Tambov Oblast

Tambov Oblast (Russian: Тамбо́вская о́бласть, romanized: Tambovskaya oblastʹ) 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.^[11]

Tambov Oblast
Oblast
Тамбовская область
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "Farewell of Slavianka"
Coordinates: 52°43′12″N 41°27′11″E
Country	Russia
Federal district	Central[1]
Economic region	Central Black Earth[2]
Administrative center	Tambov[3]
Government
• Body	Oblast Duma[4]
• Acting Head[5]	Yevgeny Pervyshov
Area [6]
• Total	34,462 km2 (13,306 sq mi)
• Rank	63rd
Population  (2021 census)[7]
• Total	982,991
• Estimate  (2018)[8]	1,033,552
• Rank	52nd
• Density	29/km2 (74/sq mi)
• Urban	58.7%
• Rural	41.3%
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [9])
ISO 3166 code	RU-TAM
License plates	68
OKTMO ID	68000000
Official languages	Russian[10]
Website	www.tambov.gov.ru

Geography

Tambov Oblast is situated in a forest steppe. It borders 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 BC. 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 to further develop 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.^[12]

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

Main article: Administrative divisions of Tambov Oblast

Politics

The acting head of the administration of the Tambov Oblast since 4 October 2021 and Head of the Tambov Oblast since 20 September 2022 is Maxim Yegorov.

Elections to the Regional Duma were held from 17 to 19 September 2021. 25 seats were distributed by party lists and 25 by single-member constituencies. The seats at the end of the elections were distributed as follows:

• United Russia — 42
• Rodina — 3
• Communist Party of the Russian Federation — 3
• Liberal Democratic Party of Russia — 1
• A Just Russia — 1

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1959	1,549,001	—
1970	1,511,938	−2.4%
1979	1,390,048	−8.1%
1989	1,320,763	−5.0%
2002	1,178,443	−10.8%
2010	1,091,994	−7.3%
2021	982,991	−10.0%
2024	956,292	−2.7%
Source: Census data

Population: 982,991 (2021 Census);^[13] 1,091,994 (2010 Census);^[11] 1,178,443 (2002 Census);^[14] 1,320,763 (1989 Soviet census).^[15]

Vital statistics for 2022:^[16][17]

• Births: 6,586 (6.7 per 1,000)
• Deaths: 16,358 (16.8 per 1,000)

Total fertility rate (2022):^[18]
1.22 children per woman

Life expectancy (2021):^[19]
Total — 69.88 years (male — 65.41, female — 74.33)

Ethnic composition (2010)^[11]

• 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.^[20]

Settlements

Largest cities or towns in Tambov Oblast 2010 Russian Census
	Rank		Administrative Division	Pop.
Tambov Michurinsk	1	Tambov	Tambovsky District	280,161	Rasskazovo Morshansk
	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

Religion

Religion in Tambov Oblast as of 2012 (Sreda Arena Atlas)[21][22]
Russian Orthodoxy			78.4%
Other Christians			1%
Spiritual but not religious			6.7%
Atheism and irreligion			10%
Other and undeclared			3.9%

According to a 2012 survey,^[21] 78.4% of the population of Tambov Oblast adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church, making it the federal subject with the highest percentage of this religion in the whole country. In addition, 1% are unaffiliated generic Christians, 7% of the population declares to be "spiritual but not religious", 10% is atheist, and 3.6% follows other religions or did not give an answer to the question.^[21]

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

1. Президент Российской Федерации. Указ №849 от 13 мая 2000 г. «О полномочном представителе Президента Российской Федерации в федеральном округе». Вступил в силу 13 мая 2000 г. Опубликован: "Собрание законодательства РФ", No. 20, ст. 2112, 15 мая 2000 г. (President of the Russian Federation. Decree #849 of May 13, 2000 On the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in a Federal District. Effective as of May 13, 2000.).
2. Госстандарт Российской Федерации. №ОК 024-95 27 декабря 1995 г. «Общероссийский классификатор экономических регионов. 2. Экономические районы», в ред. Изменения №5/2001 ОКЭР. (Gosstandart of the Russian Federation. #OK 024-95 December 27, 1995 Russian Classification of Economic Regions. 2. Economic Regions, as amended by the Amendment #5/2001 OKER. ).
3. Charter of Tambov Oblast, Article 5
4. Charter of Tambov Oblast, Article 49
5. Charter of Tambov Oblast, Article 66
6. "Сведения о наличии и распределении земель в Российской Федерации на 01.01.2019 (в разрезе субъектов Российской Федерации)". Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
7. "Оценка численности постоянного населения по субъектам Российской Федерации". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
8. "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
9. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
10. Official throughout the Russian Federation according to Article 68.1 of the Constitution of Russia.
11. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
12. Сенников, Б. В. (2004). Румянцев, Вячеслав (ed.). Тамбовское восстание 1918-1921 гг. и раскрестьянивание России 1929-1933 гг. [The Tambov rebellion of 1918-1921 and de-peasantisation of Russia 1929-1933]. Библиотечка россиеведения (in Russian). Moscow: Посев. ISBN 5-85824-152-2. Retrieved February 9, 2014. Гельберг С.Н. ("Красная Соня") (?-1918). Акушерка. Командир летучего отряда Красной гвардии, действовавшего на территории Тамбовской губернии весной 1918 г., в задачу которого входило насаждение советской власти. Отряд "Красной Сони" отличался жестокостью, его появление сопровождалось многочисленными грабежами населения. Отряд был разбит крестьянами. Сама "Красная Соня" была казнена по приговору нескольких волостей губернии. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
13. Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
14. Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
15. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
16. "Information on the number of registered births, deaths, marriages and divorces for January to December 2022". ROSSTAT. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
17. "Birth rate, mortality rate, natural increase, marriage rate, divorce rate for January to December 2022". ROSSTAT. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
18. Суммарный коэффициент рождаемости [Total fertility rate]. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (in Russian). Archived from the original (XLSX) on August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
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20. News perepis-2010.ru ^{[dead link‍]}
21. "Arena: Atlas of Religions and Nationalities in Russia". Sreda, 2012.
22. 2012 Arena Atlas Religion Maps. "Ogonek", № 34 (5243), 27/08/2012. Retrieved 21/04/2017. Archived.

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 №591-З от 7 декабря 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 #591-Z of December 7, 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

• (In Russian) Official website of Tambov Oblast
• (In Russian) Photos of Tambov and Tambov Oblast
• Kropotkin, Peter Alexeivitch; Bealby, John Thomas (1911). "Tambov (government)" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). p. 388.