Krasnoslobodsky District
District in Republic of Mordovia, Russia
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Krasnoslobodsky District (Russian: Краснослобо́дский райо́н; Moksha: Ошень аймак, Ošeń ajmak; Erzya: Якстерекуро буе, Jaksterekuro buje) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-two in the Republic of Mordovia, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic. The area of the district is 1,379.4 square kilometers (532.6 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the town of Krasnoslobodsk.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 26,406, with the population of Krasnoslobodsk accounting for 38.4% of that number.[4]
Krasnoslobodsky District
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Moksha | Ошень аймак |
| • Erzya | Якстерекуро буе |
Housing with home church of Alexander Nevsky, Krasnoslobodsk, Krasnoslobodsky District | |
 Flag .gif) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Krasnoslobodsky District in the Republic of Mordovia | |
| Coordinates: 54°26′N 43°47′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Mordovia[1] |
| Established | 16 July 1928 |
| Administrative center | Krasnoslobodsk[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,379.4 km2 (532.6 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 26,406 |
| • Density | 19.143/km2 (49.580/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 38.4% |
| • Rural | 61.6% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Towns of district significance, 16 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities[2] | 1 cities/towns, 70 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Krasnoslobodsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Municipal divisions[5] | 0 urban settlements, 16 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
| OKTMO ID | 89634000 |
| Website | http://krasnoslobodsk.e-mordovia.ru/ |
| 2010 Census | 26,406[4] |
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| 2002 Census | 28,703[7] |
| 1989 Census | 33,669[8] |
| 1979 Census | 39,860[9] |
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Krasnoslobodsky District is one of the twenty-two in the republic.[1] It is divided into one town of district significance (Krasnoslobodsk) and sixteen selsoviets, all of which comprise seventy rural localities.[2] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Krasnoslobodsky Municipal District.[5] The town of district significance of Krasnoslobodsk is incorporated into an urban settlement, and the sixteen selsoviets are incorporated into sixteen rural settlements within the municipal district.[5] The town of Krasnoslobodsk serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[5] district.
Notable residents
- Alexander Palm (1822–1885), poet, novelist and playwright born in Krasnoslobodsk
- Vladimir Volkov (born 1954), politician born in Novoye Arakcheyevo