Ruzayevsky District (; , ''Orozajeń ajmak''; , ''Ruzajbuje'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Mordovia, Article 63 and municipalLaw #14-Z district (

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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 ( ...

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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 (; , ''Lämbiŕbuje''; , ''Lämbireń ajmak''; , ''Lämberä rayonı'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Mordovia, Article 63 and municipalLaw #122-Z district (raion), one of the twenty-two in the Repub ...

s in the north, the territory of the city of republic significance of

Saransk Saransk (, ); ; is the capital city of Mordovia, Russia, as well as its financial and economic centre. It is located in the Volga River, Volga drainage basin, basin at the confluence of the Saranka and Insar Rivers, about east of Moscow. Sar ...

and

Kochkurovsky District Kochkurovsky District (; , ''Kočkurbuje''; , ''Kočkurovań ajmak'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Mordovia, Article 63 and municipalLaw #121-Z district (raion), one of the twenty-two in the Republic of Mordovia, Russi ...

in the east,

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in the south, and with Kadoshkinsky and

Insarsky District Insarsky District (; , ''Inzaroń ajmak''; , ''Inesaro buje'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Mordovia, Article 63 and municipalLaw #119-Z district (raion), one of the twenty-two in the Republic of Mordovia, Russia. It i ...

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

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is the

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Ruzayevka Ruzayevka (; , ''Orozaj''; , ''Orazaj oš'') is a town in the Republic of Mordovia, Russia, located on the Insar River, southwest of Saransk. Population: History The first settlement on the site of the city was given to Uraza Tankacheev in 16 ...

(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

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 sixty-three rural localities. The town of

serves as its

, 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.

Notable people

Dmitry Balakin Dmitry Nikolayevich Balakin (; born February 24, 1985, in Ruzayevka, Mordovian ASSR, RSFSR), known as the "Saransk Maniac", is a Russian serial killer. He was found guilty of the murder of three people, rape and robbery, and was sentenced to life ...

Administrative and municipal status

Notable people

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