Yelnikovsky District

Yelnikovsky District
Ельниковский район
Other transcription(s)
  MokshaЕльниконь район
  ErzyaКузбуе
Village in Yelnikovsky District
Location of Yelnikovsky District in the Republic of Mordovia
Coordinates: 54°37′N 43°52′E / 54.617°N 43.867°E / 54.617; 43.867
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Mordovia
Established16 July 1928
Administrative centerYelniki
Area
  Total
1,056 km2 (408 sq mi)
Population
  Total
11,995
  Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions13 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities67 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asYelnikovsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
OKTMO ID89618000
Websitehttp://elniki.e-mordovia.ru
Population of Yelnikovsky District
2010 Census11,995
2002 Census13,359
1989 Census15,842
1979 Census18,033

Yelnikovsky District (Russian: Е́льниковский райо́н; Moksha: Ельниконь аймак, Jeĺnikoń ajmak; Erzya: Кузбуе, Kuzbuje) is an administrative and municipal 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 1,056 square kilometers (408 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Yelniki. 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.