Bolshebereznikovsky District (russian: Большеберезнико́вский райо́н; myv, Покш Килейбуе, ''Pokš Kilejbuje''; mdf, Оцю Келунонь аймак, ''Otsü Kelunoń ajmak'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Mordovia, Article 63 and municipalLaw #95-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 southeast of the republic. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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(a '' selo'') of Bolshiye Berezniki.Law #7-Z As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 14,072, with the population of Bolshiye Berezniki accounting for 45.4% of that number.

Administrative and municipal status

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

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 thirty-five rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Bolshebereznikovsky Municipal District. Its fifteen selsoviets are incorporated into fifteen rural settlements within the municipal district. The '' selo'' of Bolshiye Berezniki serves as the

Administrative and municipal status

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