Penza is the largest city and administrative center of Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Sura River, 625 kilometers (388 mi) southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census, Penza had a population of 517,311, making it the 36th-largest city in Russia.
View of the Church of the Merciful Saviour
Penza as seen from the highest point of the city
An 18th-century house in Penza
The main stage inside the Drama Theater Named After A.V. Lunacharsky
Penza Oblast is a federal subject of Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Penza. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,266,348.
The Sura River
Seat of the Oblast government
Troitse-Scanov Convent
Tourists near Oldman Khopyor at river source