Tambov Oblast

Subject of the Russian Federation Tambov Oblast Тамбовская область flag coat of arms Federal district Central Russia surface 34,462  km² population 1,091,994 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010) Population density 32 inhabitants / km² Administrative center Tambov Official language Russian Ethnic composition Russians (97.0%) Ukrainians (0.7%) (as of 2010) Head of administration Alexander Nikitin (acting) Founded September 27, 1937 Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone prefixes (+7) 475xx Postcodes 392000-393999 License Plate 68 OKATO 68 ISO 3166-2 RU-TAM Website regadm.tambov.ru

Coordinates: 52 ° 42 '  N , 41 ° 36'  E

The Tambov Oblast ( Russian Тамбовская область / Tambowskaja oblast ) is an oblast in southern Russia. It is about halfway between Moscow and Volgograd .

With only around 33 inhabitants per km², the oblast is one of the more sparsely populated areas in central Russia . It is part of the Oka-Don basin and the Zna , a tributary of the turn in the Oka opens Moksha , drained. The climate is temperate continental.

Mechanical engineering and the chemical industry are the most important branches of the economy. In agriculture, livestock dominates.

history

The original population in the oblast are the Finno-Ugric peoples, from which the Mordvins emerged. Individual Slavic settlers moved there as early as the 13th century. However, a planned Russian settlement did not begin until the early 17th century. Defense settlements were established to ward off the nomadic peoples, especially the Tatars. So in 1635 and 1636, respectively, the cities of Koslow (today Michurinsk ) and Tambov were created . It was administered as Koslowski Ujesd (Kozlov Region) as part of Tsarist Russia . In 1708 the region became part of the newly created Azov Governorate . In 1719 the area was renamed Tambov Province. Until 1725 it formed one of five provinces within the governorate. After its dissolution it was part of the Voronezh governorate . In 1779 the independent governorship (also called viceroyalty) of Tambov was established . In 1796 this became the Tambov governorate . This existed until 1928. In the Russian Civil War it was an uprising area of ​​the Tambov rebellion from 1920 to 1922 . From May 14, 1928 to June 13, 1934, it was part of the Central Black Earth Oblast , and from 1934 to September 27, 1937, the Voronezh and Samara Oblasts . In its current size, it was created on February 4, 1939, when today's Penza Oblast split off from Tambov.

population

In the last Russian censuses in 2002 and 2010, there were 1,178,443 and 1,091,994 residents, respectively. The number of inhabitants thus fell by 86,449 people (−7.34%) in these eight years. In 2010, 640,814 people lived in cities. This corresponds to 58.68% of the population (in Russia 73%). By January 1, 2014, the population continued to decrease to 1,068,934 people. The distribution of the different ethnic groups was as follows:

Church of Our Lady of Kazan in Tambov

Population of the oblast by ethnic group

nationality	VZ 1989	percent	VZ 2002	percent	VZ 2010	percent
Russians	1,285,924	97.24	1,136,864	96.47	1,037,097	94.97
Ukrainians	13,688	1.04	10,809	0.92	7,263	0.67
Armenians	1,074	0.08	4,326	0.37	4,544	0.42
Zigane	3.117	0.24	2,957	0.25	4.120	0.38
Tatars	2,298	0.17	2,730	0.23	2,292	0.21
Azerbaijanis	1,683	0.13	2,307	0.20	1,903	0.17
Yazidis	0	0.00	1,024	0.09	1,802	0.17
Belarusians	3,465	0.26	2,367	0.20	1,468	0.13
Uzbeks	854	0.06	448	0.04	766	0.07
Kurds	37	0.00	688	0.06	721	0.07
German	792	0.06	1071	0.09	638	0.06
Jews	921	0.07	456	0.04	283	0.03
Residents	1,322,372	100.00	1,178,443	100.00	1,091,994	100.00

Note: the proportions refer to the total number of inhabitants. Including the group of people who did not provide any information about their ethnic affiliation (4,695 in 2002 and 22,708 in 2010)

The area's population is almost entirely Russian. Smaller minority groups of Ukrainians and Belarusians emerged in the early days of the Soviet Union. However, their number is falling sharply. In contrast, several thousand people have immigrated from the North Caucasus, Transcaucasus and Central Asia since the end of the Soviet Union. Compared to other Russian regions, however, in fewer numbers.

Religions

The Christianity is the dominant religion in the Oblast Tambov. The majority of Christians belong to the Russian Orthodox Church . The second largest Christian group are the Baptists . There is an Evangelical Lutheran congregation in Morschansk , which is mostly visited by people of German origin. In Tambow there is also a church of the Roman Catholic Church , which was built in 1903. The service is held there in Russian and Polish .

There are 40,000 Muslims living in Tambov Oblast, most of them Tatars .

Administrative divisions and cities

→ Main article : Administrative division of Tambov Oblast

The oblast is divided into seven urban districts and 23 rajons . The most important cities after the only major city in the oblast, the administrative center of Tambov , are Michurinsk , Rasskasowo , Morshansk and Kotovsk . There are a total of eight cities and twelve urban-type settlements in the oblast .

The village of Peskowatka in Tambov Oblast

Biggest cities

Surname	Russian	Residents (October 14, 2010)
Tambov	Тамбов	280.161
Michurinsk	Мичуринск	98,758
Rasskasovo	Рассказово	45,484
Morshansk	Моршанск	41,556
Kotovsk	Котовск	31,850

See also : List of cities in Tambov Oblast

Web links

Commons : Tambov Oblast  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website of Tambov Oblast

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Administrativno-territorialʹnoe delenie po subʺektam Rossijskoj Federacii na 1 janvarja 2010 goda (administrative-territorial division according to subjects of the Russian Federation as of January 1, 2010). ( Download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)
2. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)
3. ↑ Nacional'nyj sostav naselenija po sub "ektam Rossijskoj Federacii. (XLS) In: Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Rosstat, accessed on June 30, 2016 (Russian, ethnic composition of the population according to federal subjects , results of the 2010 census). 
4. ↑ http://ehbtambov.ru/archives/category/stati
5. ↑ http://rossia3.ru/quotes/all/1304