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Gorodishchensky District, Penza Oblast
District in Penza Oblast, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gorodishchensky District (Russian: Городи́щенский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,053 square kilometers (793 sq mi).[citation needed] Its administrative center is the town of Gorodishche.[1] Population: 52,480 (2010 Census);[3] 53,125 (2002 Census);[7] 58,266 (1989 Soviet census).[8] The population of Gorodishche accounts for 15.4% of the district's total population.[3]
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Gorodishchensky District
Городищенский район | |
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![]() Nikonovo, Gorodishchensky District | |
![]() Location of Gorodishchensky District in Penza Oblast | |
Coordinates: 53°16′N 45°42′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Penza Oblast[1] |
Established | 16 July 1928![]() |
Administrative center | Gorodishche[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,053 km2 (793 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 52,480 |
• Density | 26/km2 (66/sq mi) |
• Urban | 43.3% |
• Rural | 56.7% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 2 Towns of district significance, 1 Work settlements, 12 Selsoviets |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 2 cities/towns, 1 Urban-type settlements[4], 63 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Gorodishchensky Municipal District[5] |
• Municipal divisions[5] | 3 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ![]() |
OKTMO ID | 56618000 |
Website | http://rgor.pnzreg.ru/ |
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