Bekovo, Penza Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Bekovo.

Work settlement in Penza Oblast, Russia

Bekovo

Беково

Work settlement[1]

Bekovo. The Gothic lock. 2011.

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Coordinates: 52°27′54″N 43°42′36″E﻿ / ﻿52.46500°N 43.71000°E﻿ / 52.46500; 43.71000
Country| Russia
Federal subject| Penza Oblast[1]
Administrative district| Bekovsky District[1]
Founded| Late 17th century
Urban-type settlement status since| 1959
Elevation

| 155 m (509 ft)
Population

(2010 Census)[2]

• Total| 6,941

Administrative status

• Capital of| Bekovsky District[1]

Municipal status

• Municipal district| Bekovsky Municipal District
• Urban settlement| Bekovo Urban Settlement
• Capital of| Bekovsky Municipal District, Bekovo Urban Settlement
Time zone| UTC+3 (MSK [3])
Postal code(s)[4]|

442940, 442941

OKTMO ID| 56609151051

Bekovo (Russian: Бе́ково) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Bekovsky District of Penza Oblast, Russia, located to the extreme south of the oblast on the right bank of the Khopyor River, 154 kilometers (96 mi) from Penza. Population: 6,941 (2010 Census);[2] 6,891 (2002 Census);[5] 7,311 (1989 Soviet census).[6]

## History

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Bekovo Administration building, 2011

It was founded in the late 17th century and renamed in the 18th century after Alexander Bekovich-Cherkassky.[citation needed] The inhabitants built the church of St. Nicholas in 1771 and the Church of the Intercession in 1813. Urban-type settlement status was granted to Bekovo in 1959.[citation needed]

## Transportation

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It has a railway station on the Tambov-Saratov line, now belonging to the South-Eastern Railway, which opened on February 22, 1874.

* Bekovo railway station.
2011

* Bekovo railway branch near Sosnovka
2015 год

* Bekovo railway bridge across the Mitkirey river near Sosnovka,
2015 год

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e Законодательное Собрание Пензенской области. Закон №774-ЗПО от 9 марта 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Пензенской области», в ред. Закона №2484-ЗПО от 28 ноября 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в статью 15 Закона Пензенской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Пензенской области"». Вступил в силу через десять дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Пензенские губернские ведомости", №6, стр. 49, 18 марта 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Penza Oblast. Law #774-ZPO of March 9, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Penza Oblast, as amended by the Law #2484-ZPO of November 28, 2013 On Amending Article 15 of the Law of Penza Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Penza Oblast". Effective as of the day ten days after the day of the official publication.).
2. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
3. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
4. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
5. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
6. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 - via Demoscope Weekly.

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Administrative divisions of Penza Oblast

Administrative center: Penza • Rural localities

Districts|

* Bashmakovsky
* Bekovsky
* Belinsky
* Bessonovsky
* Gorodishchensky
* Issinsky
* Kamensky
* Kameshkirsky
* Kolyshleysky
* Kuznetsky
* Lopatinsky
* Luninsky
* Maloserdobinsky
* Mokshansky
* Narovchatsky
* Neverkinsky
* Nikolsky
* Nizhnelomovsky
* Pachelmsky
* Penzensky
* Serdobsky
* Shemysheysky
* Sosnovoborsky
* Spassky
* Tamalinsky
* Vadinsky
* Zemetchinsky

Cities and towns|

* Belinsky
* Gorodishche
* Kamenka
* Kuznetsk
* Nikolsk
* Nizhny Lomov
* Penza
* Serdobsk
* Spassk
* Sursk
* Zarechny

Urban-type settlements|

* Bashmakovo
* Bekovo
* Chaadayevka
* Issa
* Kolyshley
* Lunino
* Mokshan
* Pachelma
* Shemysheyka
* Sosnovoborsk
* Sura
* Tamala
* Verkhozim
* Yevlashevo
* Zemetchino
* Zolotaryovka

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