Mokshan (Russian: Мокша́н) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Mokshansky District of Penza Oblast, Russia. Population: 11,592 (2010 Russian census);[1] 11,808 (2002 Census);[5] 11,035 (1989 Soviet census);[6] 10,710 (1900).[citation needed]
Mokshan Мокшан | |
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Location of Mokshan  | |
  Mokshan Location of Mokshan  Mokshan Mokshan (Penza Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 53°26′23″N 44°36′38″E / 53.43972°N 44.61056°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Penza Oblast |
| Administrative district | Mokshansky District |
| Founded | 1566 (Julian) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 11,592 |
| • Estimate (2018)[2] | 11,386 (−1.8%) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [3]) |
| Postal code(s)[4] | 442370 |
| OKTMO ID | 56645151051 |
History
It was established in 1566 as a fort to protect the country from the raids of the Tatars and the Kalmyks, and is supposedly located on the site of the Meshcheryak town of Murunza mentioned as early as the 9th century. It was granted town status in 1780 and demoted to rural locality in 1925. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1960.
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mokshan.
- Unofficial website of Mokshan (in Russian)
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