Tengushevsky District
District in Republic of Mordovia, Russia
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Tengushevsky District (Russian: Теньгу́шевский райо́н; Moksha: Теньгжелень аймак, Teńgželeń ajmak; Erzya: Теньгушбуе, Teńgušbuje) 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 845.94 square kilometers (326.62 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Tengushevo.[2]
Tengushevsky District
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Moksha | Теньгжелень аймак |
| • Erzya | Теньгушбуе |
Lake Shelubey, a protected area of Russia, is located in Tengushevsky District | |
 Location of Tengushevsky District in the Republic of Mordovia | |
| Coordinates: 54°46′N 42°43′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Mordovia[1] |
| Established | 16 July 1928 |
| Administrative center | Tengushevo[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 845.94 km2 (326.62 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 12,340 |
| • Density | 14.59/km2 (37.78/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 10 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities[2] | 40 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Tengushevsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Municipal divisions[5] | 0 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
| OKTMO ID | 89651000 |
| Website | http://tengushevo.e-mordovia.ru |
| 2010 Census | 12,340[4] |
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| 2002 Census | 14,286[7] |
| 1989 Census | 15,897[8] |
| 1979 Census | 17,990[9] |
Demographics
Population
As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 12,340, with the population of Tengushevo accounting for 34.3% of that number.[4]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tengushevsky District is one of the twenty-two in the republic.[1] The district is divided into ten selsoviets which comprise forty rural localities.[2] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Tengushevsky Municipal District.[5] Its ten selsoviets are incorporated into ten rural settlements within the municipal district.[5] The selo of Tengushevo serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[5] district.
Notable residents
- Alexei Nemov (born 1976 in Barashevo), gymnast
- Aleksandr Sharonov (born 1942 in Shoksha), folklorist