| En Name: | Staroshaygovsky District |
| Ru Name: | Старошайговский район |
| Loc Name1: | Сире Шяйгавонь район |
| Loc Lang1: | Moksha |
| Loc Name2: | Ташто Шайгабуе |
| Loc Lang2: | Erzya |
| Image View: | Staroshaygovsky District, Mordovia, Russia - panoramio.jpg |
| Coordinates: | 54.3°N 72°W |
| Federal Subject: | Republic of Mordovia |
| Adm Data As Of: | June 2015 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | selo |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Staroye Shaygovo |
| Selsoviet Type1: | Selsoviets |
| No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 17 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 57 |
| Mun Data As Of: | March 2010 |
| Mun Formation1: | Staroshaygovsky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 0 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 17 |
| Area Km2: | 1419.4 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 14071 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 0% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 100% |
| Website: | http://staroshajgovo.e-mordovia.ru/ |
| Date: | October 2012 |
| Population of Staroshaygovsky District | |
| Bodystyle: | width:23.5em |
| Label1: | 2010 Census |
| Data1: | 14,071 |
| Label2: | 2002 Census |
| Data2: | 15,870 |
| Label3: | 1989 Census |
| Data3: | 18,422 |
| Label4: | 1979 Census |
| Data4: | 25,168 |
Staroshaygovsky District (Russian: Старошайго́вский райо́н; Moksha: Сире Шяйгавонь аймак, Sire Šäjgavoń ajmak; Erzya: Ташто Шайгабуе, Tašto Šajgabuje) 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 northern and central parts of the republic and borders with Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in the north, Lyambirsky District in the east, Ruzayevsky District in the south, Kadoshkinsky District in the southwest, and with Krasnoslobodsky District in the west. The area of the district is 1419.4km2.[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Staroye Shaygovo.[4] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 14,071, with the population of Staroye Shaygovo accounting for 36.9% of that number.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Staroshaygovsky District is one of the twenty-two in the republic. The district is divided into seventeen selsoviets which comprise fifty-seven rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Staroshaygovsky Municipal District. Its seventeen selsoviets are incorporated into seventeen rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Staroye Shaygovo serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.