Lyambirsky District (russian: Ля́мбирский райо́н; myv, Лямбирьбуе, ''Lämbiŕbuje''; mdf, Лямбирень аймак, ''Lämbireń ajmak''; tt, Ләмберә районы, ''Lämberä rayonı'') is an administrative
[Constitution of the Republic of Mordovia, Article 63] and municipal
[Law #122-Z] district (
raion
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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 ...
,
Russia
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. It is located in the northern and central parts of the republic. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
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In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
is the
rural locality
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(a ''
selo'') of
Lyambir.
[Law #7-Z] As of the
2010 Census, the total population of the district was 34,142, with the population of Lyambir accounting for 24.8% of that number.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Lyambirsky 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 seventy
rural localities.
As a
municipal division, the district is incorporated as Lyambirsky Municipal District.
Its sixteen selsoviets are incorporated into sixteen rural settlements within the municipal district.
The ''
selo'' of
Lyambir serves as the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of both the administrative
and municipal
district.
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Districts of Mordovia