Morgaushsky District (russian: Морга́ушский райо́н; cv, Муркаш районӗ, ''Murkaş rayonĕ'') is an administrativeLaw #28 and municipalLaw #37 district (

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), one of the

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in the

Chuvash Republic Chuvashia (russian: Чувашия; cv, Чӑваш Ен), officially the Chuvash Republic — Chuvasia,; cv, Чӑваш Республики — Чӑваш Ен is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is the homeland of the Chuv ...

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. It is located in the north of the republic and borders with the

Mari El Republic The Mari El Republic (russian: Респу́блика Мари́й Эл, ''Respublika Mariy El''; Meadow Mari: ; Hill Mari: ) is a republic of Russia. It is in the European Russia region of the country, along the northern bank of the Volga Rive ...

in the north,

Cheboksarsky District Cheboksarsky District (russian: Чебокса́рский райо́н; cv, Шупашкар районӗ, ''Şupaşkar rayonĕ'') is an administrativeLaw #28 and municipalLaw #37 district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, R ...

in the east,

Alikovsky District Alikovsky District (russian: А́ликовский райо́н; cv, Элӗк районӗ, ''Elĕk rayonĕ'') is an administrativeLaw #28 and municipalLaw #37 district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located ...

in the south, and with

Yadrinsky District Yadrinsky District (russian: Я́дринский райо́н; cv, Етĕрне районӗ, ''Yetĕrne rayonĕ'') is an administrativeLaw #28 and municipalLaw #37 district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is ...

in the west. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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(a '' selo'') of

Morgaushi Morgaushi (russian: Моргауши, cv, Муркаш, ''Murkaş'') is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Morgaushsky District of the Chuvash Republic, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a tra ...

. Population:

History

The district was formed on February 10, 1944.

Notable residents

Vera Sokolova Vera Aleksandrovna Sokolova (russian: Вера Александровна Соколова; born June 8, 1987 in Solianoy, Morgaushsky District, Chuvash Republic) is a Russian race walker. A gold medalist on the track at World Youth and European ...

History

Notable residents

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