Zherdevsky District () is an administrative
[Law #72-Z] and municipal
[Law #232-Z] district (
raion
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), one of the
twenty-three in
Tambov Oblast
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,
Russia
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. It is located in the south of the
oblast
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. The district borders with
Rzhaksinsky District
Rzhaksinsky 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 south of the oblast. The district borders with Rasskazovsky District in the nort ...
in the north,
Uvarovsky District
Uvarovsky 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 southeast of the oblast. The district borders with Inzhavinsky District in the no ...
in the east,
Ternovsky District
Ternovsky District () is an administrativeLaw #87-OZ and municipalLaw #63-ZO district (raion), one of the thirty-two in Voronezh Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center ...
of
Voronezh Oblast
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in the south, and with
Tokaryovsky District in the west. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
is the
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
of
Zherdevka.
Population: 30,331 (
2010 Census);
The population of Zherdevka accounts for 50.1% of the district's total population.
Notable residents
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Ivan Fioletov
Ivan Timofeevich Fioletov (Russian: Иван Тимофеевич Фиолетов; 1884 – 20 September 1918) was a Russian people, Russian revolutionary activist and one of the Bolshevik Party leaders in Azerbaijan during the Russian Revolution ...
(1884–1918), revolutionary activist, born in Tugolukovo
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Hennadiy Lysenchuk (born 1947), football player and coach, born in Chibizovka
References
Notes
Sources
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Districts of Tambov Oblast