Issinsky District

Issinsky District (Russian: Иссинский райо́н) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 926.3 square kilometers (357.6 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Issa.^[1] Population: 11,157 (2010 Census);^[3] 12,611 (2002 Census);^[7] 14,746 (1989 Soviet census).^[8] The population of Issa accounts for 48.6% of the district's total population.^[3]

Issinsky District Иссинский район
District
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Location of Issinsky District in Penza Oblast
Coordinates: 53°52′03″N 44°51′34″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Penza Oblast[1]
Established	16 July 1928
Administrative center	Issa[1]
Area [2]
• Total	926.3 km2 (357.6 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	11,157
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
• Urban	48.6%
• Rural	51.4%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Work settlements, 5 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities[1]	1 urban-type settlements[4], 40 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Issinsky Municipal District[5]
• Municipal divisions[5]	1 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
OKTMO ID	56626000
Website	http://rissa.pnzreg.ru/

Notable residents

• Filipp Cherokmanov (1899–1978), Soviet Army lieutenant general, Hero of the Soviet Union, born in the village of Marovka