Tambovsky District () is an administrative
[Law #72-Z] and municipal
[Law #232-Z] district (
raion
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), one of the
twenty-three in
Tambov Oblast
Tambov Oblast () is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Tambov. As of the Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census, its population was&n ...
,
Russia
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. It is located in the center of the
oblast
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. The district borders with
Sosnovsky District
Sosnovsky District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia. The name is generally derived from or is related to the root "''sosna''" ("pine").
Districts
*Sosnovsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, an administrative ...
in the north,
Rasskazovsky District in the east,
Znamensky District in the south, and with
Nikiforovsky District in the west. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
is the
city
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of
Tambov
Tambov ( , ; rus, Тамбов, p=tɐmˈbof) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Tambov Oblast, Central Federal District, central Russia, at the confluence of the Tsna River (Moksha basin), Tsna ...
(which is not administratively a part of the district).
Population: 102,786 (
2010 Census);
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Tambovsky District is one of the
twenty-three in the oblast.
The city of
Tambov
Tambov ( , ; rus, Тамбов, p=tɐmˈbof) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Tambov Oblast, Central Federal District, central Russia, at the confluence of the Tsna River (Moksha basin), Tsna ...
serves as its
administrative center
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
, despite being incorporated separately as a
city of oblast significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a
municipal division, the district is incorporated as Tambovsky Municipal District.
The city of oblast significance of Tambov is incorporated separately from the district as Tambov Urban Okrug.
References
Sources
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Districts of Tambov Oblast
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