Bashmakovsky District

Bashmakovsky District
Башмаковский район
Outside Kyanda, Bashmakovsky District
Location of Bashkmakovsky District in Penza Oblast
Coordinates: 53°12′47″N 43°02′11″E / 53.21306°N 43.03639°E / 53.21306; 43.03639
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPenza Oblast
Administrative centerBashmakovo
Area
  Total
1,618 km2 (625 sq mi)
Population
  Total
23,304
  Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
  Urban
44.7%
  Rural
55.3%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Work settlements, 13 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 59 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asBashmakovsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID56603000
Websitehttp://rbash.pnzreg.ru/

Bashmakovsky District (Russian: Башмако́вский 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 1,618 square kilometers (625 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Bashmakovo. Population: 23,304 (2010 Census); 25,159(2002 Census); 28,032(1989 Soviet census). The population of Bashmakovo accounts for 44.7% of the district's total population.