Temnikovsky District

Temnikovsky District
Темниковский район
Other transcription(s)
  MokshaТемникавонь аймак
  ErzyaЧополтбуе
Church in Temnikovsky District
Location of Temnikovsky District in the Republic of Mordovia
Coordinates: 54°37′N 43°12′E / 54.617°N 43.200°E / 54.617; 43.200
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Mordovia
Established16 July 1928
Administrative centerTemnikov
Area
  Total
1,936.8 km2 (747.8 sq mi)
Population
  Total
17,261
  Density8.9/km2 (23/sq mi)
  Urban
42.0%
  Rural
58.0%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Towns of district significance, 16 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 96 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asTemnikovsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 16 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID89649000
Websitehttp://temnikov.e-mordovia.ru
Population of Temnikovsky District
2010 Census17,261
2002 Census21,172
1989 Census26,782
1979 Census30,869

Temnikovsky District (Russian: Те́мниковский райо́н; Moksha: Темникавонь аймак, Temnikavoń ajmak; Erzya: Чополтбуе, Čopoltbuje) is an administrative and municipal 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 1,936.8 square kilometers (747.8 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Temnikov. 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.