Mokshansky District
District in Penza Oblast, Russia
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Mokshansky District (Russian: Мокша́нский 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 2,200 square kilometers (850 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Mokshan.[1] Population: 28,033 (2010 Census);[3] 30,929 (2002 census);[7] 33,008 (1989 Soviet census).[8] The population of Mokshan accounts for 41.4% of the district's total population.[3]
Mokshansky District
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Village in Mokshanksky District | |
![]() Location of Mokshansky District in Penza Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 53°26′23″N 44°36′38″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Penza Oblast[1] |
| Established | 16 July 1928 |
| Administrative center | Mokshan[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,200 km2 (850 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 28,033 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 41.4% |
| • Rural | 58.6% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Work settlements, 12 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 1 urban-type settlements[4], 94 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Mokshansky Municipal District[5] |
| • Municipal divisions[5] | 1 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK |
| OKTMO ID | 56645000 |
| Website | http://rmoksh.pnzreg.ru/ |
