Spassky District, Penza Oblast
District in Penza Oblast, Russia
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Spassky District (Russian: Спа́сский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 693.3 square kilometers (267.7 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Spassk.[1] Population: 13,008 (2010 Census);[3] 13,827 (2002 census);[6] 15,475 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Spassk accounts for 57.2% of the district's total population.[3]
Spassky District
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Spassky District Administration building | |
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 Location of Spassky District in Penza Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 53°56′N 43°11′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Penza Oblast[1] |
| Established | 16 July 1928 |
| Administrative center | Spassk[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 693.3 km2 (267.7 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 13,008 |
| • Density | 18.76/km2 (48.59/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 57.2% |
| • Rural | 42.8% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Towns of district significance, 9 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 1 cities/towns, 24 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Spassky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 1 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
| OKTMO ID | 56606000 |
| Website | http://rspas.pnzreg.ru/ |
History
Until March 14, 2006, the district was called Bednodemyanovsky (Беднодемьяновский).[8]
Notable residents
- Viktor Rodin (1928–2011), Soviet Strategic Missile Forces colonel general, born in the village of Dubrovka