Chamzinsky District
District in Republic of Mordovia, Russia
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Chamzinsky District (Russian: Ча́мзинский райо́н; Erzya: Чаунзабуе, Čaunzabuje; Moksha: Чамзинкань аймак, Čamzinkań ajmak) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the twenty-two in the Republic of Mordovia, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the district is 1,009.5 square kilometers (389.8 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Chamzinka.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 31,639, with the population of Chamzinka accounting for 29.9% of that number.[4]
Chamzinsky District
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Erzya | Чаунзабуе |
| • Moksha | Чамзинкань аймак |
Church of Three Holy Hierarchs, village Sabur Machkasy, Chamzinsky District | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Chamzinsky District in the Republic of Mordovia | |
| Coordinates: 54°24′N 45°47′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Mordovia[1] |
| Administrative center | Chamzinka[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,009.5 km2 (389.8 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 31,639 |
| • Density | 31.341/km2 (81.173/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 72.6% |
| • Rural | 27.4% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 2 Work settlements, 12 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities[2] | 2 urban-type settlements[5], 51 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Chamzinsky Municipal District[6] |
| • Municipal divisions[6] | 2 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [7]) |
| OKTMO ID | 89657000 |
| Website | http://chamzinka.e-mordovia.ru/ |
| 2010 Census | 31,639[4] |
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| 2002 Census | 33,871[8] |
| 1989 Census | 36,077[9] |
| 1979 Census | 34,888[10] |
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Chamzinsky District is one of the twenty-two in the republic.[1] It is divided into two work settlements (administrative divisions with the administrative centers in the work settlements (inhabited localities) of Chamzinka and Komsomolsky) and twelve selsoviets, all of which comprise fifty-one rural localities.[2] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Chamzinsky Municipal District.[6] Chamzinka and Komsomolsky Work Settlements are incorporated into two urban settlements, and the twelve selsoviets are incorporated into twelve rural settlements within the municipal district.[6] The work settlement of Chamzinka serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[6] district.
Notable residents
- Maksim Budnikov (born 1983 in Chamzinska), footballer
- Sergius (Chashin) (born 1974 in Komsomolsky), Russian Orthodox bishop