Belinsky District Белинский район (Russian) |
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Location of Belinsky District in Penza Oblast |
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Coordinates: 52°58′N 43°25′E / 52.967°N 43.417°ECoordinates: 52°58′N 43°25′E / 52.967°N 43.417°E | |
Tarkhany, home of poet Mikhail Lermontov, Belinsky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Penza Oblast |
Administrative structure (as of December 2012) | |
Administrative center | town of Belinsky |
Administrative divisions: | |
Towns of district significance | 1 |
Selsoviets | 10 |
Inhabited localities: | |
Cities/towns | 1 |
Rural localities | 88 |
Municipal structure (as of October 2012) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Belinsky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 1 |
Rural settlements | 10 |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,124 km2 (820 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 28,881 inhabitants |
• Urban | 29.7% |
• Rural | 70.3% |
Density | 13.6/km2 (35/sq mi) |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Belinsky District (Russian: Бели́нский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,124 square kilometers (820 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Belinsky. Population: 28,881 (2010 Census);33,569 (2002 Census);38,997 (1989 Census). The population of the administrative center accounts for 29.7% of the district's total population.