| Penza Oblast | |||
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| Пензенская область (Russian) | |||
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| Coordinates: 53°15′N 44°34′E / 53.250°N 44.567°ECoordinates: 53°15′N 44°34′E / 53.250°N 44.567°E | |||
| Political status | |||
| Country | Russia | ||
| Federal district | Volga[1] | ||
| Economic region | Volga[2] | ||
| Administrative center | Penza | ||
| Government (as of March 2011) | |||
| - Governor | Vasily Bochkaryov[3] | ||
| - Legislature | Legislative Assembly | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Area (as of the 2002 Census)[4] | |||
| - Total | 43,200 km2 (16,679.6 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 59th | ||
| Population (2010 Census)[5] | |||
| - Total | 1,386,186 | ||
| - Rank | 32nd | ||
| - Density[6] | 32.09 /km2 (83.1 /sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 67.1% | ||
| - Rural | 32.9% | ||
| Time zone(s) | MSK (UTC+04:00)[7] | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | RU-PNZ | ||
| License plates | 58 | ||
| Official languages | Russian[8] | ||
| Official website | |||
Penza Oblast (Russian: Пе́нзенская о́бласть, Penzenskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Penza. Population: 1,386,186 (2010 Census).[5]
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History [edit]
In 1939, Penza Oblast was separated from Tambov Oblast and organized as an independent political unit with its administrative center in Penza.
Geography [edit]
Main rivers [edit]
Penza Oblast has over 3000 rivers; the overall length is 15,458 km. The biggest rivers are:
- Sura
- Moksha
- Khopyor
- Penza River gave its name to the city of Penza.
Administrative divisions [edit]
Main article: Administrative divisions of Penza Oblast
Demographics [edit]
Population: 1,386,186 (2010 Census);[5] 1,452,941 (2002 Census);[9] 1,504,309 (1989 Census).[10]
- Vital statistics for 2012
- Births: 14 777 (10.8 per 1000)
- Deaths: 20 419 (14.9 per 1000) [11]
- Total fertility rate: 1.48(e)
Note: Data for Total fertility rate (2012) is estimate based on age and sex structure of Penza Oblast at the beginning of 2012, number of births in 2012 and fertility structure in previous years.[12][13]
Ethnic composition (2010):[5]
- Russians - 86.8%
- Tatars - 6.4%
- Mordvins - 4.1%
- Ukrainians - 0.7%
- Chuvash people - 0.4%
- Armenians - 0.3%
- others - 1.3%
- 43,283 people were registered from administrative databases, and could not declare an ethnicity. It is estimated that the proportion of ethnicities in this group is the same as that of the declared group.[14]
- Births: 7,962 (Jan-July 2008)
- Deaths: 13,608 (Jan-July 2008 [15])
Climate [edit]
| Climate data for Penza (1961-1990) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
5.0 (41) |
17.0 (62.6) |
30.0 (86) |
35.4 (95.7) |
38.0 (100.4) |
37.8 (100) |
37.2 (99) |
32.5 (90.5) |
25.0 (77) |
13.4 (56.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
38.0 (100.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −6.9 (19.6) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
0.3 (32.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
8.9 (48) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.8 (14.4) |
−10.0 (14) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
13.9 (57) |
18.0 (64.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
4.7 (40.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −13.9 (7) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
1.7 (35.1) |
8.1 (46.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
7.1 (44.8) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
0.6 (33.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −39.0 (−38.2) |
−40.0 (−40) |
−31.1 (−24) |
−20.0 (−4) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−2.2 (28) |
2.0 (35.6) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−6.1 (21) |
−17.2 (1) |
−31.1 (−24) |
−40.0 (−40) |
−40.0 (−40) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 41 (1.61) |
29 (1.14) |
32 (1.26) |
36 (1.42) |
41 (1.61) |
62 (2.44) |
67 (2.64) |
56 (2.2) |
53 (2.09) |
49 (1.93) |
52 (2.05) |
45 (1.77) |
563 (22.17) |
| Source: Гидрометцентр, Погода и Климат | |||||||||||||
Economy [edit]
Penza Oblast is part of the Volga economic district. The oblast is one of Russia's leading producers of wheat, rye, oats, millet, buckwheat, cereal and forage crops, vegetables, potatoes, mustard, and meat.
Tourism [edit]
Religion [edit]
According to a 2012 official survey[16] 62.9% of the population of Penza Oblast adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church, 2% are unaffiliated generic Christians, 1% adheres to other Orthodox Churches, 7% are Muslims. In addition, 15% of the population deems itself to be "spiritual but not religious", 9% is atheist, and 3.1% follows other religions or did not give an answer to the question.[16]
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ 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 website of Penza Oblast. Vasily Kuzmich Bochkaryov, Governor of Penza Oblast (Russian)
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Территория, число районов, населённых пунктов и сельских администраций по субъектам Российской Федерации (Territory, Number of Districts, Inhabited Localities, and Rural Administration by Federal Subjects of the Russian Federation)". Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ The density value was calculated by dividing the population reported by the 2010 Census by the area shown in the "Area" field. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox is not necessarily reported for the same year as the population.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
- ^ Official the whole territory of Russia according to Article 68.1 of the Constitution of Russia.
- ^ "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров." [All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989) (in Russian). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ http://www.gks.ru/free_doc/2012/demo/edn12-12.htm
- ^ http://www.gks.ru/bgd/regl/b12_111/Main.htm
- ^ http://www.gks.ru/doc_2010/demo.pdf
- ^ "Перепись-2010: русских становится больше". Perepis-2010.ru. 2011-12-19. Retrieved 2012-12-25.
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- ^ a b c Arena - Atlas of Religions and Nationalities in Russia. Sreda.org
- ^ 2012 Survey Maps. "Ogonek", № 34 (5243), 27/08/2012. Retrieved 24-09-2012.
External links [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Penza Oblast |
- The regional catalog of Penza City and Penza Oblast enterprises (Russian)
- "PenzaNews" news agency (English)
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