Tengushevsky District Explained

En Name:Tengushevsky District
Ru Name:Теньгушевский район
Loc Name1:Теньгжелень аймак
Loc Lang1:Moksha
Loc Name2:Теньгушбуе
Loc Lang2:Erzya
Image View:Shelubey lake.JPG
Coordinates:54.7667°N 85°W
Federal Subject:Republic of Mordovia
Adm Data As Of:June 2015
Adm Ctr Type:selo
Adm Ctr Name:Tengushevo
Selsoviet Type1:Selsoviets
No Of Selsoviets Type1:10
No Of Rural Localities:40
Mun Data As Of:June 2014
Mun Formation1:Tengushevsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:0
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:10
Area Km2:845.94
Pop 2010Census:12340
Urban Pop 2010Census:0%
Rural Pop 2010Census:100%
Website:http://tengushevo.e-mordovia.ru
Date:October 2012
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Population of Tengushevsky District
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:12,340
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:14,286
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:15,897
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:17,990

Tengushevsky District (Russian: Теньгу́шевский райо́н; Moksha: Теньгжелень аймак, Teńgželeń ajmak; Erzya: Теньгушбуе, Teńgušbuje) 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 845.94km2.[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Tengushevo.[4]

Demographics

Population

As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 12,340, with the population of Tengushevo accounting for 34.3% of that number.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tengushevsky District is one of the twenty-two in the republic. The district is divided into ten selsoviets which comprise forty rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Tengushevsky Municipal District. Its ten selsoviets are incorporated into ten rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Tengushevo serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

Notable residents

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Constitution of the Republic of Mordovia, Article 63
  2. Law #123-Z
  3. Web site: General Information. Tengushevsky District. russian. February 5, 2018.
  4. Law #7-Z