Bekovsky District

District in Penza Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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]

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Bekovsky District
Бековский район
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The Khopyor River near Bekovo, Bekovsky District
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Location of Bekovsky District in Penza Oblast
Coordinates: 52°28′N 43°43′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPenza Oblast[1]
Established1928[2]
Administrative centerBekovo[1]
Area
  Total
1,016 km2 (392 sq mi)
Population
  Total
17,531
  Estimate 
(January 2015)[2]
15,982
  Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
  Urban
39.6%
  Rural
60.4%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Work settlements, 8 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities[1]1 urban-type settlements[4], 34 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asBekovsky Municipal District[5]
  Municipal divisions[5]1 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK [6])
OKTMO ID56609000
Websitehttp://rbek.pnzreg.ru
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Population of Bekovsky District
2010 Census17,531[3]
2002 Census18,853[7]
1989 Census21,474[8]
1979 Census24,625[9]
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History

The district was established in 1928.[2]

References

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