Temnikovsky District (russian: Те́мниковский райо́н; mdf, Темникавонь аймак, ''Temnikavoń ajmak''; myv, Чополтбуе, ''Čopoltbuje'') is an administrative
[Constitution of the Republic of Mordovia, Article 63] and municipal
[Law #124-Z] district (
raion
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), one of the
twenty-two in the
Republic of Mordovia,
Russia
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. It is located in the northwest 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
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an o ...
of
Temnikov
)Akchurin M.M., Isheev M.R. Temnikov: The Town of a Tümen Commander. The History of Towns of the “Mordovian Peripheries” in the 15th–16th centuries. Zolotoordynskoe obozrenie=Golden Horde Review. 2017. Vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 629–658. DOI: 10. ...
.
[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
town of district significance
Town of district significance is an administrative division of a district in a federal subject of Russia. It is equal in status to a selsoviet or an urban-type settlement of district significance, but is organized around a town (as opposed to a ...
(
Temnikov
)Akchurin M.M., Isheev M.R. Temnikov: The Town of a Tümen Commander. The History of Towns of the “Mordovian Peripheries” in the 15th–16th centuries. Zolotoordynskoe obozrenie=Golden Horde Review. 2017. Vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 629–658. DOI: 10. ...
) 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 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.
See also
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Sanaksar Monastery
References
Notes
Sources
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