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Tambov (Russian: Тамбо́в; IPA: [tɐmˈbof]) is a city and the administrative center of Tambov Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Tsna and Studenets Rivers 480 kilometers (300 mi) southeast of Moscow. Population: 280,457 (2010 Census); 293,658 (2002 Census)); 304,600 (1989 Census).
The name "Tambov" originates from the Moksha language word "томба" (tomba) meaning wetland.[citation needed]
It was founded by the decree of Tsar Mikhail Fyodorovich on April 17, 1636 (old style).[citation needed] Originally built as a border fortress against Crimean Tatars, Tambov soon declined in importance as military outpost and became an administrative and trade center of a largely rural region.
Roman Boborykin, the emperor's court menial (stolnik) and voivode became the first builder of the town. Thanks to his experience, the fortress construction was finished rapidly. It was granted city status in 1719.
In 1779, Tambov Viceroyalty was formed, and on August 16, 1781, Catherine the Great approved the city's coat of arms depicting a beehive symbolizing the city's hardworking residents. In March 1786, the disgraced Russian poet and statesman Gavrila Derzhavin was appointed the governor of Tambov Governorate—a post he held until December 1788. But even during that short period he managed to do much. The city's development was being carried on: a theater, a college, a dancing school, a printing house, a newspaper, an orchestra, and a brick-yard were built. A monument to Derzhavin was later erected in Tambov.
Tambov Oblast (Russian: Тамбо́вская о́бласть, Tambovskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Tambov. Population: 1,091,994 (2010 Census).
Tambov Oblast is situated in forest steppe.
Population: 1,091,994 (2010 Census); 1,178,443 (2002 Census); 1,320,763 (1989 Census).
For the first half of 2007, the birth rate was 8.5 per 1000.
Ethnic composition (2010):
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.