Pichayevsky District
human settlement in Russia
Pichayevsky District (Russian: Пича́евский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tambov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The district borders with Morshansky District in the north, Zemetchinsky District of Penza Oblast in the east, Bondarsky District in the south, and with Sosnovsky District in the west. The area of the district is 1,294 square kilometers (500 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Pichayevo. Population: 14,027 (2010 Census); 16,542 (2002 census); 19,407 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Pichayevo accounts for 24.3% of the district's total population.
Geography
Pichayevsky District is in the north-east of Tambov Oblast, about 50 km northeast of the city of Tambov, and 15 km southeast of Morshansk. Three rivers run south to north through the district: the Kersha, the Big Lomovis, and the Kashma. 76.4% of the area is employed agriculture; the soils are chernozems (black earth).
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