Tambov Oblast

Tambov Oblast Тамбовская область (Russian)
—  Oblast  —
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Slavic Woman's Farewell[1]
Coordinates:
Political status
Country	Russia
Federal district	Central[2]
Economic region	Central Black Earth[3]
Established	September 27, 1937[4]
Administrative center	Tambov
Government (as of September 2014)
• Head of Administration[5]	Oleg Betin[6]
• Legislature	Oblast Duma[7]
Statistics
Area (as of the 2002 Census)[8]
• Total	34,300 km2 (13,200 sq mi)
Area rank	63rd
Population (2010 Census)[9]
• Total	1,091,994
• Rank	48th
• Density[10]	31.84/km2 (82.5/sq mi)
• Urban	58.7%
• Rural	41.3%
Population (January 2014 est.)
• Total	1,068,934[11]
Time zone(s)	MSK (UTC+03:00)[12]
ISO 3166-2	RU-TAM
License plates	68
Official languages	Russian[13]
Official website

Tambov Oblast (Russian: Тамбо́вская о́бласть, Tambovskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Tambov. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,091,994.^[9]

Geography

Tambov Oblast is situated in forest steppe. It borders on the Ryazan, Penza, Saratov, Voronezh and Lipetsk Oblasts.

History

The oldest known population of the Tambov region, the Mordovians-Moksha, formed as a nation of local ethnic groups from the 6th century BCE. The first Russian settlers arrived in the pre-Mongol period, but the final settlement occurred in the 17th century. To protect the southern borders of Russia from the raids of the Tatars and the further development of the Black Soil region, the Russian government built the walled cities of Kozlov (1635) and Tambov (1636). The cities protected the main path of nomad raids on Russian land and paved the way for a quick settlement of the region.

Kozlovsky Uyezd originally existed in the Tambov area. In the course of the administrative reforms of Peter the Great in 1708 and 1719, it became part of Azov Governorate. New administrative divisions established the Tambov Viceroyalty in 1779 and from 1796 Tambov Governorate, with an area of 66.5 thousand km² divided into 12 uyezds. With almost no change to its boundaries, the Governorate remained in existence until 1928.

An attempt to establish Soviet control over the Tambov area led to the defeat and execution of "Red Sonya" (Sofia Nukhimovna Gel'berg) in the spring of 1918.^[14]

During the Russian Civil War an anti-Bolshevik uprising, the Tambov Rebellion, broke out in Tambov Governorate in 1920–1921.

Tambov Oblast was finally created from the Voronezh and Samara Oblasts on September 27, 1937. The oblast attained its present form after the separation of Penza Oblast (formerly part of Kuybyshev before joining Tambov) on February 4, 1939.

Administrative divisions

Demographics

Population: 1,091,994 (2010 Census);^[9] 1,178,443 (2002 Census);^[15] 1,320,763 (1989 Census).^[16]

2012

• Births: 10,394 (9.6 per 1000)
• Deaths: 17,386 (16.1 per 1000) ^[17]

Total fertility rate^[18]

• 2009: 1.31
• 2010: 1.34
• 2011: 1.33
• 2012: 1.42
• 2013: 1.42
• 2014: 1.48(e)

Ethnic composition (2010)^[9]

• Russians: 97%
• Ukrainians: 0.7%
• Armenians: 0.4%
• Romani people: 0.4%
• Others: 1.5%
• 22,708 people were registered from administrative databases, and could not declare an ethnicity. It is estimated that the proportion of ethnicities in this group is the same as that of the declared group.^[19]

Religion

According to a 2012 official survey,^[20] 78.4% of the population of Tambov Oblast adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church, making it the federal subject with the highest percentage for this religion in the Russian Federation. In addition, 1% are unaffiliated generic Christians, 7% of the population deems itself to be "spiritual but not religious", 10% is atheist, and 3.6% follows other religions or did not give an answer to the question.^[20]

Economy

Southeastern Railway passes through Michurinsk and connects the central regions with the southern regions. Breeding cattle, sheep, pig, and chicken is a product of animal husbandry.

See also

• List of Chairmen of the Tambov Oblast Duma

References

Notes

Sources

• Тамбовская областная Дума. Закон №27-З от 24 мая 2002 г. «О гимне Тамбовской области», в ред. Закона №378-З от 10 февраля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Тамбовской области по вопросам использования официальных символов Тамбовской области». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования (15 июня 2002 г.). Опубликован: "Тамбовская жизнь", №115 (22559), 15 июня 2002 г. (Tambov Oblast Duma. Law #27-Z of May 24, 2002 On the Anthem of Tambov Oblast, as amended by the Law #378-Z of February 10, 2014 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of Tambov Oblast on the Issues of Using the Official Symbols of Tambov Oblast. Effective as of the day of the official publication (June 15, 2002).).
• Тамбовская областная Дума. Постановление №84 от 30 ноября 1994 г. «Устав (Основной Закон) Тамбовской области Российской Федерации», в ред. Закона №565-З от 18 сентября 2015 г. «О внесении поправок к Уставу (Основному Закону) Тамбовской области Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования в областной газете "Тамбовская жизнь" (6 декабря 1994 г.). Опубликован: "Тамбовская жизнь", №233, 6 декабря 1994 г. (Tambov Oblast Duma. Resolution #84 of November 30, 1994 Charter (Basic Law) of Tambov Oblast of the Russian Federation, as amended by the Law #565-Z of September 18, 2015 On Amending the Charter (Basic Law) of Tambov Oblast of the Russian Federation. Effective as of the day of the official publication in the "Tambovskaya zhizn" oblast newspaper (December 6, 1994).).

External links

• (Russian) Official website of Tambov Oblast
• (Russian) Photos of Tambov and Tambov Oblast
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