Petrovsky District, Tambov Oblast
| Petrovsky District Петровский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Petrovsky District in Tambov Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 52°38′00″N 40°15′43″E / 52.63333°N 40.26194°ECoordinates: 52°38′00″N 40°15′43″E / 52.63333°N 40.26194°E | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tambov Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of May 2013) | |
| Administrative center | selo of Petrovskoye |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Selsoviets | 12 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 114 |
| Municipal structure (as of May 2013) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Petrovsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 0 |
| Rural settlements | 12 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,779 km2 (687 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 19,074 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 10.72/km2 (27.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Petrovsky District (Russian: Петро́вский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tambov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,779 square kilometers (687 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Petrovskoye. Population: 19,074 (2010 Census);23,374 (2002 Census);28,190 (1989 Census). The population of Petrovskoye accounts for 29.9% of the district's total population.
Petrovsky District is on the western border of Tambov Oblast, with Lipetsk Oblast to its west. It is about 50 km west of the city of Tambov, and 100 km north of Voronezh. Through the district runs the Matyra River, a tributary of the Voronezh River, and part of the Don River basin. The terrain is flat and gently rolling steppe. The black soil of the district supports agriculture, and there are deposits of limestone and other minerals in the area.
The district is about 60 km long and 30 km wide. The administrative center of the district is the city of Petrovskoye. The Lipetsk-Tambov highway runs across the middle of the district. Subdivisions of the district include 12 rural settlements.
As of January, 2016, the three largest towns are Petrovsky (pop. 8,485), Vochovsky (pop. 1,580), and Shemansky (pop. 1,139). To the north, the area is bordered by Michurinsky District, in the east by Nikiforovsky District, in the south by Mordovsky District, and in the west by Gryazinsky District of Lipetsk Oblast.
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