Penza Oblast
| Penza Oblast (English) Пензенская область (Russian) |
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.svg.png) Location of Penza Oblast in Russia |
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| Coat of Arms | Flag |
 Coat of Arms of Penza Oblast |
 Flag of Penza Oblast |
| Anthem: None | |
| Country | Russia |
| Administrative center | Penza |
| Established | February 4, 1939 |
| Political status Federal district Economic region |
Oblast Volga Volga |
| Code | 58 |
| Area - Rank within Russia |
43,200 km² 59th |
| Population ( 2002) - Rank within Russia - Density - Urban - Rural |
1,452,941 inhabitants 34th 33.6 inhab. / km² 65.6% 34.4% |
| Official language | Russian |
| Head | n/a |
| Legislative body | n/a |
| Basic Law | n/a |
| Official website | http://www.penza.ru/ |
Penza Oblast (Russian: Пе́нзенская о́бласть, Penzenskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It is located in the Volga Federal District. The administrative center is Penza.
Area: 43,200 km²; population: 1,452,941 (as of the 2002 Census).
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Geography
Time zone
Penza Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).
Administrative divisions
Demographics
Total number of births: 11,827 (2005) 12,046 (2006)
Total number of deaths: 25,790 (2005) 24,042 (2006) [1]
- Births: 7,962 (Jan-July 2008)
- Deaths: 13,608 (Jan-July 2008 [2])
Climate
| Climate data for Penza, Russia (1961-1990) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
5.0 (41) |
17.0 (62.6) |
30.0 (86) |
35.4 (95.7) |
38.0 (100.4) |
37.8 (100) |
37.2 (99) |
32.5 (90.5) |
25.0 (77) |
13.4 (56.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
38.0 (100.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | -6.9 (19.6) |
-5.8 (21.6) |
0.3 (32.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
8.9 (48) |
0.4 (32.7) |
-4.3 (24.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | -9.8 (14.4) |
-10.0 (14) |
-4.2 (24.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
13.9 (57) |
18.0 (64.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
4.5 (40.1) |
-2.9 (26.8) |
-7.7 (18.1) |
4.7 (40.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | -13.9 (7) |
-13.5 (7.7) |
-7.1 (19.2) |
1.7 (35.1) |
8.1 (46.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
7.1 (44.8) |
1.3 (34.3) |
-4.4 (24.1) |
-10.4 (13.3) |
0.6 (33.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | -39.0 (-38.2) |
-40.0 (-40) |
-31.1 (-24) |
-20.0 (-4) |
-6.0 (21.2) |
-2.2 (28) |
2.0 (35.6) |
0.6 (33.1) |
-6.1 (21) |
-17.2 (1) |
-31.1 (-24) |
-40.0 (-40) |
-40.0 (-40) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 41 (1.61) |
29 (1.14) |
32 (1.26) |
36 (1.42) |
41 (1.61) |
62 (2.44) |
67 (2.64) |
56 (2.2) |
53 (2.09) |
49 (1.93) |
52 (2.05) |
45 (1.77) |
563 (22.17) |
| Source: Гидрометцентр, Погода и Климат | |||||||||||||
External links
Media related to Penza Oblast at Wikimedia Commons- (Russian) Official website of Penza Oblast.
- The regional catalogue of Penza City and Penza Oblast enterprises (Russian)
- Breaking news from the Penza region. (Russian)