Penza
Penza
Пенза | |
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View of the Church of the Merciful Saviour | |
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Interactive map of Penza | |
Penza Location of Penza Penza Penza (European Russia) Penza Penza (Europe) | |
| Coordinates: 53°12′N 45°00′E / 53.200°N 45.000°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Penza Oblast |
| Founded | 1663 |
| Government | |
| • Body | City Duma |
| • Head | Vladimir Mutovkin |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 517,311 |
• Estimate (2025) | 522,823 (+1.1%) |
| • Rank | 34th in 2010 |
| • Subordinated to | city of oblast significance of Penza |
| • Capital of | Penza Oblast, city of oblast significance of Penza |
| • Urban okrug | Penza Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Penza Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal codes | 440000, 440001, 440003–440005, 440007–440009, 440011–440015, 440018, 440020, 440022, 440023, 440025, 440026, 440028, 440031–440035, 440039, 440040, 440042, 440044–440047, 440049, 440052, 440054, 440056, 440058, 440060–440062, 440064, 440066–440068, 440071, 440072, 440700, 440890, 440899, 440960, 440961, 440999 |
| Dialing code | +7 8412 |
| OKTMO ID | 56701000001 |
| Website | www |
Penza (Russian: Пенза, IPA: [ˈpʲenzə]) is the largest city and administrative center of Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Sura River, 625 kilometers (388 mi) southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census, Penza had a population of 517,311, making it the 36th-largest city in Russia.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1897 | 59,981 | — |
| 1926 | 90,813 | +51.4% |
| 1939 | 159,776 | +75.9% |
| 1959 | 255,481 | +59.9% |
| 1970 | 373,650 | +46.3% |
| 1979 | 482,916 | +29.2% |
| 1989 | 542,612 | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 518,025 | −4.5% |
| 2010 | 517,311 | −0.1% |
| 2021 | 501,109 | −3.1% |
| Source: Censuses | ||