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Founded: 1936
Governor: Vladimir Kuzmich Bochkaryov
Federation Council Representatives: Andrei Petrovich Vavilov (legislative, term expires April 2007); Boris Isaakovich Shpigel (executive, term expires May 2010)
Duma deputy: Viktor Alexandrovich Lazutkin (Pervomaisky district)(United Russia); Igor Nikolayevich Rudensky (Zheleznodorozhny district)(United Russia)
Population: 1,453,000 (2002 census)
Territory: 43,300 square km (16,714 sq. miles)
Capital: Penza (population 518,200), 709 km from Moscow
Federal district: Volga
Economic region: Volga
Time zone: Moscow, GMT +3, EST +8
Geography: Penza is located mostly in the Volga Uplands. It borders Ryazan, Ulyanovck, Saratov and Tambov regions and the Republic of Mordovia. The Sura and Mochka rivers flow through the territory.
Urban population: 65%, Rural population: 35%
Ethnic make-up:
Economy: Penza is a mixed agricultural-industrial region. It is one of Russia's leading producers of wheat, rye, oats, millet, buckwheat, cereal and forage crops, vegetables, potatoes, mustard, and meat. The main industrial sectors include engineering and woodworking, but timber production has fallen off in recent years.
Official website: http://www.penza.ru
Contact Information
Governor
Vladimir Kuzmich Bochkaryov
75 Moskovskaya Ulitsa
Penza 440025
Tel.: +7 (8412) 56 11 94
Tel/Fax: +7 (8412) 55 04 11
Email: pravobl@sura.ru
Chairman of Legislative Assembly
Viktor Alexandrovich Lazutkin
75 Moskovskaya Ulitsa
Penza 440025
Tel.: +7 (8412) 56 22 66
Tel/Fax: +7 (8412) 55 30 70
Representative to the Government of the Russian Federation
Alexander Alekseyevich Rodionov
19 Novy Arbat, office 1914
Moscow 103025
Tel.: +7 (095) 203 10 75
Fax: +7 (095) 203 62 45
last updated August 24, 2005
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