Nikiforovsky District
Nikiforovsky District
Никифоровский район (Russian) | |
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Location of Nikiforovsky District in Tambov Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 52°53′04″N 40°47′22″E / 52.88444°N 40.78944°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tambov Oblast |
| Established | 1928 |
| Administrative center | Dmitriyevka |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,191.4 km2 (460.0 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 20,066 |
| • Density | 16.842/km2 (43.622/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 42.0% |
| • Rural | 58.0% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Settlement councils, 5 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 urban-type settlements, 56 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Nikiforovsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 68620000 |
| Website | http://r36.tambov.gov.ru/ |
Nikiforovsky District (Russian: Ники́форовский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tambov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west and northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,191.4 square kilometers (460.0 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Dmitriyevka. Population: 20,066 (2010 Census); 22,970 (2002 census); 26,181 (1989 Soviet census). The population of the administrative center accounts for 42.0% of the district's total population.