En Name: | Zherdevka |
Ru Name: | Жердевка |
Coordinates: | 51.85°N 68°W |
Map Label Position: | right |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Zherdevka (Tambov oblast).png |
Federal Subject: | Tambov Oblast |
Adm District Jur: | Zherdevsky District |
Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Zherdevka |
Adm Selsoviet Type: | Town of district significance |
Adm Ctr Of1: | Zherdevsky District |
Adm Ctr Of2: | town of district significance of Zherdevka |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Mun District Jur: | Zherdevsky Municipal District |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Zherdevka Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of1: | Zherdevsky Municipal District |
Mun Admctr Of2: | Zherdevka Urban Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 15209 |
Established Date: | 1954 |
Postal Codes: | 393670–393672, 393699 |
Zherdevka (Russian: Же́рдевка) is a town and the administrative center of Zherdevsky District in Tambov Oblast, Russia, located on the Savala River (Khopyor's tributary), 128km (80miles) south of Tambov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
It was founded in 1954 after the merger of Zherdevka railway station (opened in 1869), a settlement near a sugar factory (built in 1937), and a settlement of Chibizovka. The name of the town derives from a nearby village of Zherdevka, located 8km (05miles) away from it.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zherdevka serves as the administrative center of Zherdevsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Zherdevsky District as the town of district significance of Zherdevka. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Zherdevka is incorporated within Zherdevsky Municipal District as Zherdevka Urban Settlement.[2]
The town was home to Zherdevka air base.