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Urban-type settlement in Penza Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mokshan (Russian: Мокша́н) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Mokshansky District of Penza Oblast, Russia. Population: 11,592 (2010 Census);[1] 11,808 (2002 Census);[4] 11,035 (1989 Soviet census);[5] 10,710 (1900).[citation needed]
Mokshan
Мокшан | |
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Coordinates: 53°26′23″N 44°36′38″E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Penza Oblast |
Administrative district | Mokshansky District |
Founded | 1566 (Julian) |
Population | |
• Total | 11,592 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [2]) |
Postal code(s)[3] | |
OKTMO ID | 56645151051 |
It was established in 1566 as a fort to protect the country from the raids of the Tatars and the Kalmyks, and is supposedly located on the site of the Meshcheryak town of Murunza mentioned as early as the 9th century. It was granted town status in 1780 and demoted to rural locality in 1925. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1960.
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