Uvarovo, Tambov Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Uvarovo.

Uvarovo (Russian: Ува́рово) is a town in Tambov Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Vorona River (Don's basin), 117 kilometers (73 mi) southeast of Tambov. Population: 26,830 (2010 Census);^[2] 29,690 (2002 Census);^[6] 34,554 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

Uvarovo Уварово
Town[1]
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Coordinates: 51°59′N 42°16′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Tambov Oblast[1]
Founded	1699
Town status since	1966
Elevation	140 m (460 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	26,830
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of oblast significance of Uvarovo[1]
• Capital of	Uvarovsky District,[1] town of oblast significance of Uvarovo[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Uvarovo Urban Okrug[3]
• Capital of	Uvarovo Urban Okrug,[3] Uvarovsky Municipal District[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	393460–393464
OKTMO ID	68730000001

History

It was founded in 1699 as a Cossack settlement and became a selo in 1702.^{[citation needed]} In 1770, a postal road was built through Uvarovo, which connected Borisoglebsk and Kirsanov. In the second half of the 19th–early 20th century, Uvarovo became an important commercial center. In 1960, it was granted urban-type settlement status and in 1966—town status.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Uvarovo serves as the administrative center of Uvarovsky District, even though it is not a part of it.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Uvarovo—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Uvarovo is incorporated as Uvarovo Urban Okrug.^[3]

Notable people

• Andrei Streltsov (born 1984), footballer