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Sosnovsky District, Tambov Oblast

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Sosnovsky District (Russian: Сосно́вский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tambov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The district borders with Morshansky District in the north, Pichayevsky District in the east, Tambovsky District in the south, and with Staroyuryevsky District in the west. The area of the district is 2,382 square kilometers (920 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Sosnovka.[1] Population: 31,641 (2010 Census);[3] 39,253 (2002 census);[7] 48,133 (1989 Soviet census).[8] The population of Sosnovka accounts for 29.0% of the district's total population.[3]

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Sosnovsky District
Сосновский район (Russian)
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Location of Sosnovsky District in Tambov Oblast
Coordinates: 53°14′13″N 41°22′14″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTambov Oblast[1]
Established1928Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerSosnovka[1]
Area
 • Total
2,382 km2 (920 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
31,641
 • Density13.28/km2 (34.40/sq mi)
 • Urban
29.0%
 • Rural
71.0%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Settlement councils, 16 Selsoviets
 • Inhabited localities[1]1 urban-type settlements[4], 89 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asSosnovsky Municipal District[5]
 • Municipal divisions[5]1 urban settlements, 16 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
OKTMO ID68634000
Websitehttp://r32.tmbreg.ru/
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Notable residents

  • Oleg Pashinin (born 1974), Uzbekistani football player and coach, born in Degtyanka
  • Aleksey Polosin (1924–1943), Red Army sergeant, Hero of the Soviet Union, born in the village of Kazinka

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