Ardatovsky District, Republic of Mordovia explained

En Name:Ardatovsky District
Ru Name:Ардатовский район
Loc Name1:Орданьбуе
Loc Lang1:Erzya
Loc Name2:Ардатовань аймак
Loc Lang2:Moksha
Image View:Rator lej Ordanjbye.jpg
Imge Caption:Alatyr River near the village of Mokrovka, Ardatov District
Coordinates:54.85°N 60°W
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Ardatov (2011).png
Federal Subject:Republic of Mordovia
Adm Data As Of:June 2015
Adm Ctr Type:town
Adm Ctr Name:Ardatov
Town Of District Significance Type:Towns of district significance
No Of Towns Of District Significance:1
Urban-Type Settlement Of District Significance Type:Work settlements
No Of Urban-Type Settlements Of District Significance:1
Selsoviet Type1:Selsoviets
No Of Selsoviets Type1:21
No Of Cities Towns:1
No Of Urban-Type Settlements:1
No Of Rural Localities:54
Mun Data As Of:May 2014
Mun Formation1:Ardatovsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:2
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:21
Area Km2:1192.5
Pop 2010Census:29446
Urban Pop 2010Census:49.8%
Rural Pop 2010Census:50.2%
Website:https://ardatov-rm.ru/
Date:January 2023
Population of Ardatovsky District
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:29,446
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:31,565
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:36,210
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:41,384

Ardatovsky District (Russian: Арда́товский райо́н; Erzya: Орданьбуе Ordańbuje; Moksha: Ардатовань аймак, Ardatovań ajmak) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the twenty-two in the Republic of Mordovia, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the republic. The area of the district is 1192.5km2.[3] Its administrative center is the town of Ardatov.[4] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 29,446, with the population of Ardatov accounting for 31.9% of that number.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ardatovsky District is one of the twenty-two in the republic. It is divided into one town of district significance (Ardatov), one work settlement (an administrative division with the administrative center in the work settlement (inhabited locality) of Turgenevo), and twenty-one selsoviets, all of which comprise fifty-four rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Ardatovsky Municipal District. The town of district significance of Ardatov and Turgenevo Work Settlement are incorporated into two urban settlements, and the twenty-one selsoviets are incorporated into twenty-one rural settlements within the municipal district. The town of Ardatov serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

Notable residents

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Notes and References

  1. Constitution of the Republic of Mordovia, Article 63
  2. Law #115-Z
  3. Web site: General Information. Ardatovsky District. russian. January 5, 2018.
  4. Law #7-Z