Torbeyevsky District

Torbeyevsky District
Торбеевский район
Other transcription(s)
  MokshaТарбеень аймак
  ErzyaТорбейбуе
Village Drakino in Torbeyevsky District
Location of Torbeyevsky District in the Republic of Mordovia
Coordinates: 54°04′N 43°14′E / 54.067°N 43.233°E / 54.067; 43.233
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Mordovia
Established16 July 1928
Administrative centerTorbeyevo
Area
  Total
1,124.9 km2 (434.3 sq mi)
Population
  Total
21,479
  Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
  Urban
43.6%
  Rural
56.4%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Work settlements, 15 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 53 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asTorbeyevsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 15 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID89654000
Websitehttp://torbeevo.e-mordovia.ru
Population of Torbeyevsky District
2010 Census21,479
2002 Census23,285
1989 Census26,246
1979 Census31,022

Torbeyevsky District (Russian: Торбе́евский райо́н; Moksha: Тарбеень аймак, Tarbejeń ajmak; Erzya: Торбейбуе, Torbejbuje) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-two in the Republic of Mordovia, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the republic. The area of the district is 1,124.9 square kilometers (434.3 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Torbeyevo. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 21,479, with the population of Torbeyevo accounting for 43.6% of that number.