Morshansky District
Morshansky District
Моршанский район | |
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A park in the selo of Novotomnikovo; a protected area of Russia in Morshansky District | |
Location of Morshansky District in Tambov Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 53°27′N 41°49′E / 53.450°N 41.817°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tambov Oblast |
| Established | 10 July 1928 |
| Administrative center | Morshansk |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,880 km2 (1,110 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 34,088 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 16 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities | 117 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Morshansky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 0 urban settlements, 16 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 68616000 |
| Website | http://rmorshansk.ru |
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| 2010 Census | 34,088 |
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| 2002 Census | 38,228 |
| 1989 Census | 44,688 |
| 1979 Census | 56,886 |
Morshansky District (Russian: Морша́нский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tambov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast and borders Shatsky District of Ryazan Oblast in the north, Zemetchinsky District of Penza Oblast in the east, Pichayevsky District in the south, and Sarayevsky District of Ryazan Oblast in the west. The area of the district is 2,880 square kilometers (1,110 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Morshansk (which is not administratively a part of the district). As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 34,088.