Morgaushsky District (Russian: Морга́ушский райо́н; Chuvash: Муркаш районӗ, Murkaş rayonĕ) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic and borders with the Mari El Republic in the north, Cheboksarsky District in the east, Alikovsky District in the south, and with Yadrinsky District in the west. The area of the district is 845.3 square kilometers (326.4 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Morgaushi. Population: 34,884 (2010 Russian census); 37,127 (2002 Census); 38,465 (1989 Soviet census).

History

The district was formed on February 10, 1944.

Notable residents

• Vera Sokolova (born 1987 in Solianoy), race walker