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Tambov Oblast (English) Тамбовская область (Russian)
Location of Tambov Oblast in Russia
Coat of Arms	Flag
Coat of arms of Tambov Oblast	Flag of Tambov Oblast
Anthem: Anthem of Tambov Oblast
Country	Russia
Administrative center	Tambov
Established	September 27, 1937
Political status Federal district Economic region	Oblast Central Central Black Earth
Code	68
Area - Rank within Russia	34,300 km² 63rd
Population ( 2002) - Rank within Russia - Density - Urban - Rural	1,178,443 inhabitants 46th 34.4 inhab. / km² 57.2% 42.8%
Official language	Russian
Head of Administration	Oleg Betin
Legislative body	Oblast Duma
Charter	Charter of Tambov Oblast
Official website	http://www.tambov.gov.ru/

Tambov Oblast (Russian: Тамбо́вская о́бласть, Tambovskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Tambov.

Population was estimated at 1,144,800 as of 2005^[1], down from 1,320,763 recorded by the 1989 Census. The 2002 Census number was 1,178,443. Area 34,300 km².

Time zone

Tambov Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).

Administrative divisions

Birth Rate

For the first half of 2007, the birth rate was 8.5 per 1000 ^[2]

• Births (2007): 9,911
• Deaths (2007): 19,537 [1]

See also

• Tambov Governorate

External links

• (Russian) Photos of Tambov and Tambov Oblast
•  "Tambov (government)". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.  

References

Coordinates: 52°43′N 41°25′E / 52.717°N 41.417°E / 52.717; 41.417

From Wikitravel

Tambov Oblast is a region in Russia's Chernozemye region, bordering Voronezh Oblast to the south, Lipetsk Oblast to the west, Ryazan Oblast to the north, Penza Oblast to the east, and Ulyanovsk Oblast to the southeast.

• Tambov — the capital has a large art museum and one of the prettier train stations in the world
• Ivanovka — a village notable for the Estate of the composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, which is currently a museum
• Kirsanov — located near the Tikhvino-Bogoroditsky Monastery
• Michurinsk — a town with a large cathedral
• Mordovo — a small town, home to the Church of Mikhail the Archangel, which has a unique porcelain iconostasis
• Morshansk — a small city with a large 19th century Trinity Cathedral

• Voroninsky Nature Reserve

Understand

Tambov Oblast is a heavily forested area of Russia's Black Earth Region.

Talk

Tambov Oblast is not the most cosmopolitan area of Russia and visitors should expect Russian to be the only language in widespread use.