Neryungrinsky District
Нерюнгринский улус
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| • Sakha | Нүөрүҥгүрү улууhа |
Neryungrinskiy
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Location of Neryungrinsky District in the Sakha Republic
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| Coordinates: 55°54′N 124°54′E / 55.9°N 124.9°E / 55.9; 124.9 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Established | November 6, 1975[2] |
| Administrative center | Neryungri[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 98,900 km2 (38,200 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 21,019 |
| • Estimate
(2018)[5]
| 73,987 (+252%) |
| • Density | 0.21/km2 (0.55/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 93.3% |
| • Rural | 6.7% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 6Settlements, 1 Rural okrugs |
| • Inhabited localities[3] | 1cities/towns, 6 Urban-type settlements[6], 2 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporatedas | Neryungrinsky Municipal District[7] |
| • Municipal divisions[8] | 6 urban settlements, 1 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6  [9]) |
| OKTMOID | 98660000 |
| Website | http://www.neruadmin.ru/ |
Neryungrinsky District (Russian: Нерюнгри́нский улу́с; Yakut: Нүөрүҥгүрү улууһа, Nüörüŋgürü uluuha, IPA: [nyøɾyŋgyɾy uluːha]) is an administrative[1] and municipal[7] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is the southernmost district of Sakha and borders Aldansky District in the north, Olyokminsky District in the west and south, Amur Oblast and a small area of Zabaykalsky Krai in the west, and Khabarovsk Krai in the east. The area of the district is 98,900 square kilometers (38,200 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the townofNeryungri.[3] Population (excluding the administrative center): 21,019 (2010 Russian census).[4]
The landscape of the district is mostly mountainous. The Toko-Stanovik range and lake Bolshoye Toko are located in the eastern part. The main river in the district is the Aldan with its tributaries the Timpton and the Chulman. Lake Bolshoye Toko is the deepest lake in Yakutia.[10]
Average January temperature ranges from −30 °C (−22 °F) to −34 °C (−29 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +12 °C (54 °F) to +14 °C (57 °F).[2] Annual precipitation is 400–500 millimeters (16–20 in).[2]
The district was established on November 6, 1975.[2]
As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[11]
There are deposits of gold, coal, iron ore, molybdenum, and construction materials in the district.
The district includes seven municipal divisions, covering a total of nine inhabited locations.
| Towns / Cities | Population | Male | Female | Inhabited localities in jurisdiction |
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| Neryungri Urban Okrug (Нерюнгри) |
61,747 | 29,674 (48.1%) | 32,073 (51.9%) | |
| Urban settlements | Population | Male | Female | Inhabited localities in jurisdiction |
| Berkakit Urban Okrug (Беркакит) |
4,291 | 2,036 (47.4%) | 2.255 (52.6%) | |
| Zolotinka Urban Okrug (Золотинка) |
620 | 304 (49.0%) | 316 (51.0%) | |
| Serebryany Bor Urban Okrug (Серебряный Бор) |
4,163 | 2,034 (48.9%) | 2,129 (51.1%) |
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| Khani Urban Okrug (Хани) |
764 | 407 (53.3%) | 357 (46.7%) |
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| Chulman Urban Okrug (Чульман) |
10,077 | 4,722 (46.9%) | 5,355 (53.2%) |
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| Rural settlements | Population | Male | Female | Rural localities in jurisdiction* |
| Iyengirinsky Nasleg (Иенгринский) |
1,104 | 516 (46.7%) | 588 (53.3%) |
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Divisional source:[12]
Population source:[4]
*Administrative centers are shown in bold
