Belinsky District

Belinsky District
Белинский район
Tarkhany, home of poet Mikhail Lermontov, Belinsky District
Location of Belinsky District in Penza Oblast
Coordinates: 52°58′N 43°25′E / 52.967°N 43.417°E / 52.967; 43.417
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPenza Oblast
Established16 July 1928
Administrative centerBelinsky
Area
  Total
2,124 km2 (820 sq mi)
Population
  Total
28,881
  Density14/km2 (35/sq mi)
  Urban
29.7%
  Rural
70.3%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Towns of district significance, 10 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 88 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asBelinsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID56612000
Websitehttp://rbel.pnzreg.ru/

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 Soviet census). The population of the administrative center accounts for 29.7% of the district's total population.