 27,693 | 30,126 | 40,903 | 0 | → | |
| Gorodišče [Gorodishche] | USett | Городище | VGG | 10,559 | 15,049 | 19,466 | 21,381 | 22,905 | 9267 | → | |
| Gukovo | City | Гуково | ROS | ... | ... | 74,065 | 67,278 | 60,361 | 3546 | → | |
| Gul'keviči [Gulkevichi] | City | Гулькевичи | KND | 27,290 | 31,668 | 35,141 | 35,244 | 33,357 | 0 | → | |
| Il'skij [Ilsky] | USett | Ильский | KND | 18,560 | 19,077 | 22,323 | 23,781 | 24,932 | 0 | → | |
| Jablonovskij [Yablonovsky] | USett | Яблоновский | ADY | 23,709 | 24,939 | 25,063 | 26,171 | 54,291 | 0 | → | |
| Jejsk [Yeysk] | City | Ейск | KND | 70,595 | 78,150 | 86,349 | 87,769 | 82,943 | 0 | → | |
| Jelizavetinskaja [Elizavetinskaya] | Vill | Елизаветинская | KND | ... | 17,193 | 19,060 | 24,755 | 23,841 | 0 | → | |
| Kalač -na-Donu [Kalach-na-Donu] | City | Калач-на-Дону | VGG | 22,836 | 22,979 | 26,882 | 26,910 | 24,277 | 0 | → | |
| Kamensk-Šachtinskij [Kamensk-Shakhtinsky] | City | Каменск-Шахтинский | ROS | ... | ... | 98,232 | 95,296 | 86,365 | 15800 | → | |
| Kamyšin [Kamyshin] | City | Камышин | VGG | 111,565 | 122,463 | 127,891 | 119,565 | 107,927 | 12480 | → | |
| Kanevskaja [Kanevskaya] | Vill | Каневская | KND | ... | 37,245 | 44,755 | 44,386 | 41,721 | 0 | → | |
| Korenovsk | City | Кореновск | KND | 34,967 | 35,768 | 40,844 | 41,166 | 41,826 | 0 | → | |
| Kotel'nikovo [Kotelnikovo] | City | Котельниково | VGG | 20,171 | 20,328 | 19,656 | 20,428 | 22,016 | 4457 | → | |
| Kotovo | City | Котово | VGG | 23,059 | 25,360 | 26,763 | 24,115 | 21,028 | 1794 | → | |
| Krasnodar | City | Краснодар | KND | ... | ... | 723,404 | 744,995 | 1,099,344 | 0 | → | |
| Krasnyj Sulin [Krasny Sulin] | City | Красный Сулин | ROS | 42,566 | 43,133 | 44,187 | 40,866 | 35,697 | 9240 | → | |
| Kropotkin | City | Кропоткин | KND | 70,218 | 75,929 | 79,185 | 80,765 | 75,858 | 10272 | → | |
| Krymsk | City | Крымск | KND | 48,175 | 50,893 | 56,623 | 57,382 | 54,597 | 0 | → | |
| Kurganinsk | City | Курганинск | KND | 37,559 | 40,763 | 46,618 | 47,970 | 47,305 | 0 | → | |
| Kuščëvskaja [Kushchyovskaya] | Vill | Кущёвская | KND | ... | 26,300 | 29,533 | 28,362 | 30,375 | 0 | → | |
| Labinsk | City | Лабинск | KND | 53,988 | 57,958 | 61,446 | 62,864 | 57,428 | 0 | → | |
| Leningradskaja [Leningradskaya] | Vill | Ленинградская | KND | ... | 34,554 | 38,218 | 36,940 | 35,561 | 0 | → | |
| Majkop [Maykop] | City | Майкоп | ADY | 127,828 | 148,608 | 156,931 | 144,249 | 143,385 | 0 | → | |
| Michajlovka [Mikhaylovka] | City | Михайловка | VGG | 58,193 | 58,323 | 60,034 | 59,132 | 56,031 | 0 | → | |
| Millerovo | City | Миллерово | ROS | 36,195 | 37,346 | 38,498 | 36,499 | 34,841 | 4246 | → | |
| Morozovsk | City | Морозовск | ROS | 27,159 | 27,004 | 29,222 | 27,642 | 24,258 | 3609 | → | |
| Mostovskoj [Mostovskoy] | USett | Мостовской | KND | ... | 19,348 | 24,866 | 25,075 | 25,548 | 0 | → | |
| Novočerkassk [Novocherkassk] | City | Новочеркасск | ROS | ... | ... | 184,470 | 168,746 | 163,674 | 12790 | → | |
| Novokubansk | City | Новокубанск | KND | 27,146 | 30,201 | 35,400 | 34,880 | 34,000 | 7095 | → | |
| Novorossijsk [Novorossiysk] | City | Новороссийск | KND | 159,135 | 185,938 | 232,079 | 241,952 | 262,293 | 0 | → | |
| Novošachtinsk [Novoshakhtinsk] | City | Новошахтинск | ROS | 104,152 | 107,772 | 117,689 | 111,075 | 103,480 | 14010 | → | |
| Novotitarovskaja | Vill | Новотитаровская | KND | ... | 18,904 | 22,341 | 24,754 | 31,520 | 0 | → | |
| Orlovskij [Orlovsky] | Vill | Орловский | ROS | 15,180 | 17,597 | 19,354 | 20,002 | 15,942 | 0 | → | |
| Otradnaja [Otradnaya] | Vill | Отрадная | KND | ... | 29,653 | 22,692 | 23,204 | 23,041 | 0 | → | |
| Pavlovskaja [Pavlovskaya] | Vill | Павловская | KND | ... | 28,744 | 30,736 | 31,327 | 29,514 | 0 | → | |
| Poltavskaja [Poltavskaya] | Vill | Полтавская | KND | ... | 23,788 | 28,639 | 26,490 | 24,164 | 0 | → | |
| Primorsko-Achtarsk [Primorsko-Akhtarsk] | City | Приморско-Ахтарск | KND | 27,957 | 30,047 | 32,677 | 32,257 | 31,087 | 0 | → | |
| Proletarsk | City | Пролетарск | ROS | 19,151 | 19,422 | 19,572 | 20,267 | 18,983 | 0 | → | |
| Rostov-na-Donu [Rostov-on-Don] | City | Ростов-на-Дону | ROS | 934,095 | 1,019,305 | 1,068,267 | 1,089,261 | 1,142,162 | 35590 | → | |
| Šachty [Shakhty] | City | Шахты | ROS | 209,495 | 225,797 | 254,721 | 239,987 | 226,452 | 16030 | → | |
| Sal'sk [Salsk] | City | Сальск | ROS | 57,003 | 61,088 | 61,775 | 61,316 | 57,937 | 4665 | → | |
| Semikarakorsk | City | Семикаракорск | ROS | 20,244 | 22,704 | 23,473 | 23,884 | 21,719 | 10854 | → | |
| Severskaja [Severskaya] | Vill | Северская | KND | ... | 19,707 | 22,557 | 24,867 | 26,973 | 0 | → | |
| Slavjansk-na-Kubani [Slavyansk-na-Kubani] | City | Славянск-на-Кубани | KND | 54,051 | 57,790 | 64,136 | 63,842 | 62,985 | 0 | → | |
| Soči [Sochi] | City | Сочи | KND | 287,353 | 336,514 | 328,809 | 343,334 | 466,078 | 0 | → | |
| Starominskaja [Starominskaya] | Vill | Староминская | KND | ... | 30,743 | 30,072 | 29,809 | 30,362 | 0 | → | |
| Surovikino | City | Суровикино | VGG | 16,950 | 18,336 | 20,338 | 20,533 | 18,227 | 3503 | → | |
| Taganrog | City | Таганрог | ROS | 276,444 | 291,622 | 281,947 | 257,681 | 245,120 | 8568 | → | |
| Tbilisskaja [Tbilisskaya] | Vill | Тбилисская | KND | ... | 21,880 | 24,134 | 25,317 | 25,650 | 0 | → | |
| Temrjuk [Temryuk] | City | Темрюк | KND | 31,895 | 33,163 | 36,118 | 38,046 | 41,608 | 0 | → | |
| Tichoreck [Tikhoretsk] | City | Тихорецк | KND | 63,842 | 67,105 | 65,005 | 61,823 | 55,686 | 0 | → | |
| Timašëvsk [Timashyovsk] | City | Тимашёвск | KND | 39,121 | 45,556 | 54,116 | 53,924 | 51,858 | 0 | → | |
| Tuapse | City | Туапсе | KND | 59,843 | 63,081 | 64,238 | 63,292 | 61,571 | 0 | → | |
| Urjupinsk [Uryupinsk] | City | Урюпинск | VGG | 40,229 | 42,954 | 41,960 | 41,590 | 36,669 | 4091 | → | |
| Ust'-Labinsk | City | Усть-Лабинск | KND | 39,151 | 41,759 | 43,824 | 43,270 | 40,158 | 0 | → | |
| Volgodonsk | City | Волгодонск | ROS | ... | 175,593 | 172,401 | 170,841 | 168,048 | 18410 | → | |
| Volgograd | City | Волгоград | VGG | 928,692 | 998,894 | 1,011,417 | 1,021,215 | 1,028,036 | 86170 | → | |
| Volžskij [Volzhsky] | City | Волжский | VGG | ... | 277,284 | 324,224 | 327,089 | 321,479 | 23030 | → | |
| Vyselki | RSett | Выселки | KND | ... | 17,683 | 18,507 | 19,426 | 19,955 | 0 | → | |
| Zernograd | City | Зерноград | ROS | 25,270 | 26,097 | 28,840 | 26,842 | 24,076 | 0 | → | |
| Znamensk (Kasputin Jar-1) | City | Знаменск | AST | ... | ... | 32,068 | 29,401 | 24,628 | 209520 | → | |
| Zverevo | City | Зверево | ROS | 21,695 | 28,206 | 25,356 | 22,411 | 19,353 | 0 | → |
- (1989) provided by Axel Pieles.
(2002) (2010) (2021) Federal State Statistics Service Russia (web).