Issinsky District
District in Penza Oblast, Russia
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Issinsky District (Russian: Иссинский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 926.3 square kilometers (357.6 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Issa.[1] Population: 11,157 (2010 Census);[3] 12,611 (2002 census);[7] 14,746 (1989 Soviet census).[8] The population of Issa accounts for 48.6% of the district's total population.[3]
Issinsky District
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 Location of Issinsky District in Penza Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 53°52′03″N 44°51′34″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Penza Oblast[1] |
| Established | 16 July 1928 |
| Administrative center | Issa[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 926.3 km2 (357.6 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 11,157 |
| • Density | 12.04/km2 (31.20/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 48.6% |
| • Rural | 51.4% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Work settlements, 5 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 1 urban-type settlements[4], 40 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Issinsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Municipal divisions[5] | 1 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
| OKTMO ID | 56626000 |
| Website | http://rissa.pnzreg.ru/ |
Notable residents
- Filipp Cherokmanov (1899–1978), Soviet Army lieutenant general, Hero of the Soviet Union, born in the village of Marovka