Bekovsky District
Bekovsky District
Бековский район | |
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The Khopyor River near Bekovo, Bekovsky District | |
Location of Bekovsky District in Penza Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 52°28′N 43°43′E / 52.467°N 43.717°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Penza Oblast |
| Established | 1928 |
| Administrative center | Bekovo |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,016 km2 (392 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 17,531 |
• Estimate (January 2015) | 15,982 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 39.6% |
| • Rural | 60.4% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Work settlements, 8 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 urban-type settlements, 34 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Bekovsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 56609000 |
| Website | http://rbek.pnzreg.ru |
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| 2010 Census | 17,531 |
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| 2002 Census | 18,853 |
| 1989 Census | 21,474 |
| 1979 Census | 24,625 |
Bekovsky District (Russian: Бе́ковский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal 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). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Bekovo. 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.