Penza region is located in the center of the European part of Russia, as part of the Volga Federal District. The administrative center is the city of Penza. Lopatinsky district of the Penza region is located on its southern outskirts. The administrative center of the Lopatinsky district is the village of Lopatino. There is also the administration of the Lopatinsky district of the Penza region.
Geography of the Penza region
The Penza region is located between the 52nd and 54th degrees of north latitude and between the 42nd and 47th degrees of east longitude. From west to east, the region extends for 330 km, and from north to south - for 204 km. The maximum height above sea level is 342 meters.
The region is dominated by a flat relief with weakly expressed hillyness. Hydrographically, the territory of the region belongs to the basins of the Don and Volga rivers.
The climate is temperate continental. The weather in the Penza region varies from year to year. In dry years, only 350 mm falls, and in wet years - up to 775 mm of precipitation. There are often droughts in the spring. They are also frequent in the summer-autumn period of the year. Thus, the weather in the Penza region is drier than in Moscow.
Most of the Penza region is plowed up. Part of the territory is covered by forests. There are few steppes preserved. About 50 species of fish inhabit the region, 10 of them are Red Book.
Minerals are mainly represented by carbonate raw materials, sands and clays. There are also oil and peat deposits.
Features of the Lopatinsky district of the Penza region
Lopatinsky district is located on its southern (southeastern) outskirts. It borders with the Kameshkir, Shemysheysky, Maloserdobinsky districts, and in the south - with the Saratov region. The area of the district is 1440 square kilometers.
Lopatinsky district includes 40 towns and villages, which are part of 11 rural settlements. Thus, the villages of the Lopatinsky district of the Penza region are quite numerous. However, their number over the past decades has decreased very sharply, due to a decrease in the number of residents of the district.
The nature of the area
Lopatinsky district of the Penza region is located in the steppe zone, where the main activity is agriculture. The relief is a flat, flat elevation, with ravines and steep beams along riverbeds and streams. Common types of soils are leached chernozems, as well as forest dark gray soils and solonetzes. Forests occupy 16 percent of the district’s territory and are confined mainly to the right bank of the Uza River and the left bank of the river. Chardym. There are 2 medium sized lakes.
The climate in Lopatinsky district is continental, with frosty winters and hot, dry summers. The annual amount of precipitation is relatively small.
History of Lopatinsky district
The first settlers on the site of the current district appeared in the 17th century. In 1688, the village of Varypayevo was built here, which after the construction of the church became known as the village of Troitskoye.
The date of formation of the Loptinsky district of the Penza region is considered July 23, 1928, when it became part of the Volsky District that does not exist on the map. Since 1934, he entered the Saratov Territory, and from 1936 into the Saratov Region.
In 1935, the district was slightly cut, separating Danilovsky district from it. It was again included in the Lopatinsky district in 1958, but in an amended version. Since 1939, it became part of the newly formed Penza region.
In the 60s of the 20th century, the Lopatinsky district was abolished.
District population
The dynamics of the population of the region clearly reflects the demographic picture of central Russia. In 2017, the population in the district was 13152 people. Until 1960, there was an increase in the number of inhabitants, and in 1959 the population was 28, 642 people. However, then the population began to decline steadily, especially rapidly in the 60s and 70s of the 20th century, after which the recession slowed somewhat.
The most widespread in the area are residents of Russian (60%) and Tatar (22%) nationalities.
Economy in Lopatinsky district
The largest role in the economy of the region is played by agriculture. The fields grow grain, legumes, sunflowers, potatoes, and corn. Cows, sheep, pigs are bred on farms.
There are also two forestries.
Of the enterprises, the creamery is of the greatest importance.
