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List of federal subjects of Russia by population

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The following is a list of 83 of the 89<ref>Perm Krai was formed on December 1, 2005 as a result of the merger of [[Perm Oblast]] and [[Komi-Permyak Okrug|Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug]]. [[Evenk Autonomous Okrug]] and [[Taymyr Autonomous Okrug]] were merged into Krasnoyarsk Krai in 2007. [[Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug]] was merged into Irkutsk Oblast in 2008. Zabaykalsky Krai was formed on March 1, 2008 as a result of the merger of [[Chita Oblast]] and [[Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug]]. The population counts of the defunct federal subjects were added up in the 2002 column.</ref> '''[[federal subjects of Russia|federal subjects]]''' of Russia '''in order of population''' according to the [[Russian Census (2010)|2010]] and [[Russian Census (2021)|2021 Russian Census]]. The totals of all federal subjects do not include nationals living abroad at the time of census.

== Most recent estimates ==

=== Legend ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:auto; text-align:left;"
|-
! Colour !! Type
|-
| style="background:#00C160; width:50px;" |
|| [[Republics of Russia|Republics]]
|-
| style="background:#FF8F3A; width:50px;" |
|| [[Krais of Russia|Krais]] (territories)
|-
| style="background:#FFEC77; width:50px;" |
|| [[Oblasts of Russia|Oblasts]] (regions)
|-
| style="background:#FF323D; width:50px;" |
|| [[Federal cities of Russia|Federal cities]]
|-
| style="background:#C300FF; width:50px;" |
|| [[Jewish Autonomous Oblast|Autonomous oblast]] (autonomous region)
|-
| style="background:#006989; width:50px;" |
|| [[Autonomous okrugs of Russia|Autonomous okrugs]] (autonomous areas with a substantial ethnic minority)
|}

{{sticky header}}{{table alignment}}{{static row numbers}}
{| class="sortable wikitable sticky-header static-row-numbers col1left" {{right}}
|-
! Federal subject
! 2025 estimate<ref name=2025Estimate>{{cite web|title=Предварительная оценка численности постоянного населения на 1 января 2025 года|url=https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/PrPopul2025_Site.xlsx|publisher=[[Federal State Statistics Service (Russia)|Federal State Statistics Service]]|accessdate=3 February 2025}}</ref>
! [[Russian Census (2021)|2021 Census]]<ref name="2010Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}}</ref>
! % change
! Area (km2)<ref name="area">{{cite web |title=Сведения о наличии и распределении земель в Российской Федерации на 01.01.2019 (в разрезе субъектов Российской Федерации) |url=https://rosreestr.gov.ru/upload/Doc/06-upr/Ф.%2022%20за%202019%20год%20(по%20субъектам%20РФ).doc |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209085730/https://rosreestr.gov.ru/upload/Doc/06-upr/Ф.%2022%20за%202019%20год%20(по%20субъектам%20РФ).doc |archive-date=9 February 2022 |accessdate=29 August 2023 |publisher=[[Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography]]}}</ref>
! Density (/km2)
|- class="static-row-numbers-norank"
| '''{{flag|Russian Federation}}'''
| {{change|invert=on|143,569,049|144,699,673}}
| 17,098,246
| 8.40
|-
|- style="background:#FF323D;"
| {{flag|Moscow}}
| {{change|invert=on|13,258,262|13,010,112}}
| 2,561
| 5176.99
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Moscow Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|8,766,594|8,524,665}}
| 44,329
| 197.76
|-
|- style="background:#FF8F3A;"
| {{flag|Krasnodar Krai}}
| {{change|invert=on|5,841,846|5,838,273}}
| 75,485
| 77.39
|-
|- style="background:#FF323D;"
| {{flag|Saint Petersburg}}
| {{change|invert=on|5,645,943|5,601,911}}
| 1,403
| 4024.19
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Sverdlovsk Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|4,218,204|4,268,998}}
| 194,307
| 21.71
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Rostov Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|4,135,018|4,200,729}}
| 100,967
| 40.95
|-
|- style="background:#00C160;"
| {{flag|Bashkortostan}}
| {{change|invert=on|4,046,094|4,091,423}}
| 142,947
| 28.30
|-
|- style="background:#00C160;"
| {{flag|Tatarstan}}
| {{change|invert=on|4,016,571|4,004,809}}
| 67,847
| 59.20
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Chelyabinsk Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|3,383,188|3,431,224}}
| 88,529
| 38.22
|-
|- style="background:#00C160;"
| {{flag|Dagestan}}
| {{change|invert=on|3,258,993|3,182,054}}
| 50,270
| 64.83
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Samara Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|3,108,944|3,172,925}}
| 53,565
| 58.04
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Nizhny Novgorod Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|3,037,816|3,119,115}}
| 76,624
| 39.65
|-
|- style="background:#FF8F3A;"
| {{flag|Stavropol Krai}}
| {{change|invert=on|2,883,494|2,907,593}}
| 66,160
| 43.58
|-
|- style="background:#FF8F3A;"
| {{flag|Krasnoyarsk Krai}}
| {{change|invert=on|2,837,374|2,856,971}}
| 2,366,797
| 1.20
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Novosibirsk Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|2,784,587|2,797,176}}
| 177,756
| 15.67
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Kemerovo Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|2,526,384|2,600,923}}
| 95,725
| 26.39
|-
|- style="background:#8F3A;"
| {{flag|Perm Krai}}
| {{change|invert=on|2,482,080|2,532,405}}
| 160,236
| 15.49
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Volgograd Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|2,435,355|2,500,781}}
| 112,877
| 21.58
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Saratov Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|2,368,387|2,442,575}}
| 101,240
| 23.39
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Irkutsk Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|2,316,571|2,370,102}}
| 774,846
| 2.99
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Voronezh Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|2,259,610|2,308,792}}
| 52,216
| 43.27
|-
|- style="background:#FF8F3A;"
| {{flag|Altai Krai}}
| {{change|invert=on|2,098,979|2,163,693}}
| 167,996
| 12.49
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Leningrad Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|2,057,708|2,000,997}}
| 83,908
| 24.52
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Orenburg Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|1,815,655|1,862,767}}
| 123,702
| 14.68
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Omsk Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|1,805,443|1,858,798}}
| 141,140
| 12.79
|-
|- style="background:#FF8F3A;"
| {{flag|Primorsky Krai}}
| {{change|invert=on|1,798,047|1,845,165}}
| 164,673
| 10.92
|-
|- style="background:#006989;"
| {{flag|Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug|name=Khanty–Mansi A.O. (Yugra)}}
| {{change|invert=on|1,779,510|1,711,480}}
| 534,801
| 3.33
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Tyumen Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|1,625,129|1,601,940}}
| 160,122
| 10.15
|-
|- style="background:#00C160;"
| {{flag|Chechnya}}
| {{change|invert=on|1,575,819|1,510,824}}
| 16,165
| 97.48
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Belgorod Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|1,481,098|1,540,486}}
| 27,134
| 54.58
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Tula Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|1,455,911|1,501,214}}
| 25,679
| 56.70
|-
|- style="background:#00C160;"
| {{flag|Udmurtia}}
| {{change|invert=on|1,427,018|1,452,914}}
| 42,061
| 33.93
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Vladimir Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|1,295,930|1,348,134}}
| 29,084
| 44.56
|-
|- style="background:#FF8F3A;"
| {{flag|Khabarovsk Krai}}
| {{change|invert=on|1,273,093|1,292,944|1,343,869}}
| 787,633
| 1.62
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Penza Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|1,225,984|1,266,348}}
| 43,352
| 28.28
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Tver Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|1,189,685|1,230,171}}
| 84,201
| 14.13
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Yaroslavl Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|1,179,301|1,209,811}}
| 36,177
| 32.60
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Ulyanovsk Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|1,164,837|1,196,745}}
| 37,181
| 31.33
|-
|- style="background:#00C160;"
| {{flag|Chuvashia}}
| {{change|invert=on|1,159,757|1,186,909}}
| 18,343
| 63.23
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Bryansk Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|1,132,475|1,169,161}}
| 34,857
| 32.49
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Kirov Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|1,120,178|1,153,680}}
| 120,374
| 9.31
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Vologda Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|1,114,639|1,142,827}}
| 144,527
| 7.71
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Lipetsk Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|1,107,812|1,143,224}}
| 24,047
| 46.07
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Ryazan Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|1,073,981|1,102,810}}
| 39,605
| 27.12
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Kaluga Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|1,064,747|1,069,904}}
| 29,777
| 35.76
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Kursk Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|1,050,134|1,082,458}}
| 29,997
| 35.01
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Tomsk Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|1,039,458|1,062,666}}
| 314,391
| 3.31
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Kaliningrad Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|1,033,128|1,029,966}}
| 15,125
| 68.31
|-
|- style="background:#00C160;"
| {{flag|Sakha|name=Sakha (Yakutia)}}
| {{change|invert=on|1,007,058|995,686}}
| 3,083,523
| 0.33
|-
|- style="background:#FF8F3A;"
| {{flag|Zabaykalsky Krai}}
| {{change|invert=on|982,525|1,004,125}}
| 431,892
| 2.27
|-
|- style="background:#00C160;"
| {{flag|Buryatia}}
| {{change|invert=on|970,679|978,588}}
| 351,334
| 2.76
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Arkhangelsk Oblast}}{{efn|Excluding Nenets Autonomous Okrug.}}
| {{change|invert=on|947,192|978,873}}
| 413,103
| 2.29
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Tambov Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|946,010|982,991}}
| 34,462
| 27.45
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Astrakhan Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|945,991|960,142}}
| 49,024
| 19.30
|-
|- style="background:#00C160;"
| {{flag|Kabardino-Balkaria}}
| {{change|invert=on|908,090|904,200}}
| 12,470
| 72.82
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Ivanovo Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|897,869|927,828}}
| 21,437
| 41.88
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Smolensk Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|857,847|888,421}}
| 49,779
| 17.23
|-
|- style="background:#00C160;"
| {{flag|Mordovia}}
| {{change|invert=on|758,390|783,552}}
| 26,128
| 29.03
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Amur Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|750,870|766,912}}
| 361,908
| 2.07
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Kurgan Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|744,197|776,661}}
| 71,488
| 10.41
|-
|- style="background:#00C160;"
| {{flag|Komi Republic}}
| {{change|invert=on|714,391|737,853}}
| 416,774
| 1.71
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Oryol Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|685,693|713,374}}
| 24,652
| 27.81
|-
|- style="background:#00C160;"
| {{flag|North Ossetia–Alania}}
| {{change|invert=on|678,454|687,357}}
| 7,987
| 84.94
|-
|- style="background:#00C160;"
| {{flag|Mari El}}
| {{change|invert=on|665,983|677,097}}
| 23,375
| 28.49
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Murmansk Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|650,920|667,744}}
| 144,902
| 4.49
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Pskov Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|574,199|599,084}}
| 55,399
| 10.36
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Novgorod Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|566,745|583,387}}
| 54,501
| 10.40
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Kostroma Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|560,758|580,976}}
| 60,211
| 9.31
|-
|- style="background:#00C160;"
| {{flag|Ingushetia}}
| {{change|invert=on|534,219|509,541}}
| 3,628
| 147.25
|-
|- style="background:#00C160;"
| {{flag|Khakassia}}
| {{change|invert=on|525,451|534,795}}
| 61,569
| 8.53
|-
|- style="background:#006989;"
| {{flag|Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug|name=Yamalo Nenets A.O.}}
| {{change|invert=on|521,655|510,490}}
| 769,250
| 0.68
|-
|- style="background:#00C160;"
| {{flag|Karelia}}
| {{change|invert=on|518,644|533,121}}
| 180,520
| 2.87
|-
|- style="background:#00C160;"
| {{flag|Adygea}}
| {{change|invert=on|501,038|496,934}}
| 7,792
| 64.30
|-
|- style="background:#00C160;"
| {{flag|Karachay-Cherkessia}}
| {{change|invert=on|468,531|469,865}}
| 14,277
| 32.82
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Sakhalin Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|456,792|466,609}}
| 87,101
| 5.24
|-
|- style="background:#00C160;"
| {{flag|Tuva}}
| {{change|invert=on|338,341|336,651}}
| 168,604
| 2.01
|-
|- style="background:#FF8F3A;"
| {{flag|Kamchatka Krai}}
| {{change|invert=on|287,949|291,705}}
| 464,275
| 0.62
|-
|- style="background:#00C160;"
| {{flag|Kalmykia}}
| {{change|invert=on|267,376|267,133}}
| 74,731
| 3.58
|-
|- style="background:#00C160;"
| {{flag|Altai Republic}}
| {{change|invert=on|210,099|210,924}}
| 92,903
| 2.26
|-
|- style="background:#C300FF;"
| {{flag|Jewish Autonomous Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|144,389|150,453}}
| 36,271
| 3.98
|-
|- style="background:#FFEC77;"
| {{flag|Magadan Oblast}}
| {{change|invert=on|134,202|136,085}}
| 462,464
| 0.29
|-
|- style="background:#006989;"
| {{flag|Chukotka}}
| {{change|invert=on|47,902|47,490}}
| 721,481
| 0.07
|-
|- style="background:#006989;"
| {{flag|Nenets Autonomous Okrug}}
| {{change|invert=on|41,829|41,434}}
| 176,810
| 0.24
|}

== See also ==

* [[List of federal subjects of Russia by area]]
* [[List of cities and towns in Russia by population]]
* [[List of federal subjects of Russia by life expectancy]]

== Notes ==

{{notelist}}

== References ==

{{reflist}}

{{Lists of Russian federal subjects}}

[[Category:Federal subjects of Russia-related lists]]
[[Category:Ranked lists of country subdivisions|R]]

Federal cities of Russia

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{{Short description|Type of federal subject of Russia}}
{{Distinguish|City of federal subject significance}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2014}}

In the [[Russia|Russian Federation]], a '''city of federal importance'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.constitution.ru/en/10003000-04.htm|title=Chapter 3. The Federal Structure - The Constitution of the Russian Federation|website=www.constitution.ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://eng.constitution.kremlin.ru/ | title=Конституция Российской Федерации}}</ref> ({{langx|ru|город федерального значения|gorod federalnogo znacheniya}}), also known as a '''[[federal city]]''', is a [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|city]] that has a status of both an inhabited locality and a constituent [[Federal subjects of Russia|federal subject]]. Russia has three federal cities: [[Moscow]], [[Saint Petersburg]], and [[Sevastopol]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tass.ru/en/russia/724785|title=Putin signs laws on reunification of Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol with Russia|publisher=[[ITAR TASS]]|date=21 March 2014|access-date=21 March 2014}}</ref> which was [[Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|annexed]] in 2014 but remains internationally recognised as part of [[Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=General Assembly Adopts Resolution Calling upon States Not to Recognize Changes in Status of Crimea Region {{!}} UN Press |url=https://press.un.org/en/2014/ga11493.doc.htm |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=press.un.org}}</ref>

Moscow and Saint Petersburg are [[list of cities and towns in Russia by population|the largest cities]] in the country: [[Moscow]] is the [[capital city|national capital]] and [[Saint Petersburg]] is a former Russian capital and an important port city by the [[Baltic Sea]].<ref name="FedCityJournal">{{cite journal |last1=Gritsai |first1=Olga |last2=van der Wusten |first2=Herman |title=Moscow and St. Petersburg, a sequence of capitals, a tale of two cities |journal=GeoJournal |date=2000 |volume=51 |issue=1/2 |pages=33–45 |jstor=41147495 |doi=10.1023/A:1010849220006 |s2cid=154264277 }}</ref> Currently, [[Sevastopol]] houses the [[Sevastopol Naval Base]], the main port of the Russian [[Black Sea Fleet]].

[[File:Map of federal cities of Russia (2014).svg|center|600px]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|- style="height:50px;"
!Map #
! [[Vehicle registration plates of Russia|Code]]
! [[ISO 3166-2:RU|ISO code]]
! Name
! Flag
! Coat of arms
! [[Federal districts of Russia|Federal district]]
! [[Economic regions of Russia|Economic region]]
! Area (km2)<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_03.htm
|title=Территория, число районов, населённых пунктов и сельских администраций по субъектам Российской Федерации (''Territory, Number of Districts, Inhabited Localities, and Rural Administration by Federal Subjects of the Russian Federation'')
|access-date=2008-04-18
|author=Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service)
|date=2004-05-21
|work=Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002)
|publisher=Federal State Statistics Service
|language=ru
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928181511/http://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_03.htm
|archive-date=September 28, 2011
}}</ref>
! Population (2017 est.)<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.gks.ru/free_doc/new_site/population/demo/PrPopul.xls
|title=Оценка численности населения на 1 января 2014 года и в среднем за 2013 год (''Estimated population of Russia on 1 January 2014 and the average for 2013'')
|access-date=2014-01-25
|author=Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service)
|date=2014-01-01
|work=Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002)
|publisher=Federal State Statistics Service
|language=ru
}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|77
|align="center"|RU-MOW
|[[Moscow]]
|align="center"|[[File:Flag of Moscow, Russia.svg|45x45px]]
|align="center"|[[File:Coat of Arms of Moscow.svg|45x45px]]
|[[Central Federal District|Central]]
|[[Central economic region|Central]]
|align="right"|2,561.5
|align="right"|12,506,468
|-
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|78
|align="center"|RU-SPE
|[[Saint Petersburg]]
|align="center"|[[File:Flag of Saint Petersburg Russia.svg|45x45px]]
|align="center"|[[File:Coat of Arms of Saint Petersburg (2003).svg|45x45px]]
|[[Northwestern Federal District|Northwestern]]
|[[Northwestern economic region|Northwestern]]
|align="right"|1,439
|align="right"|5,351,935
|-
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|92
|align="center"|UA-40
|[[Sevastopol]]{{efn|name=CrimeaDisputed|Annexed by Russia in 2014; recognized internationally as a part of Ukraine.}}
|align="center"|[[File:Flag of Sevastopol.svg|45x45px]]
|align="center"|[[File:COA of Sevastopol.svg|45x45px]]
|[[Southern Federal District|Southern]]
|[[North Caucasus economic region|North Caucasus]]
|align="right"|864<ref name="Modern Sevastopol City - A General data of the region">{{cite web|url=http://sev.gov.ua/en/cityinfo/sovrem/|title=A General data of the region|publisher=Sevastopol City State Administration|access-date=7 April 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211231857/http://sev.gov.ua/en/cityinfo/sovrem/|archive-date=February 11, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
|align="right"|436,670<ref name="Modern Sevastopol City - A General data of the region"/>
|}

==See also==
*[[Jewish Autonomous Oblast]]
*[[Krais of Russia]]
*[[Oblasts of Russia]]
*[[Republics of Russia]]
*[[Sirius (urban-type settlement)|Sirius]], the only designated ''federal territory'' in Russia

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Subdivisions of Russia}}

[[Category:Federal cities of Russia| ]]

Autonomous okrugs of Russia

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{{Short description|Type of federal subject of Russia}}
{{More citations needed|date=April 2013}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2014}}

{{Infobox subdivision type
|name = Autonomous okrug
|alt_name =
|map = [[File:Autonomous districts of Russia.png|330px]]
{{col-begin}}
1. [[Chukotka Autonomous Okrug]] 
2. [[Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug]] 
3. [[Nenets Autonomous Okrug]] 
4. [[Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug]]
{{col-end}}
|category = [[Federated state]]
|territory = [[Russia|Russian Federation]]
|start_date =
|current_number = [[#Current autonomous okrugs|4]]
|number_date =
|population_range = 42,090 ([[Nenets Autonomous Okrug]]) – 1,532,243 ([[Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug]])
|area_range = {{Convert|68200|sqmi|km2|abbr=on|order=flip}} ([[Nenets Autonomous Okrug]]) - {{Convert|289700|sqmi|km2|abbr=on|order=flip}} ([[Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug]])
|government = Okrug government
|subdivision = ''administrative'': [[raion#Russia|districts]], [[city of federal subject significance|cities and towns of okrug significance]], [[town of district significance|towns of district significance]], [[urban-type settlement#Administrative division|urban-type settlements of district significance]], [[selsoviet]]s; ''[[subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions|municipal]]'': urban okrugs, municipal districts, urban settlements, rural settlements
}}

'''Autonomous okrugs''', ({{langx|ru|автономный округ|translit=avtonomnyy okrug}}) which are also referred to as "'''autonomous districts'''" or "'''autonomous areas'''" are a type of [[federal subjects of Russia|federal subject]] of the [[Russia|Russian Federation]] and simultaneously an administrative division type of some federal subjects. As of 2024, Russia has four autonomous [[okrug]]s of its 83 federal subjects.{{efn|If including the [[Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine]], it would be 89 federal subjects.<ref>{{Cite book|editor-last=Heaney|editor-first=Dominic|title=The Territories of the Russian Federation 2023|edition=24th|year=2023|isbn=9781032469744|url=https://www.routledge.com/The-Territories-of-the-Russian-Federation-2023/Publications/p/book/9781032469744|chapter=The Government of the Russian Federation|pages=43–51|location=Abingdon|publisher=[[Routledge]]|quote=Including the two territories in Crimea, the 85 territories comprise 22 republics, nine krais (provinces), 46 oblasts (regions), three cities of federal status (Moscow, St Petersburg and Sevastopol), one autonomous oblast and four autonomous okrugs.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dickson |first=Janice |date=30 September 2022 |title=Putin signs documents to illegally annex four Ukrainian regions, in drastic escalation of Russia's war |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-putin-signs-documents-to-unlawfully-claim-4-ukrainian-regions-in/ |url-status=live |access-date=1 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001031159/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-putin-signs-documents-to-unlawfully-claim-4-ukrainian-regions-in/ |archive-date=1 October 2022|quote=Mr. Putin’s claim to more than 15 per cent of Ukraine’s territory is the largest annexation in Europe since the Second World War.}}</ref>}} The [[Chukotka Autonomous Okrug]] is the only okrug which is not subordinate to an [[Oblasts of Russia|oblast]]. The [[Nenets Autonomous Okrug]] is a part of [[Arkhangelsk Oblast]], the [[Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug]] and the [[Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug]] are parts of [[Tyumen Oblast]].

According to the [[Constitution of the Soviet Union]], in case of a union republic voting on leaving the Soviet Union, [[Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republics|autonomous republics]], [[autonomous oblasts of the Soviet Union|autonomous oblasts]], and autonomous okrugs had the right, by means of a [[referendum]], to independently resolve whether they will stay in the USSR or leave with the [[republics of the Soviet Union|seceding union republic]], as well as to raise the issue of their state-legal status.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://docs.cntd.ru/document/902002993|title=СОЮЗ СОВЕТСКИХ СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКИХ РЕСПУБЛИК. ЗАКОН О порядке решения вопросов, связанных с выходом союзной республики из СССР|language=ru|access-date=13 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912024819/https://docs.cntd.ru/document/902002993|archive-date=12 September 2016}}</ref>

==History==
Originally called '''national okrug''', this type of administrative unit was created in the 1920s and widely implemented in the 1930s to provide [[autonomy]] to Indigenous peoples of the North, like the [[Karelian National Okrug]] for the [[Tver Karelians]]. The [[1977 Soviet Constitution]] changed the term "national okrugs" to "autonomous okrugs" in order to emphasize that they were indeed autonomies and not simply another type of administrative and territorial division. While the 1977 Constitution stipulated that the autonomous okrugs were subordinated to the oblasts and [[krai]]s, this clause was revised on December 15, 1990, when it was specified that autonomous okrugs were subordinated directly to the [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]], although they still could stay in the jurisdiction of a krai or an oblast to which they were subordinated before.

==List of autonomous okrugs==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
! class="unsortable" | Flag
! class="unsortable" | Map
! Name 
! Domestic names 
! Capital 
! Population (2010)<ref name="census">{{Cite web|url=http://www.gks.ru/free_doc/new_site/perepis2010/croc/Documents/Vol1/pub-01-11.pdf|title=2010 All-Russian Population Census|date=2011-12-22|website=All-Russian Population Census|language=ru|access-date=2019-05-12}}</ref> 
! Area 
! Formation
|- 
| [[File:Flag of Chukotka.svg|border|centre|150px|link=Flag of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug|alt=Flag of Chukotka]]
| [[File:Map of Russia (2014–2022) - Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.svg|border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Chukotka in Russia]]
| [[Chukotka Autonomous Okrug]] 
| {{langx|ru|Чукотский Автономный Округ}} (''{{Transliteration|ru|Chukotskiy Avtonomny Okrug}}'') {{langx|ckt|Чукоткакэн Aвтономныкэн Округ}} (''{{Transliteration|ckt|Chukotkaken Avtonomnyken Okrug}}'')
| [[Anadyr (town)|Anadyr]] {{langx|ru|Анадырь}} (''{{Transliteration|ru|Anadyr}}'') {{langx|ckt|Кагыргын}} (''{{Transliteration|ckt|Kagyrgyn}}'')
| 50,526
| {{sort|00028748|{{convert|721481|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}}
| 1930-12-10
|- 
| [[File:Flag of Yugra.svg|border|centre|150px|link=Flag of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug|alt=Flag of Yugra]]
| [[File:Map of Russia - Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug.svg|border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Yugra in Russia]]
| [[Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug]] 
| {{langx|ru|Ханты-Мансийский Автономный Округ}} (''{{Transliteration|ru|Khanty-Mansiyskiy Avtonomny Okrug}}'') [[Khanty language|Khanty]]: Хӑнты-Мансийской Aвтономной Округ (''{{Transliteration|kca|Ȟănty-Mansijskoj Avtonomnoj Okrug}}'') [[Mansi language|Mansi]]: Ханты-Мансийский Автономный Округ (''{{Transliteration|mns|Hanty-Mansijskij Avtonomnyj Okrug}}'')
| [[Khanty-Mansiysk]] {{langx|ru|Ханты-Мансийск}} (''{{Transliteration|ru|Khanty-Mansiysk}}'') [[Khanty language|Khanty]]: Ёмвоҷ (''{{Transliteration|kca|Yomvoḉ}}'') [[Mansi language|Mansi]]: Абга (''{{Transliteration|mns|Abga}}'')
| 1,532,243
| {{sort|00028748|{{convert|534801|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}}
| 1930-12-10
|- 
| [[File:Flag of Nenets Autonomous District.svg|border|centre|150px|link=Flag of Nenets Autonomous Okrug|alt=Flag of Nenetsia]]
| [[File:Map of Russia - Nenets Autonomous Okrug.svg|border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Nenetsia in Russia]]
| [[Nenets Autonomous Okrug]] 
| {{langx|ru|Ненецкий Автономный Округ}} (''{{Transliteration|ru|Nenetskiy Avtonomny Okrug}}'') {{langx|yrk|Ненёцие Aвтономной Ӈокрук}} (''{{Transliteration|yrk|Nenjocije Awtonomnoj Ŋokruk}}'')
| [[Naryan-Mar]] {{langx|ru|Нарьян-Мар}} (''{{Transliteration|ru|Naryan-Mar}}'') {{langx|yrk|Няръянa Mарˮ}} (''{{Transliteration|yrk|Nyar'yana Marq}}'')
| 42,090
| {{sort|00028748|{{convert|176810|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}}
| 1929-07-15
|- 
| [[File:Flag of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District.svg|border|centre|150px|link=Flag of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug|alt=Flag of Yamalo-Nenetsia]]
| [[File:Map of Russia (2014–2022) - Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.svg|border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Yamalo-Nenetsia in Russia]]
| [[Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug]] 
| {{langx|ru|Ямало-Ненецкий Автономный Округ}} (''{{Transliteration|ru|Yamalo-Nenetskiy Avtonomny Okrug}}'') {{langx|yrk|Ямалы-Ненёцие Aвтономной Ӈокрук}} (''{{Transliteration|yrk|Yamaly-Nenyotsiye Avtonomnoj Ŋokruk}}'')
| [[Salekhard]] {{langx|ru|Салехард}} (''{{Transliteration|ru|Salekhard}}'') {{langx|yrk|Саляʼ Xарад}} (''{{Transliteration|yrk|Salja’ Harad}}'')
| 522,904
| {{sort|00028748|{{convert|769250|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}}
| 1930-12-10
|}

===Former autonomous okrugs===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
! class="unsortable" | Flag
! class="unsortable" | Map
! Name 
! Domestic names 
! Capital 
! Population 
! Area 
! Years
|- 
| [[File:Flag of Agin-Buryatia.svg|border|centre|150px|link=Flag of Agin-Buryat Okrug|alt=Flag of Agin-Buryatia]]
| [[File:RussiaAga.png|border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Agin-Buryatia in Russia]]
| [[Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug]] 
| {{langx|ru|Агинский Бурятский Автономный Округ}} (''{{Transliteration|ru|Aginskiy Buryatskiy Avtonomny Okrug}}'') {{langx|bua|Агын Буряадай Aвтономито Tойрог}} (''{{Transliteration|bua|Agyn Buryaaday Avtonomito Toyrog}}'')
| [[Aginskoye, Zabaykalsky Krai|Aginskoye]] {{langx|ru|Агинское}} (''{{Transliteration|ru|Aginskoye}}'') {{langx|bua|Ага}} (''{{Transliteration|ckt|Aga}}'')
| 76,383 (2008)
| {{sort|00028748|{{convert|19592|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}}
| 1937–2008
|- 
| [[File:Flag of Evenkia.svg|border|centre|150px|link=Flag of Evenk Autonomous Okrug|alt=Flag of Evenkia]]
| [[File:RussiaEvenkia.png|border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Evenkia in Russia]]
| [[Evenk Autonomous Okrug]] 
| {{langx|ru|Эвенкийский Автономный Округ}} (''{{Transliteration|ru|Evenkiyskiy Avtonomny Okrug}}'') {{langx|evn|Эведы Автомоды Округ}} (''{{Transliteration|evn|Ēvēde Avtōmōde Okrug}}'')
| [[Tura, Krasnoyarsk Krai|Tura]] {{langx|ru|Тура}} (''{{Transliteration|ru|Tura}}'') {{langx|evn|Typy}} (''{{Transliteration|evn|Turu}}'')
| 16,979 (2007)
| {{sort|00028748|{{convert|763197|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}}
| 1930–2007
|- 
| [[File:Flag of Permyakia.svg|border|centre|150px|link=Flag of Komi-Permyak Okrug|alt=Flag of Komi-Permyakia]]
| [[File:RussiaPermyakia.png|border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Komi-Permyakia in Russia]]
| [[Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug]] 
| {{langx|ru|Коми-Пермяцкий Автономный Округ}} (''{{Transliteration|ru|Komi-Permyatskiy Avtonomny Okrug}}'') {{langx|koi|Коми-Пермяцкöй Aвтономнöй Округ}} (''{{Transliteration|koi|Komi-Permjacköj Avtonomnöj Okrug}}'')
| [[Kudymkar]] {{langx|ru|Кудымкар}} (''{{Transliteration|ru|Kudymkar}}'') {{langx|koi|Кудымкöр}} (''{{Transliteration|koi|Kudymkör}}'')
| 132,824 (2005)
| {{sort|00028748|{{convert|32770|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}}
| 1930–2005
|- 
| [[File:Flag of Koryakia.svg|border|centre|150px|link=Flag of Koryak Okrug|alt=Flag of Koryakia]]
| [[File:RussiaKoryakia.png|border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Koryakia in Russia]]
| [[Koryak Okrug|Koryak Autonomous Okrug]] 
| {{langx|ru|Корякский Автономный Округ}} (''{{Transliteration|ru|Koryakskiy Avtonomny Okrug}}'') [[Koryak language|Koryak]]: Чав’чываокруг (''{{Transliteration|kpy|Čav’čyvaokrug}}'')
| [[Palana, Russia|Palana]] {{langx|ru|Палана}} (''{{Transliteration|ru|Palana}}'') [[Koryak language|Koryak]]: Пылылъын (''{{Transliteration|kpy|Pylylʺyn}}'')
| 22,580 (2007)
| {{sort|00028748|{{convert|292600|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}}
| 1930–2007
|- 
| [[File:Flag of Taymyr Autonomous Okrug.svg|border|centre|150px|link=Flag of Taymyr Autonomous Okrug|alt=Flag of Taymyria]]
| [[File:RussiaTaymyria.png|border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Taymyria in Russia]]
| [[Taymyr Autonomous Okrug]] 
| {{langx|ru|Таймырский Автономный Округ}} (''{{Transliteration|ru|Taymyrskiy Avtonomny Okrug}}'')
| [[Dudinka]] {{langx|ru|Дудинка}} (''{{Transliteration|ru|Dudinka}}'')
| 38,372 (2007)
| {{sort|00028748|{{convert|879929|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}}
| 1930–2007
|- 
| [[File:Flag of Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug.svg|border|centre|150px|link=Flag of Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug|alt=Flag of Ust-Orda Buryatia]]
| [[File:RussiaUstOrda.png|border|centre|150px|alt=Map showing Ust-Orda Buryatia in Russia]]
| [[Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug]] 
| {{langx|ru|Усть-Ордынский Бурятский Автономный Округ}} (''{{Transliteration|ru|Ust’-Ordynskiy Avtonomny Okrug}}'') {{langx|bua|Усть-Ордын Буряадай Aвтономито Tойрог}} (''{{Transliteration|bua|Ust’-Ordyn Buryaaday Avtonomito Toyrog}}'')
| [[Ust-Ordynsky]] {{langx|ru|Усть-Ордынский}} (''{{Transliteration|ru|Ust-Ordynsky}}'') {{langx|bua|Ордын Адаг}} (''{{Transliteration|kpy|Ordyn Adag}}'')
| 134,320 (2008)
| {{sort|00028748|{{convert|22400|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}}}
| 1937–2008
|}

==Recent developments==
In 1990, ten autonomous okrugs existed within the RSFSR. Between 2005 and 2008, the three autonomous okrugs in which the [[titular nationality]] constituted more than 30% of the population were abolished. Since then, three more have been abolished, leaving four. On 13 May 2020, the governors of Arkhangelsk Oblast and Nenets Autonomous Okrug announced their plan to merge following the collapse of oil prices stemming from the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|title="Catastrophic" economic situation prompts merger talks for Nenets AO and Arkhangelsk Oblast|url=https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/2020/05/catastrophic-economic-situation-prompts-merger-talks-nenets-ao-and-arkhangelsk-oblast|last=Quinn|first=Eilís|date=2020-05-14|website=The Barents Observer|language=en|access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Russian Regions to Become Single Federal Subject in Decade-First|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/05/13/russian-regions-to-become-single-federal-subject-in-decade-first-a70263|date=2020-05-13|website=The Moscow Times|language=en|access-date=2020-05-15}}</ref> The process was subsequently scrapped on July 2 following public outcry to the merger.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Antonova|first=Elizaveta|date=2 July 2020|title=The head of the Nenets Autonomous District declared refusal to unite with the Arkhangelsk region|url=https://www.rbc.ru/politics/02/07/2020/5efe1a469a7947457ecd4b4f|access-date=6 July 2020|website=RBC|language=ru}}</ref>

The ten autonomous okrugs in 1990 were:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Entity in 1990
! Status in August 2008
|-
| [[Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug]]
| now [[Agin-Buryat Okrug]] of [[Zabaykalsky Krai]]
|-
| [[Chukotka Autonomous Okrug]] within [[Magadan Oblast]]
| no longer subordinated to Magadan Oblast
|-
| [[Evenk Autonomous Okrug]] within [[Krasnoyarsk Krai]]
| now [[Evenkiysky District]] of Krasnoyarsk Krai
|-
| [[Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug]] within [[Tyumen Oblast]]
| (no change)
|-
| [[Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug]]
| now [[Komi-Permyak Okrug]] of [[Perm Krai]]
|-
| [[Koryak Autonomous Okrug]] within [[Kamchatka Oblast]]
| now [[Koryak Okrug]] of [[Kamchatka Krai]]
|-
| [[Nenets Autonomous Okrug]] within [[Arkhangelsk Oblast]]
| (no change)
|-
| [[Taymyr Autonomous Okrug]] within [[Krasnoyarsk Krai]]
| now [[Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District]] of Krasnoyarsk Krai
|-
| [[Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug]] within [[Irkutsk Oblast]]
| now [[Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug]] of Irkutsk Oblast
|-
| [[Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug]] within [[Tyumen Oblast]]
| (no change)
|}

==Ethnic composition of autonomous okrugs==
The table below also includes autonomous okrugs which have since changed status.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Autonomous Okrug || colspan=4 align=center | titular nation || colspan=4 align=center | Russians || colspan=4 align=center | other<ref>Are the people who are in parentheses next to the autonomous regions and the second-largest two-part Indigenous autonomous regions.</ref>
|-
!year ||1979 ||1989 ||2002 ||2010 ||1979 ||1989 ||2002 ||2010 ||1979 ||1989 ||2002 ||2010
|-
|[[Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug]]<ref name="liquidated">liquidated Autonomous okrug.</ref> ||▲52,2 || ▲ 54,9 || ▲ 62,5 ||▲ 65,1||▼42 ||▼ 40,8 ||▼ 35,1 ||▼ 32,5 || || || ||
|-
|[[Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug]]<ref name="liquidated"/> ||▲61,6 ||▼ 60,2 ||▼ 59 || ||▼34,9 || ▲ 36,1 || ▲ 38,1 || || || || ||
|-
|[[Koryak Autonomous Okrug]] (all Indigenous)<ref name="liquidated"/> ||16,3 || ▲ 16,45 || ▲ 26,6 ||▲30,3 ||62,9 ||▼ 62 ||▼ 50,5 || ▼46,2|| ||24,9 || ▲ 40,5 ||▲46,5
|-
|[[Nenets Autonomous Okrug]] (Komi) ||▼12,8 ||▼ 11,9 || ▲ 18,6 || {{steady}}18,6 ||▲66 ||▼ 65,8 ||▼ 62,4 ||▲ 66,1 ||▼11,1 ||▼ 9,5 || ▲ 10,8 ||▼ 9
|-
|[[Taymyr Autonomous Okrug]] (Dolgan and Nenets)<ref name="liquidated"/> ||▼9,6 ||▼ 8,9 || ▲ 13,8 ||▲ 15,7 ||▲68,9 ||▼ 67,1 ||▼ 58,6 ||▼ 50,0 ||▼5 ||▼ 4,4 || ▲ 7,6 ||▲ 10,1
|-
|[[Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug]]<ref name="liquidated"/> ||▲34,1 || ▲ 36,3 || ▲ 39,6 ||▲39,8 ||▼58,3 ||▼ 56,5 ||▼ 54,4 ||▼ 54,2 || || || ||
|-
|[[Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug]] ||▼1,9 ||▼ 0,9 || ▲ 1,2 || ▲ 1,3 ||▼74,3 ||▼ 66,3 ||▼ 66 || ▲ 68,1 ||▼1,1 ||▼ 0,5 || ▲ 0,7 || ▲ 0,8
|-
|[[Chukotka Autonomous Okrug]] (all Indigenous) ||▼8,1 ||▼ 7,3 || ▲ 23,4 || ▲ 26,7 ||▼68,6 ||▼ 66,1 ||▼ 51,8 || ▲ 52,5 || ||9,6 || ▲ 30,8 || ▲ 35,3
|-
|[[Evenk Autonomous Okrug]]<ref name="liquidated"/> ||▼20 ||▼ 14,1 || ▲ 21,5 || ▲ 22,0 ||▲62,5 || ▲ 67,5 ||▼ 61,9 || ▼ 59,4 || || || ||
|-
|[[Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug]] (Nenets) ||▼10,7 ||▼ 4,2 || ▲ 5,2 || ▲ 5,9 ||▲59,1 || ▲ 59,2 ||▼ 58,8 || ▲ 61,7 || ||▼1,5 || ▲ 1,7 || ▲ 1,9
|}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==See also==
*[[Autonomous republics of the Soviet Union]]
*[[Autonomous oblasts of the Soviet Union]]
*[[Federal subjects of Russia]]
*[[Oblasts of Russia]]
*[[Republics of Russia]]
*[[Krais of Russia]]
*[[Federal cities of Russia]]
*[[Jewish Autonomous Oblast]]

{{Subdivisions of Russia}}
{{Administrative divisions of Russia}}
{{Soviet Union topics}}

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Daniel Ziegler

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{{short description|American entomologist (1804–1876)}}

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'''Rev. Daniel Ziegler''' (June 11, 1804 [[Reading, Pennsylvania]] – May 23, 1876 [[York, Pennsylvania]]) was a [[Religious minister|minister]] in [[Kreutz Creek]] and [[York, Pennsylvania]], and also an avid [[entomologist]]. He was a friend of [[Frederick Ernst Melsheimer|Dr. Frederick Ernst Melsheimer]] (1782–1873), who like his father the [[Frederick Valentine Melsheimer|Rev. Frederick Valentine Melsheimer]] (1749–1814), was also a keen entomologist. Their collections ended up in [[Harvard University]]'s [[Museum of Comparative Zoology]], and comprised 14,774 specimens from 5,302 different species.

Ziegler studied at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] and, later, [[theology]] at the [[German Reformed Seminary]] in York. He was the minister for 37 years of Kraeutz-Creek Church near York as well as up to eight other churches. With his wife, Eve Eyster, he had 10 children, including son Dr. H. A. Ziegler.

It was during his time as minister at Kraeutz-Creek that he began studying entomology. He often accompanied his father on [[insect collecting|insect-collecting]] excursions, using the [[beat net]] method of collecting, uncommon in America at the time.

Rev. Ziegler's only entomological paper, a description of 36 new species of [[Coleoptera]], was published for the assistance of Dr. Melsheimer, whose home was close to one of Rev. Ziegler's churches.

{{blockquote|There was nothing whatever eventful in his life, and besides his few entomological contributions, he was nothing more than a plain, plodding, honest country parson.|J. G. Morris}}

==References==
* {{cite book |title=The Canadian Entomologist |year = 1885|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HWo4AAAAMAAJ&q=%22Daniel+Ziegler%22&pg=PA132|pages=132–133}}
* "[http://ydr.inyork.com/ntbf/ci_4336787 Clergyman an insect expert] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034656/http://ydr.inyork.com/ntbf/ci_4336787 |date=2016-03-04 }}" - an article in the historical section of the website of the ''[[York Daily Record]]''

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