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Also known as Pensa

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.

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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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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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19 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Geography
  • Location and terrain
  • Urban layout
  • Paleontology
  • History
  • Administrative and municipal status
  • Transportation
  • Education and culture
  • Climate
  • Sports
  • Honors
  • People
  • 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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