Tambov Oblast

Tambov Oblast (Russian: Тамбо́вская о́бласть, Tambovskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia. Specifically, it is an oblast. Its administrative center (capital city) is the city of Tambov. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,091,994.^[7]

Tambov Oblast Тамбовская область (Russian)
—  Oblast  —
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Farewell of Slavianka
Coordinates: 52°43′N 41°34′E
Political status
Country	Russia
Federal district	Central[1]
Economic region	Central Black Earth[2]
Established	September 27, 1937[3]
Administrative center	Tambov
Government (as of November 2016)
• Governor[4]	Maksim Yegorov (acting)
• Legislature	Oblast Duma[5]
Statistics
Area (as of the 2002 Census)[6]
• Total	34,300 km2 (13,200 sq mi)
Area rank	63rd
Population (2010 Census)[7]
• Total	1,091,994
• Rank	48th
• Density[8]	31.84/km2 (82.5/sq mi)
• Urban	58.7%
• Rural	41.3%
Population (January 2014 est.)
• Total	1,068,934[9]
Time zone(s)	MSK (UTC+04:00)
ISO 3166-2	RU-TAM
License plates	68
Official languages	Russian[10]
Official website

Demographics

Population: 1,091,994 (2010 Census);^[7] 1,178,443 (2002 Census);^[11] 1,320,763 (1989 Census).^[12]

Ethnic groups (2010):^[7]

• Russians: 97%
• Ukrainians: 0.7%
• Armenians: 0.4%
• Romani people: 0.4%
• Others: 1.5%

Largest cities and towns

Largest cities or towns in Tambov Oblast 2010 Russian Census
	Rank		Administrative Division	Pop.
Tambov Michurinsk	1	Tambov	Tambovsky District	280,161
	2	Michurinsk	Michurinsky District	98,758
	3	Rasskazovo	Rasskazovsky District	45,484
	4	Morshansk	Morshansky District	41,556
	5	Kotovsk	Town of oblast significance of Kotovsk	31,850
	6	Uvarovo	Uvarovsky District	26,830
	7	Stroitel	Tambovsky District	18,437
	8	Kirsanov	Kirsanovsky District	17,224
	9	Zherdevka	Zherdevsky District	15,209
	10	Pervomaysky	Pervomaysky District	12,654