Temnikovsky District

District in Republic of Mordovia, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Temnikovsky District (Russian: Те́мниковский райо́н; Moksha: Темникавонь аймак, Temnikavoń ajmak; Erzya: Чополтбуе, Čopoltbuje) 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 northwest of the republic. The area of the district is 1,936.8 square kilometers (747.8 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the town of Temnikov.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 17,261, with the population of Temnikov accounting for 42.0% of that number.[4]

ErzyaЧополтбуе
CountryRussia
Established16 July 1928Edit this on Wikidata
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Temnikovsky District
Темниковский район (Russian)
Other transcription(s)
  MokshaТемникавонь аймак
  ErzyaЧополтбуе
Church in Temnikovsky District
Church in Temnikovsky District
Coat of arms of Temnikovsky District
Location of Temnikovsky District in the Republic of Mordovia
Coordinates: 54°37′N 43°12′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Mordovia[1]
Established16 July 1928Edit this on Wikidata
Administrative centerTemnikov[2]
Area
  Total
1,936.8 km2 (747.8 sq mi)
Population
  Total
17,261
  Density8.9121/km2 (23.082/sq mi)
  Urban
42.0%
  Rural
58.0%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Towns of district significance, 16 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities[2]1 cities/towns, 96 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asTemnikovsky Municipal District[5]
  Municipal divisions[5]1 urban settlements, 16 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
OKTMO ID89649000
Websitehttp://temnikov.e-mordovia.ru
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Population of Temnikovsky District
2010 Census17,261[4]
2002 Census21,172[7]
1989 Census26,782[8]
1979 Census30,869[9]
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Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Temnikovsky District is one of the twenty-two in the republic.[1] It is divided into one town of district significance (Temnikov) and sixteen selsoviets, all of which comprise ninety-six rural localities.[2] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Temnikovsky Municipal District.[5] The town of district significance of Temnikov is incorporated into an urban settlement, and the sixteen selsoviets are incorporated into sixteen rural settlements within the municipal district.[5] The town of Temnikov serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[5] district.

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