Penza Oblast
federal subject of Russia
Penza Oblast (Russian: Пе́нзенская о́бласть, Penzenskaya oblast) is a administrative division of Russia.
| Penza Oblast Пензенская область (Russian) | |||
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Anthem: Anthem of Penza Oblast[1] | |||
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Coordinates: 53°15′N 44°34′E / 53.250°N 44.567°E | |||
| Political status | |||
| Country | Russia | ||
| Federal district | Volga[2] | ||
| Economic region | Volga[3] | ||
| Administrative center | Penza | ||
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| Statistics | |||
| Time zone(s) | MSK (UTC+04:00) | ||
| Official languages | Russian[4] | ||
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Geography
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Penza Oblast has over 3000 rivers; the overall length is 15,458 km. In the waters of the Oblast, there are about 50 species of fish.
History
changeThe regional center of Penza was built in 1663 as a Russian fortress.
Economy
changePenza Oblast is a part of the Volga economic region.
People
changePopulation of this oblast: 1,386,186 (2010).[5]
Ethnic composition (2010):[5]
Notable people
change- Aristarkh Lentulov, avant-garde artist
- Mikhail Lermontov, poet, writer, dramaturge, painter and officer.
- Victor Skumin, philosopher, writer, psychologist, psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and medical doctor.
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ Law #828-ZPO
- ↑ Президент Российской Федерации. Указ №849 от 13 мая 2000 г. «О полномочном представителе Президента Российской Федерации в федеральном округе». Вступил в силу 13 мая 2000 г. Опубликован: "Собрание законодательства РФ", №20, ст. 2112, 15 мая 2000 г. (President of the Russian Federation. Decree #849 of May 13, 2000 On the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in a Federal District. Effective as of May 13, 2000.).
- ↑ Госстандарт Российской Федерации. №ОК 024-95 27 декабря 1995 г. «Общероссийский классификатор экономических регионов. 2. Экономические районы», в ред. Изменения №5/2001 ОКЭР. (Gosstandart of the Russian Federation. #OK 024-95 December 27, 1995 Russian Classification of Economic Regions. 2. Economic Regions, as amended by the Amendment #5/2001 OKER. ).
- ↑ Official throughout the Russian Federation according to Article 68.1 of the Constitution of Russia.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.