Yelnikovsky District
Yelnikovsky District
Ельниковский район (Russian) | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Moksha | Ельниконь район |
| • Erzya | Кузбуе |
Village in Yelnikovsky District | |
Location of Yelnikovsky District in the Republic of Mordovia | |
| Coordinates: 54°37′N 43°52′E / 54.617°N 43.867°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Mordovia |
| Established | 16 July 1928 |
| Administrative center | Yelniki |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,056 km2 (408 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 11,995 |
| • Density | 11.36/km2 (29.42/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 13 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities | 67 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Yelnikovsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 0 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| OKTMO ID | 89618000 |
| Website | http://elniki.e-mordovia.ru |
| 2010 Census | 11,995 |
|---|---|
| 2002 Census | 13,359 |
| 1989 Census | 15,842 |
| 1979 Census | 18,033 |
Yelnikovsky District (Russian: Е́льниковский райо́н; Moksha: Ельниконь аймак, Jeĺnikoń ajmak; Erzya: Кузбуе, Kuzbuje) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-two in the Republic of Mordovia, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic. The area of the district is 1,056 square kilometers (408 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Yelniki. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 11,995, with the population of Yelniki accounting for 49.2% of that number.