Tambov area

Geographical location
Tambov region is situated in the central part of the Oksko-Donskaya plain. The region borders on Voronezh region in the south and the south-west, on Lipetsk region in the west, on Ryazan region in the north, on Penza region in the north-east and the east, on Saratov region in the east and the south-east.
Main rivers: the Tsna, the Voronezh, the Vorona.
The climate of the region is temperate continental.

Administrative division
Tambov region is divided into 23 districts, 7 towns of the regional submission, 1 town of district submission, 13 town settlements, 304 villages.
Centre of the region is the town of Tambov. It was founded in 1636.