Penza Oblast

Penza Oblast (, "Penzenskaya oblast") is a administrative division of Russia.
Geography.
Penza Oblast has over 3000 rivers; the overall length is 15,458 km. In the waters of the Oblast, there are about 50 species of fish.
History.
The regional center of Penza was built in 1663 as a Russian fortress.
Economy.
Penza Oblast is a part of the Volga economic region.
People.
Population of this oblast: 1,386,186 (2010).
Ethnic composition (2010):