Tambov Oblast

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
Administrative center	Tambov
Established	September 27, 1937
Political status Federal district Economic region	Oblast Central Central Black Earth
Code	68
Area
Area - Rank within Russia	34,300 km² 63rd
Population (as of the 2002 Census)
Population - Rank within Russia - Density - Urban - Rural	1,178,443 inhabitants 46th 34.4 inhab. / km² 57.2% 42.8%
Official language	Russian
Government
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.

[edit] Time zone

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

[edit] Administrative divisions

Main article: Administrative divisions of Tambov Oblast

[edit] 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]

[edit] External links

• (Russian) Photos of Tambov and Tambov Oblast

[edit] References

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