Bessonovsky District
Bessonovsky District
Бессоновский район (Russian) | |
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Runway in Bessonovsky District | |
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Location of Bessonovsky District in Penza Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 53°18′30″N 45°02′31″E / 53.30833°N 45.04194°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Penza Oblast |
| Established | 25 January 1935 |
| Administrative center | Bessonovka |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,249 km2 (482 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 45,296 |
| • Density | 36.27/km2 (93.93/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 10 selsoviet |
| • Inhabited localities | 38 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Bessonovsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 0 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 56613000 |
| Website | http://rbesson.pnzreg.ru/ |
Bessonovsky District (Russian: Бессо́новский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,249 square kilometers (482 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Bessonovka. Population: 45,296 (2010 Census); 41,647 (2002 census); 45,515 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Bessonovka accounts for 25.2% of the district's total population.