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Penza Oblast

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Penza Oblast

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Also known as Penza

federal subject of Russia

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Penza Oblast is a region in western Russia that serves as one of the country's federal administrative divisions. It matters as part of Russia's territorial and governmental structure, though it is not among the most prominent or economically significant regions in the country.

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Encyclopedic overview

Penza Oblast (Russian: Пензенская область, IPA: [ˈpʲenzʲɪnskəjə ˈobɫəsʲtʲ]) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Penza. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,266,348. It was formed in 1939 on the territory detached from neighboring Tambov Oblast.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Penza Oblast” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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