Pervomaysky District, Tambov Oblast
| Pervomaysky District Первомайский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Pervomaysky District in Tambov Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 53°14′33″N 40°17′12″E / 53.24250°N 40.28667°ECoordinates: 53°14′33″N 40°17′12″E / 53.24250°N 40.28667°E | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tambov Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of April 2012) | |
| Administrative center | work settlement of Pervomaysky |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Settlement councils | 1 |
| Selsoviets | 10 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural localities | 44 |
| Municipal structure (as of April 2012) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Pervomaysky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 10 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 941 km2 (363 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 29,277 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 43.2% |
| • Rural | 56.8% |
| Density | 31.11/km2 (80.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Pervomaysky District (Russian: Первома́йский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tambov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 941 square kilometers (363 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Pervomaysky. Population: 29,277 (2010 Census);31,925 (2002 Census);35,948 (1989 Census). The population of the administrative center accounts for 43.2% of the district's total population.
Pervomaysky District is on the northwestern border of Tambov Oblast, with Lipetsk Oblast to its west and Ryazan Oblast to the north. It is about 75 km northwest of the city of Tambov, and 60 km northeast of Lipetsk. The terrain is flat, with altitude above sea level between 130 and 160 meters. Aside from agricultural land, the predominant vegetation is pine forest, with some birch and alder.
The district is about 40 km north-south and 30 km west-east. The administrative center of the district is the city of Pervomaysky. The M6 ("Caspian") highway that connects Moscow to the Caspian runs north-south across the middle of the district. Subdivisions of the district include 10 urban and rural settlements.
As of January, 2016, the three largest towns are (pop. 11,910), Khobotova (pop. 2,786), and Novospasskoye (pop. 2,733). To the north, the area is bordered by Alexandro-Nevsky District of Ryazan Oblast, in the east by Staroyuryevsky District, in the south by Michurinsky District, and in the west by Chaplyginsky District of Lipetsk Oblast.
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