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District in Penza Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bekovsky District (Russian: Бе́ковский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,016 square kilometers (392 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Bekovo.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 17,531, with the population of Bekovo accounting for 39.6% of that number.[3]
Bekovsky District
Бековский район | |
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Coordinates: 52°28′N 43°43′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Penza Oblast[1] |
Established | 1928[2] |
Administrative center | Bekovo[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,016 km2 (392 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 17,531 |
15,982 | |
• Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
• Urban | 39.6% |
• Rural | 60.4% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Work settlements, 8 Selsoviets |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 1 Urban-type settlements[4], 34 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Bekovsky Municipal District[5] |
• Municipal divisions[5] | 1 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
OKTMO ID | 56609000 |
Website | http://rbek.pnzreg.ru |
2010 Census | 17,531[3] |
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2002 Census | 18,853[7] |
1989 Census | 21,474[8] |
1979 Census | 24,625[9] |
The district was established in 1928.[2]
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