Temnikovsky District
Temnikovsky District
Темниковский район (Russian) | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Moksha | Темникавонь аймак |
| • Erzya | Чополтбуе |
Church in Temnikovsky District | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Temnikovsky District in the Republic of Mordovia | |
| Coordinates: 54°37′N 43°12′E / 54.617°N 43.200°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Mordovia |
| Established | 16 July 1928 |
| Administrative center | Temnikov |
| 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 | 1 cities/towns, 96 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Temnikovsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 16 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 89649000 |
| Website | http://temnikov.e-mordovia.ru |
| 2010 Census | 17,261 |
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| 2002 Census | 21,172 |
| 1989 Census | 26,782 |
| 1979 Census | 30,869 |
Temnikovsky District (Russian: Те́мниковский райо́н; Moksha: Темникавонь аймак, Temnikavoń ajmak; Erzya: Чополтбуе, Čopoltbuje) is an administrative and municipal 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). Its administrative center is the town of Temnikov. 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.