Kovylkino

Kovylkino
Ковылкино
Other transcription(s)
  MokshaЛашма ош
Train station at Kovylkino
Location of Kovylkino
Kovylkino
Location of Kovylkino
Kovylkino
Kovylkino (Republic of Mordovia)
Coordinates: 54°02′25″N 43°55′17″E / 54.04028°N 43.92139°E / 54.04028; 43.92139
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMordovia
Founded1892
Town status since1960
Elevation
140 m (460 ft)
Population
  Total
21,307
  Subordinated totown of republic significance of Kovylkino
  Capital ofKovylkinsky District, town of republic significance of Kovylkino
  Municipal districtKovylkinsky Municipal District
  Urban settlementKovylkino Urban Settlement
  Capital ofKovylkinsky Municipal District, Kovylkino Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code(s)
431350–431355
OKTMO ID89629101001

Kovylkino (Russian: Ковы́лкино; Moksha: Лашма ош, Lašma oš) is a town in the Republic of Mordovia, Russia, located 116 kilometers (72 mi) southwest of Saransk on the left bank of the Moksha River (a tributary of the Oka). Population: 21,307(2010 Census); 21,873(2002 Census); 21,615(1989 Soviet census).