Issinsky District (russian: Иссинский райо́н) is an administrative
[Law #774-ZPO] and municipal
[Law #690-ZPO] district (
raion
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), one of the
twenty-seven in
Penza Oblast
Penza Oblast (russian: Пе́нзенская о́бласть, ''Penzenskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Penza. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,386,186.
Geo ...
,
Russia
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. It is located in the north of the
oblast
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. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, L ...
is the
urban locality (a
work settlement) of
Issa
Issa or ISSA may refer to:
Acronyms and abbreviations
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.
Population: 11,157 (
2010 Census);
The population of Issa accounts for 48.6% of the district's total population.
Notable residents
*
Filipp Cherokmanov
Filipp Mikhailovich Cherokmanov (Russian: Филипп Михайлович Черокманов; 16 November 1899 – 8 June 1978) was a Soviet Army lieutenant general and Hero of the Soviet Union. Cherokmanov joined the Red Army during the Russia ...
(1899–1978), Soviet Army lieutenant general, Hero of the Soviet Union, born in the village of Marovka
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Districts of Penza Oblast