Gavrilovsky District () is an administrativeLaw #72-Z and municipalLaw #232-Z district (

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), one of the twenty-three in

Tambov Oblast Tambov Oblast () is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Tambov. As of the Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census, its population was&n ...

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. It is located in the east of the

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. The district borders with

Pichayevsky District Pichayevsky District () is an administrativeLaw #72-Z and municipalLaw #232-Z district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tambov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The district borders with Morshansky District in the n ...

in the north,

Belinsky District Belinsky District () is an administrativeLaw #774-ZPO and municipalLaw #690-ZPO district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is ...

Penza Oblast Penza Oblast () is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Penza. As of the Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census, its population was ...

in the east,

Kirsanovsky District Kirsanovsky District () is an administrativeLaw #72-Z and municipalLaw #232-Z district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Tambov Oblast, twenty-three in Tambov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The district bord ...

in the south, and with Bondarsky District in the west. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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(a '' selo'') of Gavrilovka 2-ya. Population: 12,032 ( 2010 Census); The population of Gavrilovka 2-ya accounts for 22.2% of the district's total population.

Geography

Gavrilovsky District is on the east-central side of Tambov Oblast, bordering on

. The district is about 70 km east of the city of

Tambov Tambov ( , ; rus, Тамбов, p=tɐmˈbof) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Tambov Oblast, Central Federal District, central Russia, at the confluence of the Tsna River (Moksha basin), Tsna ...

, 50 km southeast of

Morshansk Morshansk () is a town in Tambov Oblast, Russia, located on the Tsna River ( Oka's basin) north of Tambov. Population: 44,000 (1970). History The exact origins of Morshansk are unknown; however, documents mention a populated place in this ...

, and 15 km north of

Kirsanov Kirsanov () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in Tambov Oblast, Russia, located on the Vorona River (Russia), Vorona River at its confluence with the Pursovka River east of Tambov. Population: History It was founded in the fir ...

. The Vorona River runs through the towards the south in the eastern sector of the district. The river ultimately empties into the

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and then the

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. Gavrilovsky District is on the eastern edge of the

Oka–Don Lowland The Oka–Don Lowlands () (also: Oka–Don Plain), is a flat plain in European Russia, bounded on the north by the Oka River (and the Meshchera Lowlands), on the south by the Don River, on the west by the Central Russian Upland, and on the east ...

, 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. The district measures about 40 km north–south and west–east. The administrative center of the district is the city of Gavrilovka 2-ya. As of January, 2016, the three largest towns are Gavrilovka 2-ya (pop. 3,396), Peresypkinsky (pop. 2,313), and Kozmodemyanovsky (pop. 1,336).

Climate

Average temperature in nearby Tambov in January is , and average July temperature is . Annual

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is , and falls mostly in April through October. The climate is Humid continental climate, cool summer, (Dfb). This climate is characterized by large swings in temperature, both diurnally and seasonally, with mild summers and cold, snowy winters.

Economy

Employment in the district is focused on food processing and agriculture.

Agriculture

Gavrilovsky is an agricultural district, with farm revenues split about 30% crops and 70% livestock (including dairy). The most important grains are sunflower, barley, and wheat. Approximately 49,319 hectares (50%) of the total area of the district is in cultivation for crops. In 2014, the top seven crops by area were:

Notable residents

Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya Zoya Anatolyevna Kosmodemyanskaya ( rus, Зо́я Анато́льевна Космодемья́нская, p=ˈzojə kəsmədʲɪˈmʲjanskəjə; September 13, 1923 – November 29, 1941) was a Soviet partisan. She was executed after acts of s ...

(1923–1941), Soviet partisan, Hero of the Soviet Union, from the village of Osino-Gay *

Aleksandr Kosmodemyansky Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kosmodemyansky (; 27 July 1925 – 13 April 1945) was a Soviet military officer and Hero of the Soviet Union, who was bestowed this title posthumously after having been killed in World War II during the capture of the settl ...

(1925–1945), first lieutenant, Hero of the Soviet Union, from the village of Osino-Gay

References

Sources

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External links

Gavrilovsky Official map of the district

Gavrilovsky District on OpenStreetMap.org

Gavrilovsky District on GoogleMaps
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