Bekovsky District

Bekovsky District
Бековский район
The Khopyor River near Bekovo, Bekovsky District
The Khopyor River near Bekovo, Bekovsky District
Flag of Bekovsky District
Coat of arms of Bekovsky District
Map
Location of Bekovsky District in Penza Oblast
Coordinates: 52°28′N 43°43′E / 52.467°N 43.717°E / 52.467; 43.717
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPenza Oblast[1]
Established1928[2]
Administrative centerBekovo[1]
Area
 • Total
1,016 km2 (392 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
17,531
 • Estimate 
(January 2015)[2]
15,982
 • Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
 • Urban
39.6%
 • Rural
60.4%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Work settlements, 8 Selsoviets
 • Inhabited localities[1]1 Urban-type settlements[4], 34 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asBekovsky Municipal District[5]
 • Municipal divisions[5]1 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
OKTMO ID56609000
Websitehttp://rbek.pnzreg.ru
Population of Bekovsky District
2010 Census17,531[3]
2002 Census18,853[7]
1989 Census21,474[8]
1979 Census24,625[9]

Bekovsky District (Russian: Бе́ковский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,016 square kilometers (392 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Bekovo.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 17,531, with the population of Bekovo accounting for 39.6% of that number.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e Law #774-ZPO
  2. ^ a b c d Official website of Bekovsky District. About the District Archived November 3, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  3. ^ a b c Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. ^ The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
  5. ^ a b c Law #690-ZPO
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  8. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  9. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.