Morshansky District
| Morshansky District Моршанский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Morshansky District in Tambov Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 53°27′N 41°49′E / 53.450°N 41.817°ECoordinates: 53°27′N 41°49′E / 53.450°N 41.817°E | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tambov Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of June 2015) | |
| Administrative center | town of Morshansk |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Selsoviets | 16 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 117 |
| Municipal structure (as of June 2015) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Morshansky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 0 |
| Rural settlements | 16 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,880.6 km2 (1,112.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 34,088 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 11.83/km2 (30.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Morshansky District (Russian: Морша́нский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tambov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The district borders with Shatsky District of Ryazan Oblast in the north, Zemetchinsky District of Penza Oblast in the east, Pichayevsky District in the south, and with Sarayevsky District of Ryazan Oblast in the west. The area of the district is 2,880.6 square kilometers (1,112.2 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Morshansk (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 34,088 (2010 Census);38,228 (2002 Census);44,688 (1989 Census).
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Morshansky District is one of the twenty-three in the oblast. The town of Morshansk 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.
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