Olyokminsky District
Олёкминский улус
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| • Sakha | Өлүөхүмэ улууhа |
Olyokma river, Olyokminsky District
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Location of Olyokminsky District in the Sakha Republic
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| Coordinates: 60°23′N 120°26′E / 60.383°N 120.433°E / 60.383; 120.433 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Established | January 9, 1930[2] |
| Administrative center | Olyokminsk[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 160,800 km2 (62,100 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 26,785 |
| • Estimate
(2018)[5]
| 24,893 (−7.1%) |
| • Density | 0.17/km2 (0.43/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 35.4% |
| • Rural | 64.6% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1Towns under district jurisdiction, 1 Settlements, 21 Rural okrugs |
| • Inhabited localities[3] | 1cities/towns, 1 Urban-type settlements[6], 52 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporatedas | Olyokminsky Municipal District[7] |
| • Municipal divisions[8] | 1 urban settlements, 22 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6  [9]) |
| OKTMOID | 98641000 |
Olyokminsky District (Russian: Олёкминский улу́с; Yakut: Өлүөхүмэ улууһа, Ölüöxüme uluuha) is an administrative[1] and municipal[7] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the republic and borders with Verkhnevilyuysky District in the north, Gorny and Khangalassky Districts in the northeast, Aldansky District in the east, Neryungrinsky District in the southeast, Zabaykalsky Krai in the southwest, Irkutsk Oblast and Lensky District in the west, and with Suntarsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 160,800 square kilometers (62,100 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the townofOlyokminsk.[3] Population: 26,785 (2010 Russian census);[4] 27,563 (2002 Census);[10] 30,938 (1989 Soviet census).[11] The population of Olyokminsk accounts for 35.4% of the district's total population.[4]
The main rivers of the district include the Lena with its tributaries, such as the Olyokma, Cherendey, Namana, Keyikte and Biryuk. The Olyokma-Chara Plateau is located to the west of the Olyokma's western bank.[12] The Olyokma Nature Reserve is part of the district.
Average January temperature ranges from −30 to −35 °C (−22 to −31 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +12 °C (54 °F) in the mountains to +18 °C (64 °F) in the valleys.[2] Average annual precipitation is 200–300 millimeters (7.9–11.8 in).[2]
The district was established on January 9, 1930.[2]
As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[13]
The economy of the district is based mostly on agriculture and mining. There are deposits of gold and construction materials in the district. The only deposit of charoite known in the world is located on the district's territory.[citation needed]
| Towns / Cities | Population | Male | Female | Inhabited localities in jurisdiction |
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| Olyokminsk (Олекминск) |
10,734 | 5,224 (48.7%) | 5,510 (51.3%) |
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| Urban settlements | Population | Male | Female | Inhabited localities in jurisdiction |
| Torgo (Торго) |
0 | 0 (n/a %) | 0 (n/a %) | |
| Rural settlements | Population | Male | Female | Rural localities in jurisdiction* |
| Abaginsky Nasleg (Абагинский) |
1,190 | 559 (47.0%) | 631 (53.0%) |
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| Dabansky Nasleg (Дабанский) |
535 | 263 (49.2%) | 272 (50.8%) |
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| Delgeysky Nasleg (Дельгейский) |
569 | 272 (47.8%) | 297 (52.2%) | |
| Zharkhansky National Nasleg (Жарханский национальный) |
1,373 | 685 (49.9%) | 688 (50.1%) | |
| Kindigirsky National Nasleg (Киндигирский национальный) |
354 | 163 (46.0%) | 191 (54.0%) |
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| Kyllakhsky Nasleg (Кыллахский) |
1,146 | 583 (50.9%) | 563 (48.1%) | |
| Kyachchinsky Nasleg (Кяччинский) |
411 | 228 (55.5%) | 183 (44.5%) | |
| Malzhagarsky Nasleg (Мальжагарский) |
1,089 | 560 (51.4%) | 529 (48.6%) | |
| Machinsky Nasleg (Мачинский) |
407 | 239 (58.7%) | 168 (41.3%) |
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| Neryuktyayinsky 1-y Nasleg (Нерюктяйинский 1-й) |
1,436 | 703 (49.0%) | 733 (51.0%) |
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| Neryuktyayinsky 2-y Nasleg (Нерюктяйинский 2-й) |
956 | 451 (47.2%) | 505 (52.8%) |
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| Olyokminsky Nasleg (Олекминский) |
1,027 | 486 (47.3%) | 541 (%) |
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| Sanyyakhtakhsky Nasleg (Саныяхтахский) |
987 | 532 (53.9%) | 455 (46.1%) |
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| Solyansky Nasleg (Солянский) |
433 | 224 (51.7%) | 209 (48.3%) |
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| Troitsky Nasleg (Троицкий) |
353 | 187 (53.0%) | 166 (47.0%) |
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| Tyantsky National Nasleg (Тянский национальный) |
499 | 272 (54.5%) | 227 (45.5%) |
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| Ulakhan-Mungkunsky Nasleg (Улахан-Мунгкунский) |
394 | 209 (53.0%) | 185 (47.0%) |
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| Uritsky Nasleg (Урицкий) |
313 | 159 (20.8%) | 154 (49.2%) |
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| Khorinsky Nasleg (Хоринский) |
812 | 410 (50.5%) | 402 (49.5%) |
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| Chapayevsky Nasleg (Чапаевский) |
932 | 513 (55.0%) | 419 (45.0%) | |
| Charinsky National Nasleg (Чаринский национальный) |
215 | 109 (50.7%) | 106 (49.3%) |
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| Villages | Population | Male | Female | Villages in jurisdiction* |
| Zarechny Village (Заречный) |
620 | 327 (52.7%) | 293 (47.3%) |
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Divisional source:[14]
Population source:[4]
*Administrative centers are shown in bold
