Bekovo (Russian: Бе́ково) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Bekovsky District of Penza Oblast, Russia, located to the extreme south of the oblast on the right bank of the Khopyor River, 154 kilometers (96 mi) from Penza. Population: 6,941 (2010 Russian census);[2] 6,891 (2002 Census);[6] 7,311 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
Bekovo Беково | |
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Work settlement[1] | |
 Bekovo. The Gothic lock. 2011. | |
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Location of Bekovo  | |
  Bekovo Location of Bekovo  Bekovo Bekovo (Penza Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 52°27′54″N 43°42′36″E / 52.46500°N 43.71000°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Penza Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Bekovsky District[1] |
| Founded | Late 17th century |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1959 |
| Elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,941 |
| • Estimate (2018)[3] | 6,274 (−9.6%) |
| • Capital of | Bekovsky District[1] |
| • Municipal district | Bekovsky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Bekovo Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Bekovsky Municipal District, Bekovo Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [4]) |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 442940, 442941 |
| OKTMO ID | 56609151051 |
History
It was founded in the late 17th century and renamed in the 18th century after Alexander Bekovich-Cherkassky.[citation needed] The inhabitants built the church of St. Nicholas in 1771 and the Church of the Intercession in 1813. Urban-type settlement status was granted to Bekovo in 1959.[citation needed]
Transportation
It has a railway station on the Tambov-Saratov line, now belonging to the South-Eastern Railway, which opened on February 22, 1874.
Bekovo railway station.
2011
Bekovo railway branch near Sosnovka
2015 год
Bekovo railway bridge across the Mitkirey river near Sosnovka,
2015 год
