| En Name: | Yelnikovsky District |
| Ru Name: | Ельниковский район |
| Loc Name1: | Ельниконь район |
| Loc Lang1: | Moksha |
| Loc Name2: | Кузбуе |
| Loc Lang2: | Erzya |
| Image View: | X 6f1d0e08.jpg |
| Coordinates: | 54.6167°N 95°W |
| Federal Subject: | Republic of Mordovia |
| Adm Data As Of: | June 2015 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | selo |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Yelniki |
| Selsoviet Type1: | Selsoviets |
| No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 13 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 67 |
| Mun Data As Of: | May 2014 |
| Mun Formation1: | Yelnikovsky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 0 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 13 |
| Area Km2: | 1056 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 11995 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 0% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 100% |
| Website: | http://elniki.e-mordovia.ru |
| Date: | October 2012 |
| Bodystyle: | width:23.5em |
| Population of Yelnikovsky District | |
| Label1: | 2010 Census |
| Data1: | 11,995 |
| Label2: | 2002 Census |
| Data2: | 13,359 |
| Label3: | 1989 Census |
| Data3: | 15,842 |
| Label4: | 1979 Census |
| Data4: | 18,033 |
Yelnikovsky District (Russian: Е́льниковский райо́н; Moksha: Ельниконь аймак, Jeĺnikoń ajmak; Erzya: Кузбуе, Kuzbuje) 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 north of the republic. The area of the district is 1056km2.[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Yelniki.[4] 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.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yelnikovsky District is one of the twenty-two in the republic. The district is divided into thirteen selsoviets which comprise sixty-seven rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Yelnikovsky Municipal District. Its sixteen selsoviets are incorporated into sixteen rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Yelniki serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.