Temnikovsky District (russian: Те́мниковский райо́н; mdf, Темникавонь аймак, ''Temnikavoń ajmak''; myv, Чополтбуе, ''Čopoltbuje'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Mordovia, Article 63 and municipalLaw #124-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 northwest of the republic. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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of Temnikov.Law #7-Z As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 17,261, with the population of Temnikov accounting for 42.0% of that number.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Temnikovsky District is one of the twenty-two in the republic. It is divided into one

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( Temnikov) and 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, all of which comprise ninety-six rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Temnikovsky Municipal District. The town of district significance of Temnikov is incorporated into an urban settlement, and the sixteen selsoviets are incorporated into sixteen rural settlements within the municipal district. The town of Temnikov serves as the

Administrative and municipal status

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