Tambov province

Tambov Province is one of the provinces of the Russian Empire. The center is the city of Tambov .

Province of the Russian Empire
Tambov province
A country	Russian empire
Adm. Centre	Tambov
History and Geography
Date of formation	1719
Date of Abolition	1775
Population
Population	28.3 thousand households (1710)

The Tambov province was formed as part of the Azov province according to the decree of Peter I "On the device of the provinces and on the determination of the new rulers" in 1719 . The provinces included the cities of Tambov, Borisoglebsk , Verkhny Lomov , Dobry , Insar , Kozlov with the Belsky and Chernavsky suburbs, Nizhny Lomov , Ryazhsk ^[1] .

In 1725, the Azov province, which included the Tambov province, became known as Voronezh .

In November 1775, the division of provinces into provinces was canceled ^[2] .