Lopatinsky District Лопатинский район(Russian) | |
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Location of Lopatinsky District in Penza Oblast | |
Coordinates: 52°37′14″N45°48′37″E / 52.62056°N 45.81028°E Coordinates: 52°37′14″N45°48′37″E / 52.62056°N 45.81028°E | |
Forest in Lopatinsky District | |
Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Penza Oblast [1] |
Administrative structure (as of October 2011) | |
Administrative center | selo of Lopatino [1] |
Administrative divisions: [1] | |
selsoviet | 11 |
Inhabited localities: [1] | |
Rural localities | 40 |
Municipal structure (as of October 2012) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Lopatinsky Municipal District [2] |
Municipal divisions: [2] | |
Urban settlements | 0 |
Rural settlements | 11 |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,440 km2 (560 sq mi)[ citation needed ] |
Population (2010 Census) | 14,942 inhabitants [3] |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Density | 10.38/km2 (26.9/sq mi) [4] |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) [5] |
Official website | |
Lopatinsky District on WikiCommons |
Lopatinsky District (Russian : Лопа́тинский райо́н) is an administrative [1] and municipal [2] district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,440 square kilometers (560 sq mi).[ citation needed ] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo ) of Lopatino. [1] Population: 14,942 (2010 Census); [3] 16,190 (2002 Census); [6] 17,838 (1989 Census). [7] The population of Lopatino accounts for 29.4% of the district's total population. [3]
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Kamensky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located in the western central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,174 square kilometers (839 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kamenka. Population: 62,322 ; 24,275 (2002 Census); 27,235 (1989 Census). The population of Kamenka accounts for 63.5% of the district's total population.
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Mokshansky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,200 square kilometers (850 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality of Mokshan. Population: 28,033 ; 30,929 (2002 Census); 33,008 (1989 Census). The population of Mokshan accounts for 41.4% of the district's total population.
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