Staroyuryevsky District

Staroyuryevsky District  (Старою́рьевский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tambov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The district borders with Sarayevsky District of Ryazan Oblast in the north, Sosnovsky District in the east, Michurinsky District in the south, and with Pervomaysky District in the west. The area of the district is 1008 km2. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Staroyuryevo. Population: 14,553 (2010 Census); The population of Staroyuryevo accounts for 42.2% of the district's total population.