| En Name: | Temnikovsky District |
| Ru Name: | Темниковский район |
| Loc Name1: | Темникавонь аймак |
| Loc Lang1: | Moksha |
| Loc Name2: | Чополтбуе |
| Loc Lang2: | Erzya |
| Image View: | Покровская церковь.Жегалово.Мордовия.JPG |
| Coordinates: | 54.6167°N 55°W |
| Image Coa: | Temnikov COA (Tambov Governorate) (1781).png |
| Federal Subject: | Republic of Mordovia |
| Adm Data As Of: | June 2015 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | town |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Temnikov |
| Town Of District Significance Type: | Towns of district significance |
| No Of Towns Of District Significance: | 1 |
| Selsoviet Type1: | Selsoviets |
| No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 16 |
| No Of Cities Towns: | 1 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 96 |
| Mun Data As Of: | June 2015 |
| Mun Formation1: | Temnikovsky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 1 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 16 |
| Area Km2: | 1936.8 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 17261 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 42.0% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 58.0% |
| Website: | http://temnikov.e-mordovia.ru |
| Date: | October 2012 |
| Bodystyle: | width:23.5em |
| Population of Temnikovsky District | |
| Label1: | 2010 Census |
| Data1: | 17,261 |
| Label2: | 2002 Census |
| Data2: | 21,172 |
| Label3: | 1989 Census |
| Data3: | 26,782 |
| Label4: | 1979 Census |
| Data4: | 30,869 |
Temnikovsky District (Russian: Те́мниковский райо́н; Moksha: Темникавонь аймак, Temnikavoń ajmak; Erzya: Чополтбуе, Čopoltbuje) 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 northwest of the republic. The area of the district is 1936.8km2.[3] Its administrative center is the town of Temnikov.[4] 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.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Temnikovsky District is one of the twenty-two in the republic. It is divided into one town of district significance (Temnikov) and sixteen selsoviets, all of which comprise ninety-six rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Temnikovsky Municipal District. The town of district significance of Temnikov is incorporated into an urban settlement, and the sixteen selsoviets are incorporated into sixteen rural settlements within the municipal district. The town of Temnikov serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.