Tenkovsky District ( Russian: Теньковский район; Tatar: Тәмте районы) was a district ( raion) of the Tatar ASSR.
It had a population of 23,504 (1939), an area of about 806 square kilometers and was divided into 20 selsoviets in 1947. [1] [2] [3]
It was established on February 14, 1927, and was abolished on October 20, 1931, being merged with neighbouring Sviyazhsky District into Verkhneuslonsky District. It was re-established on February 10, 1935, on the parts of territory of Verkhneuslonsky, Kamsko-Ustyinsky and Apastovsky districts. Its administrative center was the village ( selo) of Tenki. On July 16, 1958, the district was abolished and its territory was transferred to Verkhneuslonsky and Kamsko-Ustyinsky districts. [4]