Tambov Oblast (also known as Tambov Region) is a federal subject of
Russia situated in the Central Chernozem (Central Black Earth) economic
region of European Russia. This area is renowned for its exceptionally
fertile chernozem soils, which make it one of the country's key
agricultural heartlands. The region lies on the low, level plains of the
Oka-Don watershed in a transitional forest-steppe zone, with a
continental climate featuring cold winters and warm summers.
Borders
It shares borders with several neighboring oblasts:
Voronezh Oblast to the south
Lipetsk Oblast to the west
Ryazan
Oblast to the north
Penza Oblast to the east
Saratov Oblast to the
southeast
The total area of Tambov Oblast is approximately
34,300–34,500 km², and its population is around 950,000 (as of recent
estimates).
Tambov — The administrative capital and
largest city (population ~260,000–287,000). Founded in 1636, it serves
as the economic and cultural hub, known for engineering, chemical
industries, green spaces, historic churches, and its location at the
confluence of the Tsna and Studenets rivers.
Michurinsk
— The second-largest city (around 88,000–99,000 residents), famous as a
center of horticulture and fruit breeding, with a strong agricultural
research heritage.
Morshansk — An important
industrial and agricultural town (population ~37,000) located along the
Tsna River.
Kirsanov — A smaller town known for
its agricultural surroundings.
Mordovo — A
settlement in the southern part of the region.
Ivanovka
— Notable as a historic rural area, sometimes associated with cultural
heritage sites.
1. Visa and Pre-Trip Preparation (Start 1–3 Months Ahead)
U.S.
citizens must obtain a traditional visa — the e-Visa option is not
available. Tourist visas for Americans are usually issued as 3-year
multiple-entry (allowing stays of up to 6 months per visit).
Steps to
apply:
Secure a Letter of Invitation (LOI / tourist voucher) from
a Russian hotel, tour agency, or host (typically costs $20–50 and is
sent by email).
Complete the online visa application through the
Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs or an authorized visa center portal.
Book an appointment at a Russian consulate or visa center in the U.S.
Submit required documents: valid U.S. passport (must remain valid for at
least 6 months beyond your planned stay and have blank pages), completed
application form, passport photo, LOI, and proof of travel arrangements
(flights and hotels). Processing takes 4–20 business days; express
service is available for an extra fee (around $185 + service charges).
Other essentials:
Review the current U.S. State Department travel
advisory for Russia (it advises against travel due to security concerns
and limited consular support).
Purchase comprehensive travel and
medical insurance.
Plan for payments: U.S.-issued credit and debit
cards generally do not work in Russia because of sanctions. Bring
sufficient USD or EUR cash to exchange for rubles upon arrival. A Mir or
UnionPay card can be useful as a backup.
Download helpful apps such
as Yandex Translate (with offline dictionaries), Gosuslugi, and prepare
for filling out the migration card on arrival.
2. Departure from
the U.S. to Moscow (~12–20+ Hours with Layovers)
There are no direct
flights from the United States to Moscow. You will depart from a major
U.S. international airport near you and fly to one of Moscow’s three
main airports (Sheremetyevo SVO, Domodedovo DME, or Vnukovo VKO) with at
least one stop in a European or Middle Eastern hub.
Common
reliable routes (as of 2026):
Turkish Airlines via Istanbul (IST) —
frequently offers the best combination of price, schedule, and
reliability.
Other viable options include connections via Doha,
Belgrade, or several European cities.
Booking tips:
Use Google
Flights, Skyscanner, or Kayak to compare real-time options. One-way
economy fares usually range from $1,200 to $2,500+.
Book 2–3 months
in advance and allow generous connection times (2–4+ hours) at the
transit airport.
Arrive at your U.S. departure airport at least 3–4
hours before your international flight.
Upon landing in Moscow,
proceed through passport control, collect your baggage, and exchange
currency if needed. Moscow airports are large and modern but can be
busy.
3. From Moscow to Tambov (2–10 Hours)
You have several
convenient options to reach Tambov from Moscow:
Domestic Flight
(RusLine): 1–1.5 hours in the air plus airport time. Cost: $50–150.
Operates about 5 times per week (Monday–Friday) from VKO or ZIA to
Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW). This is the fastest choice. The airport
is only 10–15 minutes by taxi from the city center.
Train (most
comfortable option): 7–9 hours. Cost: $20–80. Multiple daily departures
from stations such as Paveletsky or Kazansky. Direct trains (e.g., train
#047Й) are available, including convenient overnight services. Book
easily through tutu.travel, rzd.ru, or the Russian Railways app.
Bus:
7–10 hours. Cost: $10–40. Several daily departures from stations like
Kotelniki. This is the most economical but least comfortable choice.
Private Transfer / Drive: 5–6 hours. Cost: $150–300. Flexible timing via
BlaBlaCar rideshares or a hired driver. Roads in this region are
generally in good condition.
Arrival points:
Tambov Donskoye
Airport (TBW): Small and simple; taxis cost roughly 300–500 RUB.
Tambov-1 Railway Station: Centrally located and easy to reach the city
center.
If your final destination is a smaller town in Tambov
Oblast (such as Michurinsk), continue with local trains, buses, or
pre-arranged pickup.
4. Arrival and Local Travel in Tambov Oblast
Use Yandex Go for reliable taxis and rides, public buses, or rent a car.
The oblast is mostly rural with decent road links.
Purchase a local
SIM card (MTS, Beeline, or similar) at the airport or shops for
affordable mobile data.
Russian is the primary language; English is
limited outside major hotels and tourist spots — translation apps are
essential.
Best travel season: May through September. Winters are
very cold and snowy.
Total Estimated Cost & Practical Advice
Mid-range one-way total cost: $1,500–3,000+ (covering international
flights, visa, and ground transport).
Always double-check the latest
flight schedules, visa regulations, and travel advisories on official
websites (mid.ru for visas, Russian Railways, and travel.state.gov)
right before booking, as rules and routes can change.
Follow local
laws strictly and stay informed through your embassy.
Wi-Fi is widely
available in cities and towns.
Public transport is represented mainly by buses and minibuses.
The Tambov Region lies in the southern part of the East European Plain, in the central part of the Oka-Don Plain.
The region occupies the central part of the Oka-Donskaya (Tambovskaya) plain (up to 219 m high). The relief is gently undulating, dissected by beams and ravines.
The Tsentralnoye deposit is 887 million m³ of
ilmenite-rutile-zirconium sands with a 4% metal content and, possibly,
an industrial gold content near the village of Nikolskoye, Rasskazovsky
district.
Phosphorites, building materials, mineral paints, peat. The
most famous sand deposits are Tambovskoe and Polkovskoe.
About 1400 rivers, rivers and streams flow through the territory of the region. The most significant rivers are the Tsna (Volga basin), Vorona, Bityug, Voronezh, and Savala (Don basin). Water resources also include about 900 ponds and reservoirs with a total water volume of 534.5 million m³.
The climate of the Tambov region is temperate continental. The average January temperature is -8 -9, July +19 +20. Precipitation on average falls from 450 to 550 mm per year. The south-eastern regions of the region are crossed by the Voeikov axis, especially during the cold period, exerting a certain influence on the climate of these regions.
The Tambov region is located in the forest-steppe zone.
The
soils are typical thick chernozems, leached in the south, and gray
forest soils in the north. In valleys and gullies - meadow-chernozem and
peat-bog.
Forests (the main species are pine, oak, maple, linden,
ash, birch, aspen) occupy about 10% of the territory.
A wolf, an
elk, a wild boar, a hare, a fox, a ferret, and rodents have been
preserved.
The Voroninsky Reserve is located on the territory of
the Tambov region
From the 6th century AD, including in the territory of today's Tambov
region, Mordva-Moksha began to form from local ethnic groups. The first
Russian settlers appeared here back in pre-Mongol times, but the final
settlement took place in the 17th century. To protect the borders of
southern Russia from the raids of the Tatars and further development of
the Black Earth region, the Russian government built the fortress cities
of Kozlov (1635) and Tambov (1636). They reliably blocked the main
routes of nomadic raids on Russian lands and opened up the possibility
for rapid settlement of the region.
Initially, Tambov and
Kozlovsky districts existed in the Tambov region. During the
administrative reforms of Peter I in 1708 and 1719, they became part of
the Azov (Voronezh) province. In 1779, according to a new administrative
division, the Tambov vicegerency was formed, and since 1796, the Tambov
province with an area of 66.5 thousand km² with 12 counties. It remained
almost unchanged until 1928.
During the Civil War, the
anti-Bolshevik Tambov uprising (1920-1921) of the Antonovites broke out
in the province, caused by anti-Bolshevik sentiments, the actions of
food detachments, as well as drought and crop failure. The rebels
remained true to the ideals of the February Revolution and demanded the
convening of a Constituent Assembly. During the suppression of the
uprising by the Bolsheviks, chemical weapons were used against the
rebels.
On July 16, 1928, the transition to the regional,
district and district administrative division took place. On the
territory of the former Voronezh, Kursk, Oryol and Tambov provinces, the
Central Black Earth Region (TsChO) was created. Tambov became the
administrative center of the Tambov District (liquidated in 1930).
On June 13, 1934, the Central Black Earth Region was divided into
the Kursk and Voronezh regions.
On September 27, 1937, an
independent Tambov region was separated from the Voronezh and Kuibyshev
regions by a decree of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR. On
January 15, 1938, the Supreme Soviet of the USSR approved the creation
of the region. Six months later, the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR
confirmed this decision. When the region was formed, it included: from
the Voronezh region - the cities of Tambov, Michurinsk, Algasovsky,
Bondarsky, Gavrilovsky, Glazkovsky, Degtyansky, Zemetchinsky,
Izberdeevsky, Inzhavinsky, Kirsanovskiy, Krasivsky, Lysogorsky,
Michurinsky, Morshansky, Nikiforovsky, Pichaevsky, Platonovsky,
Pokrovo-Marfinsky, Rakshinsky, Rasskazovsky, Rudovsky, Sampursky,
Sosedsky, Tambovsky, Umetsky, Khobotovsky, Yurlovsky districts, from the
Kuibyshev region - the city of Penza, Bashmakovsky, Bedno-Demyanovsky,
Bessonovsky, Bolshe-Vyassky, Golitsinsky, Golovinsky, Gorodishchensky,
Issinsky, Kamensky, Kerensky, Kondolsky, Luninsky, Morshansky,
Narovchatsky, Nizhne-Lomovsky, Pachelmsky, Poimsky, Ramzaevsky,
Svishchevsky, Teleginsky, Chembarsky, Shemysheysky districts.
On
February 4, 1939, by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
of the USSR, the city of Penza, Bashmakovskiy, Bedno-Demianovskiy,
Bessonovskiy, Bolshe-Vyasskiy. Golitsynsky, Golovinsky, Gorodishchensky,
Zemetchinsky, Issinsky, Kamensky, Kerensky, Kondolsky, Luninsky,
Morshansky, Narovchatsky, Nizhne-Lomovsky, Pachelmsky, Poimsky,
Svishchevsky, Sosedsky, Teleginsky, Ternovsky, Chembarsky and
Shemysheysky districts are listed as part of the newly formed Penza
region.
By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the
USSR dated January 6, 1954, the southeastern part of the region was
included from the Tambov Region into the newly formed Balashov Region.
After the abolition of the Balashov region by the Decree of the
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR of November 19, 1957, this
territory was returned to the Tambov region.
On October 10, 2017,
the Bank of Russia issued a commemorative 10-ruble coin dedicated to the
Tambov Region.
The Tambov region, which is one of the leading sectors of the
regional economy and largely determines the socio-economic situation, is
represented by mining and manufacturing industries, production and
distribution of electricity, gas and water. In the structure of gross
value added, the share of industry in 2011 accounted for 13.9%.
On the territory of the region, more than 1.7 thousand enterprises and
industries carry out industrial production. It employs 16% of the
average annual number employed in the economy. They account for one
third of the total turnover of enterprises and organizations of the
region, 13.2% of the value of fixed assets; they also provide almost a
third of tax revenues to the budget system.
The specificity and
importance of industrial production in the region is largely determined
by manufacturing industries. The dynamic development of manufacturing
industries has a positive impact on the development of competition, the
saturation of the commodity market with products and services, the
creation of new jobs and the reduction of tension in the labor market.
The dynamics of the development of manufacturing industries in the
region is mainly determined by six types of economic activity, which in
2012 accounted for more than 88% of the total volume of shipped goods of
own production, work performed and services performed on their own: the
production of food products, including drinks, and tobacco (46.3% ),
production of electrical, electronic and optical equipment (13.0%),
production of machinery and equipment (7.7%), production of vehicles and
equipment (8.8%), chemical production (6.2%), production of other
non-metallic mineral products (6.2%).
Some types of products
manufactured in the region occupy a significant share in the total
Russian production. Thus, in 2012, the region produced 23.2% of the
total Russian production of organic synthetic dyes and colored (pigment)
varnishes; 17.2% - non-woven materials; 11.4% - prefabricated wooden
houses; slag wool and mineral wool - 11.9%; chrome leather goods - 2.3%,
ready-made woolen fabrics - 7.5%, granulated sugar from all types of raw
materials - 8.7%; ethyl alcohol from food raw materials - 6.5%,
vegetable oil - 2.0%; cheeses and cheese products - 2.3%, meat and food
poultry products - 2.6%.
Small business is dynamically developing
in the region as the basis of the modern economic system. Of the 8598
small enterprises in the region, 40.6% operate in wholesale and retail
trade, repair of vehicles, motorcycles, household goods and personal
items. In the field of industrial production (mining, manufacturing,
production and distribution of electricity, gas and water), 10.4% of
small enterprises operate, in construction - 12.1%, in the field of
transport and communications - 4.8%, in the field of operations with
real estate, rent and provision of services - 15.9%. Small enterprises
employ about 62.7 thousand people. The number of individual
entrepreneurs is constantly growing and currently there are more than
25.9 thousand people.
Participants in the region's foreign
economic activity conduct mutual trade with partners from 56 countries,
including 8 CIS countries.
The main types of goods exported from
the region are: food products and raw materials for their production,
products of the petrochemical complex, wood and products, including
printed matter, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, products from them,
engineering products.
Main export partner countries: Lithuania,
Latvia, Germany, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cuba, Turkey, Denmark,
Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Israel, Spain, Portugal, Afghanistan,
Hungary, Iran, France, Estonia, Bulgaria.
The main types of goods
imported into the region: food products and raw materials for their
production, products of the fuel and energy complex, products of the
petrochemical complex, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, products from
them, engineering products, textile materials.
Main import
partner countries: Brazil, China, Guatemala, Germany, Denmark, Czech
Republic, Italy, Belgium, Latvia, Israel, Netherlands, Poland, India,
Austria, Korea, France, Finland, Sweden, Portugal, Turkey, Spain, USA .
In 2017, 54.8 kilometers of roads were put into operation in the
region. 2 new bridges, 2 car service stations, 1 gas station and an
overhead pedestrian crossing were built.
The capacity of trade
enterprises increased by 12.2 thousand square meters of retail space,
the number of public catering enterprises increased by 284 seats.
In the socio-cultural sphere in 2017, the number of educational
organizations in the region increased, 2425 student places were added,
hospital organizations can take an additional 324 people to hospitals,
stadiums have expanded their capabilities and will be able to take in
1501 more fans.
In the Tambov and Michurinsky districts, new
outpatient clinics were built for 20 visits per shift; in Michurinsk
there is a swimming pool (length of paths 25 and 50 m) and a chapel; in
Morshansk, Znamensky and Inzhavinsky districts, new football fields and
playgrounds were equipped. Two churches were built in Morshansky and
Uvarovsky districts.
As of the end of 2020, eleven thermal power plants with a total
capacity of 343.2 MW were in operation in the Tambov Region. In 2020,
they produced 951 million kWh of electricity.
Agriculture
The
agro-industrial complex and its basic industry - agriculture - is the
leading sector of the region's economy, its share in the GRP is about
16%.
In the national market of crop production, the production
share of the region in 2021 was: for grain - 2.9%, sunflower - 6.5%, for
sugar beet - 8.6%.
Agricultural enterprises are the main
producers of grain (76.9%), sugar beet (89.4%) and sunflower (70.8%).
In the region as of January 1, 2013, according to Rosreestr, there
were 2,469 peasant (farmer) households with a total land allotment of
449.4 thousand hectares of land, or an average of 182 hectares per
household. The share of farms in the total volume of gross agricultural
output of the region is 12.3% (in 1999 - 2%).
As of January 1,
2013, there were 275.9 thousand personal subsidiary farms in the region
with a total land plot of 104.8 thousand hectares of land (an average of
0.38 hectares per family), which produced about 30% of all products,
including meat - 29.5%, milk - 70.5%, about 57% eggs, 86.9% vegetables
and 87.2% potatoes.
Beef cattle breeding is one of the most dynamically developing
branches of the agro-industrial complex. The number of pigs in the
Tambov region (in farms of all categories) as of January 1, 2013
amounted to 484 thousand heads, which is 2.6 times higher than the same
indicator as of January 1, 2009. The number of pigs in agricultural
organizations increased more significantly - from 43.9 thousand (as of
January 1, 2009) to 384 thousand heads (as of January 1, 2013), that is,
by 8.75 times. The production of meat for slaughter in live weight
increased over the period 2009-2012. 2.25 times, and in agricultural
enterprises - almost 12 times. In 2012, the volume of meat production in
the Tambov region amounted to 204.4 thousand tons, or 189.7% of the
previous year. The growth rate of meat production in the region is
higher than that in the Russian Federation by 83.6 percentage points.
The share of livestock products accounts for 43.5% of the gross volume
of agricultural production. In 2021, the share of livestock products is
33.6%.
As of 01.01.2022, the following structure of the number of
main types of livestock in farms of all categories has developed: cattle
- 84.0 thousand heads (91.9% by 01.01.2021), including cows - 35.7
thousand heads (97.1% by 01/01/2021); pigs - 1145.9 thousand heads
(98.1% by 01/01/2021); sheep and goats - 58.8 thousand heads (89.5% by
01/01/2021).
In recent years, there has been an intensive
increase in the production of poultry and pork. At the end of 2021,
365.4 thousand tons of poultry meat were produced (the share in the
total meat production in the region is 58.2%) and 241.4 thousand tons of
pork (the share in the total meat production in the region is 38, 5%).
In total, at the end of the year, farms of all categories produced 627.4
thousand tons of meat for slaughter (in live weight) (100.5% by 2020).
Meat production (in live weight) for 2020 in large, medium and small
agricultural organizations of the region amounted to 588.5 thousand tons
(+11.9%). Including beef 3.6 thousand tons (+3.6%), poultry 326.3
thousand tons (+7.7%), pork 258.8 thousand tons (+12.2%), sheep and
goats - 53 tons (-16.1%).
Milk production in 2021 amounted to
188.6 thousand tons (98.0% of the 2020 level). In agricultural
organizations, there is an increase in the productivity of the dairy
herd: milk yield per one forage cow amounted to 6858 kg (104.0% compared
to 2020). In 2021, 11 farms in the region purchased 982 heads of
breeding young dairy cattle.
There was a decrease in egg
production in households (by 6.2%) and in peasant farms (by 35.9%),
which was due to the liquidation of several peasant farms and
technological processes to replace laying hens (the deadline for
importing livestock was shifted). According to the results of the year,
15.7 million eggs were produced in agricultural enterprises (101.2%
compared to 2020).
As of January 1, 2021, in large, medium and
small agricultural organizations of the region, the number of cattle
amounted to 30.1 thousand heads (-2.9%), including 12.5 thousand heads
of cows (-0.3% ), pigs - 1120.6 thousand heads (-6.6%), sheep and goats
- 5.5 thousand heads (+15.0%), horses - 0.3 thousand heads (-2.8% ),
poultry — 13.1 million heads (+16.4%).
Agricultural producers of
the Tambov region (farmers of peasant farms and individual
entrepreneurs, except for citizens of private household plots) are
provided with subsidies for the purchase of breeding heifers and bulls
in the amount of up to 90,000 rubles per head (up to 70% of the cost).
The gross grain harvest in 2012 amounted to 1866 thousand tons. In
the coming years, it is planned to increase the volume of grain
production in the region to 4 million tons.
In 2020, the gross
grain harvest amounted to 5.2 million tons, for the first time in the
history of the region. Grain yield reached 47 c/ha, which is 1.6 times
higher than the average for Russia. The sunflower yield (23 c/ha)
exceeds the national average by 1.4 times.
The yield of corn in
2019 is 68.7 q/ha.
Sugar beet. Due to the use of modern
resource-saving technologies in 2011, the highest gross yields and
yields of sugar beet and sunflower were obtained in the entire history
of the region. The yield of sugar beet is 436.5 c/ha, sunflower is 16.8
c/ha. The gross harvest of sugar beet in 2011 amounted to 5.1 million
tons (2.7 times higher than in 2010), which is more than 11% of the
gross sugar beet production of the Russian Federation.
The gross
harvest of potatoes in 2012 amounted to 572.6 thousand tons, 145.4
thousand tons of vegetables were harvested.
Sunflower and fodder
crops are also cultivated in the region. Developed horticulture. Based
on the processing of grain and potatoes, alcohol, starch and molasses
are produced.
Since 2016, more than 3.5 thousand hectares of new intensive gardens
have been planted in the Tambov region. There are 12 farms in the
horticultural sector of the region. OAO Oakovoye, OOO Snezhetok, OAO
Nursery Zherdevsky have the largest areas of fruit-bearing orchards.
In 2021, gardeners of the region uprooted 175 hectares of old
gardens, planted 446.5 hectares of new gardens, and cared for 1625.41
hectares of perennial plantations.
When laying new orchards,
agricultural producers focus on the development of intensive
horticulture. High-density orchards increase the economic efficiency of
production by more than 2 times, since they are super-productive, allow
increasing labor productivity and minimizing maintenance and fertilizer
costs. The share of intensive orchards in the total area of orchards
planted in 2021 reaches 89.6% (399.86 ha).
As of October 26,
2022, the gross harvest of apples is 14 thousand tons. The harvest was
collected from 87% of fruit-bearing orchards (1456 ha). Productivity -
96 kg / ha. The highest yield of apples in the orchards of the
Zherdevsky district is 292 kg/ha.
Mechanical engineering (production of chemical equipment, components and spare parts for cars and tractors, equipment for the textile industry, instrumentation, household refrigerators, forging and pressing machines), chemical, light, food (sugar, meat, flour and cereals, oil mills, canning) .
sugar - 564.6 thousand tons;
timber removal - 116 thousand m³;
lumber - 67 thousand m³.
Sugar making: There are several sugar
factories on the lands of the region, the largest one is located in the
Nikiforovsky district in the river. Dmitrievka settlement. Now the
Nikiforovsky Sugar Plant processes on average 6,000 tons of sugar beet
per day, and 130,000-150,000 tons of raw sugar annually. Also, the
Zherdevsky sugar plant was modernized to a capacity of 6,000 thousand
tons of beets per day.
CJSC Faraday is an enterprise for the
production of special footwear, a supplier of clothing for law
enforcement agencies.
OOO Kotovsky Plant of Nonwoven Materials is a
manufacturer of nonwoven materials for construction, agriculture,
medicine, clothing and furniture industries.
Tambov plant
"Komsomolets im. N. S. Artyomova, ZAVKOM is a manufacturer of industrial
capacitive, heat exchange, column equipment made of corrosion-resistant
and carbon steels, aluminum and bimetal.
JSC Pervomaiskkhimmash is a
manufacturer of chemical, oilfield and carbon black equipment.
The
Tambov Car Repair Plant, a branch of Vagonremmash JSC, is a car repair
company for the overhaul and overhaul of passenger cars of all types and
individual types of freight cars.
JSC Michurinsky Locomotive Repair
Plant Milorem is an industrial enterprise that performs a full cycle of
repair and modernization of diesel locomotives.
Roskhimzashchita
Corporation JSC is an enterprise for the development and production of
means of effective counteraction to man-made and natural factors -
insulating individual and collective respiratory protection equipment
based on chemically bound oxygen.
JSC "Tambovmash" is an enterprise
for the production of respiratory protection equipment (including the
production of breathing apparatus for compressed air).
PJSC "Pigment"
is an enterprise for the production of organic pigments, dyes, paints
and varnishes, synthetic resins, optical brighteners.
Michurinsky
Plant Progress is an equipment plant for aircraft control systems.
Housing and communal services of the region today has 265 organizations of the communal complex, providing services of heat, gas, electricity, water supply and sanitation. They employ about 17 thousand people. 230 organizations of the communal complex are private, which is 86.8% of the total. Large system operators operate on the territory of the region. Among them are OAO Tambov Communal Systems, Tambov Grid Company, Tambov Regional Retail Company and Tambov Energy Retail Company, a branch of OAO Quadra - Eastern Regional Generation, LLC Tambov Thermal Company. Of the total volume of services in 2011, they sold 57.3% of water, about 80% of heat energy. The total area of the housing stock of the region, as of January 1, 2011, is 26260.9 thousand square meters, including 12306.2 thousand square meters - the area of apartment buildings.
The main railway line of the South-Eastern Railway, connecting the
center with the southern regions, passes in the western part through the
city of Michurinsk, in addition, several other lines of the South-East
Railway cross the region: double-track non-electrified Michurinsk -
Tambov - Rtishchevo, single-track: Gryazi - Povorino, Tambov - Balashov
and the branch Bogoyavlensk - Chelnovaya, as well as Ryazhsk - Morshansk
- Penza (Kuibyshev railway).
The main highway P22 "Caspian"
Moscow - Astrakhan - (until 2018 M6 "Caspian"), passing near Michurinsk
and Tambov, through the Zherdevsky district, and connecting the center
with the Volgograd and Astrakhan regions, Kalmykia.
In addition,
federal highways pass through the territory of the region: 1R −119
Orel-Livny-Yelets-Lipetsk-Tambov, 1R-193 Voronezh-Tambov, 1r-208, 209
Tambov-Penza, Northern and Southern detours of Tambov.
The
Morshanskoye Highway "Tambov-Morshansk-Shatsk" is also significant for
the region as an exit to the M5 highway.
Previously, the center
of the region, the city of Tambov, was also available along the Tsna
River for small river vessels from the network of the European part of
Russia.
Near Tambov, in the village of Donskoye, there is an
airport for local airlines. Currently, regular flights are operated on
the routes Tambov - Moscow - Tambov, Tambov - St. Petersburg - Tambov,
Tambov - Anapa - Tambov, Tambov - Sochi - Tambov.
In the
north-west, in the village of Pervomaisky, there is a large compressor
station on the Urengoy-Uzhgorod gas pipeline, a line to Morshansk from
the Central Asia-Center gas pipeline.
In the central part of the
region, the Samara-Sumy and Samara-Uzhgorod oil product pipelines, as
well as the largest Druzhba oil pipeline, pass in the Novonikolskoye
village of the Michurinsky district, significant compressor, dispatching
and loading capacities of the pipelines of the Transneft and
Transnefteprodukt system.
In the field of electric power industry
(power transmission lines), one can single out a branch from the main
Volgogradskaya HPP-Moscow highway to Tambov, and the Tambov-Penza,
Tambov-Ryazanskaya GRES lines.
The region's agriculture produces 15.9% of the gross regional
product. More than 41% of the region's population lives in the village.
The main wealth of the region is chernozem soils. The land fund of the
region includes more than 3.4 million hectares, its structure is
dominated by agricultural land (78.9%), of which 87% is chernozem.
Given this, the development of the agro-industrial complex is
recognized as a priority direction for the development of the region.
In 2020, the harvest of grain and leguminous crops amounted to 5.1
million tons (in 2019, as of this date, 3.5 million tons were
harvested), with a yield of more than 46 q/ha. As of November 12, 98% of
the sown areas of grain crops have been harvested, and corn harvesting
is nearing completion.
At the end of 2012, the value of gross
agricultural output amounted to 55.4 billion rubles, the volume of
shipped products of the processing industry amounted to 39.4 billion
rubles. The value index of gross agricultural output by 2010 is 107.9%,
including crop production - 209.4%, livestock products - 103.0%,
processing industry - 122.8%.
A significant increase in
production for all types of products made it possible not only to
overcome the results of the unfavorable 2010, but also to increase the
annual growth rate of agricultural production in the Tambov region. For
the period from 2006 to 2012, in general, in agriculture, the growth was
29.2%, the average annual growth rate was 106.6%, which is higher than
the average for Russia and the Central Federal District. The volume of
investments in the agro-industrial complex of the region in 2012
amounted to more than 25 billion rubles. In recent years, the growth has
more than 3 times. In 2012, the volume of investments will amount to
more than 28 billion rubles. Investor funds are directed to the
construction of livestock complexes for the production of pork and
poultry meat, dairy complexes, elevator capacities for storage and
processing of grain.
In crop production, the main efforts of
farmers are aimed at increasing production, improving its quality
through the introduction of highly productive varieties and the wider
use of modern resource-saving technologies.
From the federal and
regional budgets, agricultural producers are subsidized for the purchase
of mineral fertilizers, elite seeds, insurance of crops, work on
uprooting dead perennial plantations and laying new ones. In total, more
than 412.2 million rubles were allocated for these purposes in 2011.