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Penza Oblast

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Penza Oblast

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Also known as Penza

federal subject of Russia

AI overview

Penza Oblast is a region in western Russia that serves as one of the country's federal administrative divisions. It matters as part of Russia's territorial and governmental structure, though it is not among the most prominent or economically significant regions in the country.

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Wikidata facts

Continent
Europe
Capital
Penza
Population
1213113
Area
43200
Shares border with
Mordovia
Official website
www.pnzreg.ru
Image
Troice-scanov monastery DSC08705.jpg
Licence plate code
58
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Commons category
Penza Oblast
topic's main category
Category:Penza Oblast
category for people born here
Category:Births in Penza Oblast
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Penza Oblast
category of associated people
Category:People from Penza Oblast
inception
1939-02-04
language used
Moksha
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Encyclopedic overview

Penza Oblast (Russian: Пензенская область, IPA: [ˈpʲenzʲɪnskəjə ˈobɫəsʲtʲ]) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Penza. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,266,348. It was formed in 1939 on the territory detached from neighboring Tambov Oblast.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Penza Oblast” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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