Bessonovsky District
Бессоновский район | |
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![]() Runway in Bessonovsky District | |
![]() 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[1] |
Established | 25 January 1935![]() |
Administrative center | Bessonovka[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,249 km2 (482 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 45,296 |
• Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 10 selsoviet |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 38 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Bessonovsky Municipal District[4] |
• Municipal divisions[4] | 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[1] and municipal[4] 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).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Bessonovka.[1] Population: 45,296 (2010 Census);[3] 41,647 (2002 Census);[6] 45,515 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Bessonovka accounts for 25.2% of the district's total population.[3]