Sosnovoborsky District
Sosnovoborsky District
Сосновоборский район (Russian) | |
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Village in Sosnovoborsky District | |
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Location of Sosnovoborsky District in Penza Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 53°17′49″N 46°15′05″E / 53.29694°N 46.25139°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Penza Oblast |
| Established | 16 July 1928 |
| Administrative center | Sosnovoborsk |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,567 km2 (605 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 17,242 |
| • Density | 11.00/km2 (28.50/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 38.0% |
| • Rural | 62.0% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Work settlements, 13 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 urban-type settlements, 44 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Sosnovoborsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 56657000 |
| Website | http://rsosnov.pnzreg.ru/ |
Sosnovoborsky District (Russian: Сосновобо́рский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,567 square kilometers (605 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Sosnovoborsk. Population: 17,242 (2010 Census); 20,510 (2002 census); 23,930 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Sosnovoborsk accounts for 38.0% of the district's total population.