Kovylkino

Kovylkino
Ковылкино
Other transcription(s)
 • MokshaЛашма ош
Train station at Kovylkino
Interactive map of Kovylkino
Kovylkino
Location of Kovylkino
Kovylkino
Kovylkino (Republic of Mordovia)
Coordinates: 54°02′25″N 43°55′17″E / 54.04028°N 43.92139°E / 54.04028; 43.92139
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMordovia
Founded1892
Town status since1960
Elevation
140 m (460 ft)
Population
 • Total
21,307
 • Estimate 
(2021)
19,793 (−7.1%)
 • Subordinated totown of republic significance of Kovylkino
 • Capital ofKovylkinsky District, town of republic significance of Kovylkino
 • Municipal districtKovylkinsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementKovylkino Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofKovylkinsky Municipal District, Kovylkino Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code
431350–431355
OKTMO ID89629101001

Kovylkino (Russian: Ковы́лкино; Moksha: Лашма ош, Lašma oš) is a town in the Republic of Mordovia, Russia, located 116 kilometers (72 mi) southwest of Saransk on the left bank of the Moksha River (a tributary of the Oka). Population: 21,307 (2010 census); 21,873 (2002 census); 21,615 (1989 Soviet census).