Tengushevsky District
Tengushevsky District
Теньгушевский район (Russian) | |
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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 / 54.767°N 42.717°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Mordovia |
| Established | 16 July 1928 |
| Administrative center | Tengushevo |
| 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 | 40 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Tengushevsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 0 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 89651000 |
| Website | http://tengushevo.e-mordovia.ru |
| 2010 Census | 12,340 |
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| 2002 Census | 14,286 |
| 1989 Census | 15,897 |
| 1979 Census | 17,990 |
Tengushevsky District (Russian: Теньгу́шевский райо́н; Moksha: Теньгжелень аймак, Teńgželeń ajmak; Erzya: Теньгушбуе, Teńgušbuje) 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 845.94 square kilometers (326.62 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Tengushevo.