Temnikovsky District
District in Republic of Mordovia, Russia
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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]
Temnikovsky District
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Moksha | Темникавонь аймак |
| • Erzya | Чополтбуе |
Church in Temnikovsky District | |
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 Location of Temnikovsky District in the Republic of Mordovia | |
| Coordinates: 54°37′N 43°12′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Mordovia[1] |
| Established | 16 July 1928 |
| Administrative center | Temnikov[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,936.8 km2 (747.8 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 17,261 |
| • Density | 8.9121/km2 (23.082/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 42.0% |
| • Rural | 58.0% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Towns of district significance, 16 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities[2] | 1 cities/towns, 96 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Temnikovsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Municipal divisions[5] | 1 urban settlements, 16 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
| OKTMO ID | 89649000 |
| Website | http://temnikov.e-mordovia.ru |
| 2010 Census | 17,261[4] |
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| 2002 Census | 21,172[7] |
| 1989 Census | 26,782[8] |
| 1979 Census | 30,869[9] |
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.