Where is Tambov?
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Tambov is a Russian city, an administrative centerTambov region. The city is quite young, founded in 1636, but the "title" of the city was received only in 1719. We all heard about the city of Tambov, at least thanks to the proverb about the "Tambov wolf" or the song "The boy wants to Tambov," but not everyone can say where this city is located.
Tambov is located on the river Tsne in the central part of the Oka-Don lowland of the East European Plain, 430 kilometers from Moscow to the southeast.
Geographical coordinates of the city: 52 ° 43'00 "northern latitude 41 ° 26'00" east longitude.
Tambov Square - 90.89 км2.
The population is about 288 thousand people.
Tambov lives in one time zone with Moscow - UTC + 3 (World Coordination Time).
The Tambov region is rich in hydrological resources, the main water arteries are the river Tsna and Vorona.
Climate and ecology
The climate of Tambov is moderately continental,there is a clear expression of the seasons. The average temperature of the coldest month - February - is -8 degrees, the hottest - July - +20 degrees.
Winter in Tambov comes in December, however frequentthaw with rain, completely flushing the snow cover. Autumn is soft, the temperature decreases gradually. Spring is short, winter usually drags on until the end of March, and in early May temperatures are already summer. In summer, the air temperature is usually about 30 degrees.
Despite the fact that the territory of Tambov hasthe mass of industrial enterprises, Tambov is one of the most environmentally friendly Russian regions. Feature of the Tambov region is the predominance of chernozem soils, and in the region there are many forests.
More information about the geographical features of different regions is available in the Location section.
