Luninsky District

Luninsky District (Лу́нинский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 1705 km2. Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Lunino. Population: 19,944 (2010 Census); The population of Lunino accounts for 39.6% of the district's total population.

Notable residents

 * Vladimir Istomin (1810–1855), rear admiral, hero of the Siege of Sevastopol
 * Anton Legashov (1798–1865), painter, born in Lipovka