Penza Oblast facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Penza Oblast Пензенская область (Russian)
—  Oblast  —
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Anthem of Penza Oblast
Political status
Country	Russia
Federal district	Volga
Economic region	Volga
Established	February 4, 1939
Administrative center	Penza
Government (as of December 2014)
• Governor	Ivan Belozertsev
• Legislature	Legislative Assembly
Statistics
Area (as of the 2002 Census)
• Total	43,200 km2 (16,700 sq mi)
Area rank	59th
Population (2010 Census)
• Total	1,386,186
• Rank	32nd
• Density	32.09/km2 (83.1/sq mi)
• Urban	67.1%
• Rural	32.9%
Population (January 2015 est.)
• Total	1,355,618
Time zone(s)	MSK (UTC+04:00)
ISO 3166-2	RU-PNZ
License plates	58
Official languages	Russian
Official website: http://pnzreg.ru

Penza Oblast (Russian: Пе́нзенская о́бласть, Penzenskaya oblast) is a administrative division of Russia.

Geography

The Sura River in Penza Oblast

Penza Oblast has over 3000 rivers; the overall length is 15,458 km. In the waters of the Oblast, there are about 50 species of fish.

History

The regional center of Penza was built in 1663 as a Russian fortress.

Economy

Penza Oblast is a part of the Volga economic region.

People

Population of this oblast: 1,386,186 (2010).

Ethnic composition (2010):

• Russians - 86.8%
• Tatars - 6.4%
• others - 6.8%

Notable people

• Aristarkh Lentulov, avant-garde artist
• Victor Skumin, philosopher, writer, psychologist, psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and medical doctor.

Related pages

• Russia

Images for kids

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  Troitse-Scanov Convent

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  Tourists near Oldman Khopyor at river source

See also

In Spanish: Óblast de Penza para niños