Bashmakovsky District

Bashmakovsky District (Russian: Башмако́вский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,618 square kilometers (625 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Bashmakovo.^[1] Population: 23,304 (2010 Census);^[3] 25,159 (2002 Census);^[7] 28,032 (1989 Soviet census).^[8] The population of Bashmakovo accounts for 44.7% of the district's total population.^[3]

Bashmakovsky District Башмаковский район
District
Outside Kyanda, Bashmakovsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Bashkmakovsky District in Penza Oblast
Coordinates: 53°12′47″N 43°02′11″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Penza Oblast[1]
Administrative center	Bashmakovo[1]
Area [2]
• Total	1,618 km2 (625 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	23,304
• Density	14/km2 (37/sq mi)
• Urban	44.7%
• Rural	55.3%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Work settlements, 13 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities[1]	1 urban-type settlements[4], 59 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Bashmakovsky Municipal District[5]
• Municipal divisions[5]	1 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
OKTMO ID	56603000
Website	http://rbash.pnzreg.ru/

Notable residents

• Anna Konkina (born 1947 in Kirillovka), racing cyclist