Zherdevsky District
Zherdevsky District
Жердевский район (Russian) | |
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The selo of Sukmanovka in Zherdevsky District | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Zherdevsky District in Tambov Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 51°50′N 41°28′E / 51.833°N 41.467°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tambov Oblast |
| Established | 1928 |
| Administrative center | Zherdevka |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,397.77 km2 (539.68 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 30,331 |
| • Density | 21.700/km2 (56.202/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 50.1% |
| • Rural | 49.9% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Towns of district significance, 11 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 cities/towns, 68 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Zherdevsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 11 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 68604000 |
| Website | http://r35.tambov.gov.ru/ |
Zherdevsky District (Russian: Же́рдевский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tambov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The district borders with Rzhaksinsky District in the north, Uvarovsky District in the east, Ternovsky District of Voronezh Oblast in the south, and with Tokaryovsky District in the west. The area of the district is 1,397.77 square kilometers (539.68 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Zherdevka. Population: 30,331 (2010 Census); 33,502 (2002 census); 38,944 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Zherdevka accounts for 50.1% of the district's total population.