Ruzayevsky District (russian: Руза́евский райо́н; mdf, Орозаень аймак, ''Orozajeń ajmak''; myv, Рузайбуе, ''Ruzajbuje'') is an administrative
[Constitution of the Republic of Mordovia, Article 63] and municipal
[Law #14-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 southern and central parts of the republic and borders with
Staroshaygovsky and
Lyambirsky District
Lyambirsky District (russian: Ля́мбирский райо́н; myv, Лямбирьбуе, ''Lämbiŕbuje''; mdf, Лямбирень аймак, ''Lämbireń ajmak''; tt, Ләмберә районы, ''Lämberä rayonı'') is an administrati ...
s in the north, the territory of the
city of republic significance of
Saransk
Saransk (russian: Саранск, p=sɐˈransk; mdf, Саранск ошсь, Saransk oš; myv, Саран ош, Saran oš) is the capital city of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia, as well as its financial and economic centre. It is located ...
and
Kochkurovsky District
Kochkurovsky District (russian: Кочку́ровский райо́н; myv, Кочкурбуе, ''Kočkurbuje''; mdf, Кочкуровань аймак, ''Kočkurovań ajmak'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Mordovia, Arti ...
in the east,
Penza Oblast
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Geogra ...
in the south, and with
Kadoshkinsky and
Insarsky District
Insarsky District (russian: Инса́рский райо́н; mdf, Инзаронь аймак, ''Inzaroń ajmak''; myv, Инесаро буе, ''Inesaro buje'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Mordovia, Article 63 and ...
s in the west. 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
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of
Ruzayevka (which is not administratively a part of the district).
[Law #7-Z] As of the
2010 Census, the total population of the district was 18,859.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Ruzayevsky District is one of the
twenty-two in the republic.
The district is divided into twenty
selsoviets which comprise sixty-three
rural localities.
The town of
Ruzayevka serves as its
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 ...
, despite being incorporated separately as a
town of republic significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a
municipal division, the district is incorporated as Ruzayevsky Municipal District, with the town of republic significance of Ruzayevka being incorporated within it as Ruzayevka Urban Settlement.
Its twenty selsoviets are incorporated as twenty rural settlements within the municipal district.
The town of Ruzayevka serves as the administrative center of the municipal district as well.
See also
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Krasny Ugolok Krasny Ugolok (russian: Кра́сный Уголо́к) is a settlement in Ruzayevsky District of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia.''OKATO
Russian Classification on Objects of Administrative DivisionThe English name of the document is given per ...
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