Zherdevka (Russian: Же́рдевка) is a town and the administrative center of Zherdevsky District in Tambov Oblast, Russia, located on the Savala River (Khopyor's tributary), 128 kilometers (80 mi) south of Tambov, the administrative center of the oblast.

[citation needed] The name of the town derives from a nearby village of Zherdevka, located 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) away from it.

[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Zherdevka is incorporated within Zherdevsky Municipal District as Zherdevka Urban Settlement.

[3] The town was home to Zherdevka air base.

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