Bekovsky District Explained

En Name:Bekovsky District
Ru Name:Бековский район
Image View:Khopyor2.jpg
Coordinates:52.4667°N 86°W
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Bekovsky rayon (Penza oblast).png
Federal Subject:Penza Oblast
Adm Data As Of:November 2013
Adm Ctr Type:work settlement
Adm Ctr Name:Bekovo
Urban-Type Settlement Of District Significance Type:Work settlements
No Of Urban-Type Settlements Of District Significance:1
Selsoviet Type1:Selsoviets
No Of Selsoviets Type1:8
No Of Urban-Type Settlements:1
No Of Rural Localities:34
Mun Data As Of:March 2015
Mun Formation1:Bekovsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:1
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:8
Area Km2:1016
Pop 2010Census:17531
Urban Pop 2010Census:39.6%
Rural Pop 2010Census:60.4%
Pop Latest:15982
Pop Latest Date:January 2015
Established Date:1928
Website:http://rbek.pnzreg.ru
Date:July 2017
Population of Bekovsky District
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:17,531
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:18,853
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:21,474
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:24,625

Bekovsky District (Russian: Бе́ковский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] 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 1016km2.[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Bekovo. 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.

History

The district was established in 1928.

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Notes and References

  1. Law #774-ZPO
  2. Law #690-ZPO
  3. Official website of Bekovsky District. About the District