Kadoshkinsky District (Russian: Кадо́шкинский райо́н; Moksha: Кадажень аймак, Kadažeń ajmak; Erzya: Кадоньбуе, Kadońbuje) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the twenty-two in the Republic of Mordovia, Russia.

[4] The Kadoshkinsky District was officially established on May 27, 1991,[2] marking its revival after a period of administrative reorganization.

[9] The district's re-establishment in 1991 reflected efforts to restore local governance and regional identity.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kadoshkinsky District is one of the twenty-two in the republic.

[1] It is divided into one work settlement (an administrative division with the administrative center in the work settlement (inhabited locality) of Kadoshkino), and six selsoviets, all of which comprise twenty rural localities.