Kovylkinsky District
Kovylkinsky District
Ковылкинский район (Russian) | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Moksha | Лашмонь район |
| • Erzya | Ковёлбуе |
Monument to Unknown Soldier, Kovylkinsky District | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Kovylkinsky District in the Republic of Mordovia | |
| Coordinates: 54°02′N 43°55′E / 54.033°N 43.917°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Mordovia |
| Established | 16 July 1928 |
| Administrative center | Kovylkino |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,013 km2 (777 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 22,523 |
| • Density | 11.19/km2 (28.98/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 21 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities | 106 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Kovylkinsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 21 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 89629000 |
| Website | http://www.kovilkino13.ru |
| 2010 Census | 22,523 |
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| 2002 Census | 25,488 |
| 1989 Census | 33,488 |
| 1979 Census | 47,727 |
Kovylkinsky District (Russian: Ковы́лкинский райо́н; Moksha: Лашмонь аймак, Lašmoń ajmak; Erzya: Ковёлбуе, Kovölbuje) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-two in the Republic of Mordovia, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is 2,013 square kilometers (777 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kovylkino (which is not administratively a part of the district). As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 22,523.