Uvarovo, Tambov Oblast Explained

En Name:Uvarovo
Ru Name:Уварово
Coordinates:51.9833°N 58°W
Map Label Position:top
Federal Subject:Tambov Oblast
Adm City Jur:town of oblast significance of Uvarovo
Adm Ctr Of1:Uvarovsky District
Adm Ctr Of2:town of oblast significance of Uvarovo
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Urban Okrug Jur:Uvarovo Urban Okrug
Mun Admctr Of1:Uvarovo Urban Okrug
Mun Admctr Of2:Uvarovsky Municipal District
Pop 2010Census:26830
Established Date:1699
Current Cat Date:1966

Uvarovo (Russian: Ува́рово) is a town in Tambov Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Vorona River (Don's basin), 117km (73miles) southeast of Tambov. Population:

History

It was founded in 1699 as a Cossack settlement and became a selo in 1702. In 1770, a postal road was built through Uvarovo, which connected Borisoglebsk and Kirsanov. In the second half of the 19th–early 20th century, Uvarovo became an important commercial center. In 1960, it was granted urban-type settlement status and in 1966—town status.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Uvarovo serves as the administrative center of Uvarovsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Uvarovo—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Uvarovo is incorporated as Uvarovo Urban Okrug.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Law #72-Z
  2. Law #232-Z