Sosnovoborsky District
Сосновоборский район | |
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Coordinates: 53°17′49″N 46°15′05″E / 53.29694°N 46.25139°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Penza Oblast[1] |
Established | 16 July 1928 |
Administrative center | Sosnovoborsk[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,567 km2 (605 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 17,242 |
• Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
• Urban | 38.0% |
• Rural | 62.0% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Work settlements, 13 Selsoviets |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 1 Urban-type settlements[4], 44 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Sosnovoborsky Municipal District[5] |
• Municipal divisions[5] | 1 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
OKTMO ID | 56657000 |
Website | http://rsosnov.pnzreg.ru/ |
Sosnovoborsky District (Russian: Сосновобо́рский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,567 square kilometers (605 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Sosnovoborsk.[1] Population: 17,242 (2010 Census);[3] 20,510 (2002 Census);[7] 23,930 (1989 Soviet census).[8] The population of Sosnovoborsk accounts for 38.0% of the district's total population.[3]