Staroyuryevsky District

Staroyuryevsky District
Староюрьевский район
Lake in Staroyuryevsky District
Location of Staroyuryevsky District in Tambov Oblast
Coordinates: 53°19′10″N 40°42′30″E / 53.31944°N 40.70833°E / 53.31944; 40.70833
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTambov Oblast
Established1928
Administrative centerStaroyuryevo
Area
Sarayevsky (Ryazan Ob) Sosnovsky Michurinsky Pervomaysky
  Total
1,008 km2 (389 sq mi)
Population
  Total
14,553
  Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions9 selsoviet
  Inhabited localities49 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asStaroyuryevsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID68636000
Websitehttp://r43.tambov.gov.ru/

Staroyuryevsky District (Russian: Старою́рьевский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tambov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The district borders with Sarayevsky District of Ryazan Oblast in the north, Sosnovsky District in the east, Michurinsky District in the south, and with Pervomaysky District in the west. The area of the district is 1,008 square kilometers (389 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Staroyuryevo. Population: 14,553 (2010 Census); 17,695(2002 Census); 21,852(1989 Soviet census). The population of Staroyuryevo accounts for 42.2% of the district's total population.