Tambov Oblast Explained

En Name:Tambov Oblast
Ru Name:Тамбовская область
Image Coa:Coat of arms of Tambov Oblast.svg
Coa Caption:Coat of arms
Flag Caption:Flag
Anthem:Farewell of Slavianka
Political Status:Oblast
Political Status Link:Oblasts of Russia
Federal District:Central
Economic Region:Central Black Earth
Adm Ctr Type:Administrative center
Adm Ctr Name:Tambov
Adm Ctr Ref:[1]
Pop 2021Census:982991
Pop 2021Census Rank:52nd
Urban Pop 2010Census:58.7%
Rural Pop 2010Census:41.3%
Pop 2021Census Ref:[2]
Pop Latest:1068934
Pop Latest Date:January 2014
Pop Latest Ref:[3]
Area Km2:34462
Area Km2 Rank:63rd
Established Date:September 27, 1937
Established Date Ref:[4]
License Plates:68
Iso:RU-TAM
Gov As Of:Nov 2016
Leader Title:Head
Leader Title Ref:[5]
Leader Name:Maksim Yegorov
Legislature:Oblast Duma
Legislature Ref:[6]
Website:www.tambov.gov.ru
Date:November 2016

Tambov Oblast (Russian: Тамбо́вская о́бласть|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.

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.[7]

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

See 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:

Demographics

Population:

Vital statistics for 2022:[8] [9]

Total fertility rate (2022):[10]
1.22 children per woman

Life expectancy (2021):[11]
Total — 69.88 years (male — 65.41, female — 74.33)

Ethnic composition (2010)

97%

0.7%

0.4%

0.4%

Religion

According to a 2012 survey, 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.

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

References

Sources

External links

Notes and References

  1. Charter of Tambov Oblast, Article 5
  2. Web site: Оценка численности постоянного населения по субъектам Российской Федерации . . 1 September 2022.
  3. Tambov Oblast Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Оценка численности постоянного населения на 1 января 2014 г. и в среднем за 2013 г. и компоненты её изменения (человек)
  4. Charter of Tambov Oblast, Article 2
  5. Charter of Tambov Oblast, Article 66
  6. Charter of Tambov Oblast, Article 49
  7. Book: http://www.rummuseum.ru/lib_s/senn23.php . ru:Тамбовское восстание 1918-1921 гг. и раскрестьянивание России 1929-1933 гг. . Сенников . Б. В. . Румянцевский музей . Посев . Moscow . 5-85824-152-2 . 2004 . Румянцев . Вячеслав . Библиотечка россиеведения . ru . The Tambov rebellion of 1918-1921 and de-peasantisation of Russia 1929-1933 . 2014-02-09 . 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..
  8. Web site: Information on the number of registered births, deaths, marriages and divorces for January to December 2022 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20230302093910/https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/Edn_12-2022_t1_2.xlsx . 2 March 2023 . 21 February 2023 . ROSSTAT.
  9. Web site: Birth rate, mortality rate, natural increase, marriage rate, divorce rate for January to December 2022 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20230302093910/https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/Edn_12-2022_t1_3.xlsx . 2 March 2023 . 21 February 2023 . ROSSTAT.
  10. Web site: https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/SMD_7.1.xlsx. XLSX. ru:Суммарный коэффициент рождаемости. Total fertility rate. ru. Russian Federal State Statistics Service. 10 August 2023. 10 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230810203543/https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/SMD_7.1.xlsx. dead.
  11. Web site: Демографический ежегодник России . Federal State Statistics Service of Russia (Rosstat) . 2022-06-01 . ru . The Demographic Yearbook of Russia.
  12. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/news/detail.php?ID=6936 News