Tengushevsky District (Russian: Теньгу́шевский райо́н; Moksha: Теньгжелень аймак, Teńgželeń ajmak; Erzya: Теньгушбуе, Teńgušbuje) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion), one of the twenty-two in the Republic of Mordovia, Russia.

The area of the district is 845.94 square kilometers (326.62 sq mi).

[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Tengushevo.

[4] Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tengushevsky District is one of the twenty-two in the republic.

[1] The district is divided into ten selsoviets which comprise forty rural localities.