Staroshaygovsky District (russian: Старошайго́вский райо́н; mdf, Сире Шяйгавонь аймак, ''Sire Šäjgavoń ajmak''; myv, Ташто Шайгабуе, ''Tašto Šajgabuje'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Mordovia, Article 63 and municipalLaw #126-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 northern and central parts of the republic and borders with

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in the north,

Lyambirsky District Lyambirsky District (russian: Ля́мбирский райо́н; myv, Лямбирьбуе, ''Lämbiŕbuje''; mdf, Лямбирень аймак, ''Lämbireń ajmak''; tt, Ләмберә районы, ''Lämberä rayonı'') is an administrati ...

in the east, Ruzayevsky District in the south,

Kadoshkinsky District Kadoshkinsky District (russian: Кадо́шкинский райо́н; mdf, Кадажень аймак, ''Kadažeń ajmak''; myv, Кадоньбуе, ''Kadońbuje'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Mordovia, Article 6 ...

in the southwest, and with

Krasnoslobodsky District Krasnoslobodsky District (russian: Краснослобо́дский райо́н; mdf, Ошень аймак, ''Ošeń ajmak''; myv, Якстерекуро буе, ''Jaksterekuro buje'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Mord ...

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

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is the

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(a '' selo'') of Staroye Shaygovo.Law #7-Z As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 14,071, with the population of Staroye Shaygovo accounting for 36.9% of that number.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Staroshaygovsky District is one of the twenty-two in the republic. The district is divided into seventeen selsoviets which comprise fifty-seven rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Staroshaygovsky Municipal District. Its seventeen selsoviets are incorporated into seventeen rural settlements within the municipal district. The '' selo'' of Staroye Shaygovo serves as the

Administrative and municipal status

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