Bekovo, Penza Oblast
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| Administrative status (as of February 2010) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Penza Oblast |
| Administrative district | Bekovsky District |
| Administrative center of | Bekovsky District |
| Municipal status (as of February 2010) | |
| Municipal district | Bekovsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Bekovo Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Bekovsky Municipal District,{{{mun_admctr_of_ref}}} Bekovo Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 6,941 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | Late 17th century |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1959 |
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Bekovo (Russian: Беково) 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 Census);6,891 (2002 Census);7,311 (1989 Census).
It was founded in the late 17th century and renamed in the 18th century after Alexander Bekovich-Cherkassky. 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.
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.
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Bekovo railway branch near Sosnovka
2015 год
Bekovo railway bridge across the Mitkirey river near Sosnovka,
2015 год
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