Tengushevsky District (; , ''Teńgželeń ajmak''; , ''Teńgušbuje'') is an administrative
[Constitution of the Republic of Mordovia, Article 63] and municipal
[Law #123-Z] district (
raion
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), one of the
twenty-two in the
Republic of Mordovia
Mordovia ( ),; Moksha and officially the Republic of Mordovia,; ; is a republic of Russia, situated in Eastern Europe. Its capital is the city of Saransk. As of the 2010 Census, the population of the republic was 834,755. Ethnic Russians ( ...
,
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 the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
is the
rural locality (a ''
selo'') of
Tengushevo.
[Law #7-Z]
Demographics
Population
As of the
2010 Census, the total population of the district was 12,340, with the population of Tengushevo accounting for 34.3% of that number.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Tengushevsky District is one of the
twenty-two in the republic.
The district is divided into ten
selsoviet
A selsoviet (; , ; ) is the shortened name for Selsky soviet, i.e., rural council (; ; ). It has three closely related meanings:
*The administration (''soviet (council), soviet'') of a certain rural area.
*The territorial subdivision administered ...
s which comprise forty
rural localities.
As a
municipal division, the district is incorporated as Tengushevsky Municipal District.
Its ten selsoviets are incorporated into ten rural settlements within the municipal district.
The ''
selo'' of
Tengushevo serves as the
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
of both the administrative
and municipal
district.
Notable residents
*
Alexei Nemov
Alexei Yuryevich Nemov (; born 28 May 1976) is a Russian retired artistic gymnast. During his career, he won five world championships, three European championships and twelve Olympic medals.
Early life
Born in Barashevo, Mordovia, Alexei Nem ...
(born 1976 in Barashevo), gymnast
*
Aleksandr Sharonov (born 1942 in Shoksha), folklorist
References
Notes
Sources
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Districts of Mordovia
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