Uvarovo (Russian: Ува́рово) is a town in Tambov Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Vorona River (Don's basin), 117 kilometers (73 mi) southeast of Tambov. Population: 26,830 (2010 Census);[2] 29,690 (2002 Census);[7] 34,554 (1989 Census).[8]

Uvarovo Уварово
Town[1]
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Location of Uvarovo
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Coordinates: 51°59′N 42°16′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Tambov Oblast[1]
Founded	1699
Town status since	1966
Elevation	140 m (460 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	26,830
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	23,987 (−10.6%)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of oblast significance of Uvarovo[1]
• Capital of	Uvarovsky District[1], town of oblast significance of Uvarovo[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Uvarovo Urban Okrug[4]
• Capital of	Uvarovo Urban Okrug[4], Uvarovsky Municipal District[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	393460–393464
OKTMO ID	68730000001

History

It was founded in 1699 as a Cossack settlement and became a selo in 1702.^{[citation needed]} In 1770, a postal road was built through Uvarovo, which connected Borisoglebsk and Kirsanov. In the second half of the 19th–early 20th century, Uvarovo became an important commercial center. In 1960, it was granted urban-type settlement status and in 1966—town status.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Uvarovo serves as the administrative center of Uvarovsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Uvarovo—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Uvarovo is incorporated as Uvarovo Urban Okrug.[4]

References

Notes

Sources

• Тамбовская областная Дума. Закон №72-З от 21 июня 1996 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Тамбовской области», в ред. Закона №544-З от 11 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в статью 7 Закона Тамбовской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Тамбовской области"». Опубликован: "Тамбовская жизнь", №131, 1996 г. (Tambov Oblast Duma. Law #72-Z of June 21, 1996 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Tambov Oblast, as amended by the Law #544-Z of June 11, 2015 On Amending Article 7 of the Law of Tambov Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Tambov Oblast". ).
• Тамбовская областная Дума. Закон №232-З от 17 сентября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и определении места нахождения представительных органов муниципальных образований в Тамбовской области», в ред. Закона №606-З от 7 декабря 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Тамбовской области "Об установлении границ и определении места нахождения представительных органов муниципальных образований в Тамбовской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Тамбовская жизнь", №185 (23125). (Tambov Oblast Duma. Law #232-Z of September 17, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and Determining the Location of the Representative Organs of the Municipal Formations of Tambov Oblast, as amended by the Law #606-Z of December 7, 2015 On Amending the Law of Tambov Oblast "On Establishing the Borders and Determining the Location of the Representative Organs of the Municipal Formations of Tambov Oblast". Effective as of the official publication date.).

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