Kovylkinsky District

Kovylkinsky District
Ковылкинский район
Other transcription(s)
  MokshaЛашмонь район
  ErzyaКовёлбуе
Monument to Unknown Soldier, Kovylkinsky District
Location of Kovylkinsky District in the Republic of Mordovia
Coordinates: 54°02′N 43°55′E / 54.033°N 43.917°E / 54.033; 43.917
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Mordovia
Established16 July 1928
Administrative centerKovylkino
Area
  Total
2,013 km2 (777 sq mi)
Population
  Total
22,523
  Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions21 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities106 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asKovylkinsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 21 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID89629000
Websitehttp://www.kovilkino13.ru
Population of Kovylkinsky District
2010 Census22,523
2002 Census25,488
1989 Census33,488
1979 Census47,727

Kovylkinsky District (Russian: Ковы́лкинский райо́н; Moksha: Лашмонь аймак, Lašmoń ajmak; Erzya: Ковёлбуе, Kovölbuje) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-two in the Republic of Mordovia, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is 2,013 square kilometers (777 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Kovylkino (which is not administratively a part of the district). As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 22,523.