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Penza (, ) is the largest city and administrative center of Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Sura River, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census, Penza had a population of 517,311, making it the 36th-largest city in Russia.
Penza is a major city in western Russia that serves as the administrative center of Penza Oblast, located southeast of Moscow along the Sura River. With a population of over 517,000 as of 2010, it ranks among Russia's 36 largest cities.
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Key facts
- Russian inhabited locality.postal_codes
- 440000, 440001, 440003–440005, 440007–440009, 440011–440015, 440018, 440020, 440022, 440023, 440025, 440026, 440028, 440031–440035, 440039, 440040, 440042, 440044–440047, 440049, 440052, 440054, 440056, 440058, 440060–440062, 440064, 440066–440068, 440071, 440072, 440700, 440890, 440899, 440960, 440961, 440999
- Russian inhabited locality.dialing_codes
- 8412
- Russian inhabited locality.website
- http://www.penza-gorod.ru
- Russian inhabited locality.en_name
- Penza
- Russian inhabited locality.ru_name
- Пенза
- Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline
- View of the Church of the Merciful Saviour, Penza.jpg
- Russian inhabited locality.image_caption
- View of the Church of the Merciful Saviour
- Russian inhabited locality.image_flag
- Flag of Penza.png
- Russian inhabited locality.pushpin_map
- Russia Penza Oblast#European Russia#Europe
- Russian inhabited locality.image_coa
- Coat of Arms of Penza (Penza oblast) (2001).png
- Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject
- Penza Oblast
- Russian inhabited locality.adm_inhabloc_jur
- city of oblast significance of Penza
- Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1
- Penza Oblast
- Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of2
- city of oblast significance of Penza
- Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat
- City
- Russian inhabited locality.urban_okrug_jur
- Penza Urban Okrug
- Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1
- Penza Urban Okrug
- Russian inhabited locality.leader_name
- Vladimir Mutovkin
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 487978
- Area
- 290.377
- Elevation
- 150
- Official website
- www.penza-gorod.ru
- Image
- Penza from Ferris wheel.JPG
- Dialing code
- 8412
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- inception
- 1663-01-01
- Commons category
- Penza
- postal code
- 440000
- native label
- Пенза
- time of earliest written record
- 1663-00-00
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- Twin towns – sister cities
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Sources
- External links
Penza (, ) is the largest city and administrative center of Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Sura River, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census, Penza had a population of 517,311, making it the 36th-largest city in Russia.
== Etymology == The city's name derives from a hydronym in the Moksha language, , meaning 'end of a swampy river'.
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