Dubyonsky District (russian: Дубёнский райо́н; myv, Тумобуе, ''Tumobuje''; mdf, Дубёнкань аймак, ''Dubönkań ajmak'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Mordovia, Article 63 and municipalLaw #118-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 east of the republic. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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(a '' selo'') of Dubyonki.Law #7-Z As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 13,851, with the population of Dubyonki accounting for 24.0 % of that number.

Administrative and municipal status

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

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 twenty-nine rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Dubyonsky Municipal District. Its sixteen selsoviets are incorporated into sixteen rural settlements within the municipal district. The '' selo'' of Dubyonki serves as the

Administrative and municipal status

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