Country Russia Administrative center selo of Tengushevo Rural localities 40 | Federal subject Republic of Mordovia Selsoviets 10 Area 845 km² | |
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Tengushevsky District (Russian: Теньгу́шевский райо́н; Moksha: Теньгжелень аймак; Erzya: Теньгушбуе) 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. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 12,340, with the population of Tengushevo accounting for 34.3% of that number.
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Map of Tengushevsky District, Mordovia, Russia
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tengushevsky District is one of the twenty-two in the republic. The district is divided into ten selsoviets which comprise forty rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Tengushevsky Municipal District. Its ten selsoviets are incorporated into ten rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Tengushevo serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.