Tengushevsky District

Tengushevsky District
Теньгушевский район
Other transcription(s)
  MokshaТеньгжелень аймак
  ErzyaТеньгушбуе
Lake Shelubey, a protected area of Russia, is located in Tengushevsky District
Location of Tengushevsky District in the Republic of Mordovia
Coordinates: 54°46′N 42°43′E / 54.767°N 42.717°E / 54.767; 42.717
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Mordovia
Established16 July 1928
Administrative centerTengushevo
Area
  Total
845.94 km2 (326.62 sq mi)
Population
  Total
12,340
  Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions10 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities40 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asTengushevsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 10 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID89651000
Websitehttp://tengushevo.e-mordovia.ru
Population of Tengushevsky District
2010 Census12,340
2002 Census14,286
1989 Census15,897
1979 Census17,990

Tengushevsky District (Russian: Теньгу́шевский райо́н; Moksha: Теньгжелень аймак, Teńgželeń ajmak; Erzya: Теньгушбуе, Teńgušbuje) 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 845.94 square kilometers (326.62 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Tengushevo.