Bekovo, Penza Oblast
Bekovo
Беково | |
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Work settlement | |
Bekovo. The Gothic lock. 2011. | |
Location of Bekovo | |
| Coordinates: 52°27′54″N 43°42′36″E / 52.46500°N 43.71000°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Penza Oblast |
| Administrative district | Bekovsky District |
| Founded | Late 17th century |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1959 |
| Elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 6,941 |
| • Capital of | Bekovsky District |
| • Municipal district | Bekovsky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Bekovo Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Bekovsky Municipal District, Bekovo Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 442940, 442941 |
| OKTMO ID | 56609151051 |
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Bekovo (Russian: Бе́ково) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Bekovsky District of Penza Oblast, Russia, located to the extreme south of the oblast on the right bank of the Khopyor River, 154 kilometers (96 mi) from Penza. Population: 6,941 (2010 Census); 6,891 (2002 Census); 7,311 (1989 Soviet census).