Atyuryevsky District (russian: Атю́рьевский райо́н; mdf, Атерень аймак, ''Atereń ajmak''; myv, Атюрьбуе, ''Atüŕbuje'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Mordovia, Article 63 and municipalLaw #116-Z district (

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), one of the twenty-two in the

Republic of Mordovia The Republic of Mordovia (russian: Респу́блика Мордо́вия, r=Respublika Mordoviya, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə mɐrˈdovʲɪjə; mdf, Мордовия Республиксь, ''Mordovija Respublikś''; myv, Мордовия Рес ...

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. It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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(a '' selo'') of

Atyuryevo Atyuryevo (russian: Атю́рьево, mdf, Атерь, ''Ateŕ'') is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Atyuryevsky District of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a L ...

.Law #7-Z As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 10,952, with the population of Atyuryevo accounting for 40.4% of that number.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Atyuryevsky District is one of the twenty-two in the republic. The district is divided into eleven

selsoviet Selsoviet ( be, сельсавет, r=sieĺsaviet, tr. ''sieĺsaviet''; rus, сельсовет, p=ˈsʲelʲsɐˈvʲɛt, r=selsovet; uk, сільрада, silrada) is a shortened name for a rural council and for the area governed by such a cou ...

s which comprise fifty rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Atyuryevsky Municipal District. Its eleven selsoviets are incorporated into eleven rural settlements within the municipal district. The '' selo'' of

serves as the

of both the administrative and municipal district.

Notable residents

Vladimir Kanaykin Vladimir Alekseevich Kanaykin (russian: Владимир Алексеевич Канайкин; born 21 March 1985) is a Russian race walker. Career He won the 2002 World Junior Championships in the 10 km race, took the silver medal at the ...

(born 1985), race walker *

Olena Shumkina Olena Shumkina (born 24 January 1988 in Atyuryevsky District, Mordovia, Russian SFSR) is a Ukrainian race walker. She competed in the 20 km kilometres event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Districts of Mordovia