Michurinsky District
En nameMichurinsky District
Ru nameМичуринский район
Coordinates52°54′21″N 40°29′53″E
Federal subjectTambov Oblast
Adm ctr nameMichurinsk
No of rural localities82
Mun formation 1Michurinsky Municipal District
Mun formation1 no of urban settlements0
Mun formation1 no of rural settlements14
Area1655.25 km²
Pop 2010census34245
Urban pop 2010census0%
Rural pop 2010census100%
Websitehttp://www.michrn.ru/

Michurinsky District (Russian: Мичу́ринский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tambov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The district borders with Pervomaysky District in the north, Nikiforovsky District in the east, Petrovsky District in the south, and with Dobrovsky District of Lipetsk Oblast in the west. The area of the district is 1,655.25 square kilometers (639.10 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the town of Michurinsk (which is not administratively a part of the district).[1] Population: 34,245 (2010 Census);[4]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Michurinsky District is one of the twenty-three in the oblast.[1] The town of Michurinsk serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a town of oblast significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1]

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Michurinsky Municipal District.[2] The town of oblast significance of Michurinsk is incorporated separately from the district as Michurinsk Urban Okrug.[2]

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. ^ Law #72-Z
  2. ^ Law #232-Z
  3. ^ "About the Area - Michurinsky District (Official Web Site)" (in Russian). Michurinsky District. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
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