Gavrilovsky District
| Gavrilovsky District Гавриловский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Gavrilovsky District in Tambov Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 52°52′N 42°47′E / 52.867°N 42.783°ECoordinates: 52°52′N 42°47′E / 52.867°N 42.783°E | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tambov Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of June 2015) | |
| Administrative center | selo of Gavrilovka 2-ya |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Selsoviets | 6 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 49 |
| Municipal structure (as of June 2015) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Gavrilovsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 0 |
| Rural settlements | 6 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 998 km2 (385 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 12,032 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 12.06/km2 (31.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Gavrilovsky District (Russian: Гаври́ловский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tambov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The district borders with Pichayevsky District in the north, Belinsky District of Penza Oblast in the east, Kirsanovsky District in the south, and with Bondarsky District in the west. The area of the district is 998 square kilometers (385 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Gavrilovka 2-ya. Population: 12,032 (2010 Census);14,182 (2002 Census);15,528 (1989 Census). The population of Gavrilovka 2-ya accounts for 22.2% of the district's total population.
Gavrilovsky District is on the east-central side of Tambov Oblast, bordering on Penza Oblast. The district is about 70 km east of the city of Tambov, 50 km southeast of Morshansk, and 15 km north of Kirsanov. The Vorona River runs through the towards the south in the eastern sector of the district. The river ultimately empties into the Khopyor River and then the Don River. Gavrilovsky District is on the eastern edge of the Oka-Don Lowland, leading east into the Volga Uplands. The terrain is flat with draws and ravines, with steppe and forest-steppe vegetation. The black soil of the district supports agriculture. The federal highway R-209 (Penza-Tambov) runs through the district.
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