Suntarsky District
Сунтарский улус
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| • Sakha | Сунтаар улууhа |
Selo of Toybokhoy, Suntarsky District
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Location of Suntarsky District in the Sakha Republic
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| Coordinates: 62°8′N 117°43′E / 62.133°N 117.717°E / 62.133; 117.717 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Established | January 9, 1930[2] |
| Administrative center | Suntar[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57,800 km2 (22,300 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 25,140 |
| • Estimate
(2018)[5]
| 23,609 (−6.1%) |
| • Density | 0.43/km2 (1.1/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 26rural okrug |
| • Inhabited localities[3] | 39rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporatedas | Suntarsky Municipal District[6] |
| • Municipal divisions[7] | 0 urban settlements, 26 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6  [8]) |
| OKTMOID | 98648000 |
| Website | https://mr-suntarskij.sakha.gov.ru/ |
Suntarsky District (Russian: Сунта́рский улу́с; Yakut: Сунтаар улууһа, Suntaar uluuha, IPA: [suntaːɾ uluːha]) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the western central part of the republic and borders with Nyurbinsky District in the north and northeast, Verkhnevilyuysky District in the east, Olyokminsky District in the southeast, Lensky District in the southwest, and with Mirninsky District in the west. The area of the district is 57,800 square kilometers (22,300 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (aselo) of Suntar.[3] Population: 25,140 (2010 Russian census);[4] 25,485 (2002 Census);[9] 26,035 (1989 Soviet census).[10] The population of Suntar accounts for 39.9% of the district's total population.[4]
The main river in the district is the Vilyuy.
Average January temperature ranges from −34 to −50 °C (−29 to −58 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +17 to +18 °C (63 to 64 °F).[2] Annual precipitation is about 250–300 millimeters (9.8–11.8 in).[2]
The district was established on January 9, 1930.[2]
As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[11]
The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture.[2] There are deposits of gold, brown coal, gypsum, anhydrite, construction materials, and others minerals.
The Vilyuy Highway runs through the district, connecting it with Yakutsk, Vilyuysk, and Mirny. There is an airport in Suntar.
| Rural settlements | Population | Male | Female | Rural localities in jurisdiction* |
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| Allaginsky Nasleg (Аллагинский) |
447 | 224 (50.1%) | 223 (49.9%) | |
| Arylakhsky Nasleg (Арылахский) |
667 | 319 (47.8%) | 348 (52.2%) |
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| Bordonsky Nasleg (Бордонский) |
904 | 461 (51.0%) | 443 (49.0%) |
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| Vilyuchansky Nasleg (Вилючанский) |
672 | 327 (48.7%) | 345 (51.3%) | |
| Zharkhansky Nasleg (Жарханский) |
513 | 253 (49.3%) | 260 (50.7%) |
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| Ilimnirsky Nasleg (Илимнирский) |
250 | 140 (56.0%) | 110 (44.0%) |
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| Kempendyaysky Nasleg (Кемпендяйский) |
448 | 204 (45.5%) | 244 (54.5%) |
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| Krestyakhsky Nasleg (Крестяхский) |
882 | 453 (51.4%) | 429 (48.6%) |
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| Kuokuninsky Nasleg (Куокунинский) |
591 | 310 (52.5%) | 281 (47.5%) |
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| Kutaninsky Nasleg (Кутанинский) |
1,013 | 498 (49.2%) | 515 (50.8%) | |
| Kyukyaisky Nasleg (Кюкяйский) |
394 | 206 (52.3%) | 188 (47.7%) |
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| Kyundyayinsky Nasleg (Кюндяйинский) |
832 | 416 (50.0%) | 416 (50.0%) |
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| Mar-Kyuyolsky Nasleg (Мар-Кюёльский) |
506 | 249 (49.2%) | 257 (50.8%) |
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| Nakharinsky Nasleg (Нахаринский) |
113 | 62 (54.9%) | 51 (45.1%) |
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| Suntarsky Nasleg (Сунтарский) |
10,034 | 4,661 (46.5%) | 5,373 (53.5%) |
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| Tenkinsky Nasleg (Тенкинский) |
93 | 50 (53.8%) | 43 (46.2%) |
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| Toybokhoysky Nasleg (Тойбохойский) |
1,600 | 769 (48.1%) | 831 (51.9%) |
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| Tolonsky Nasleg (Толонский) |
127 | 67 (52.8%) | 60 (47.2%) |
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| Tuoydakhsky Nasleg (Туойдахский) |
157 | 92 (58.6%) | 65 (41.4%) |
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| Tyubyaysky Nasleg (Тюбяйский) |
305 | 154 (50.5%) | 151 (49.5%) |
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| Tyubyay-Zharkhansky Nasleg (Тюбяй-Жарханский) |
664 | 330 (49.7%) | 334 (50.3%) | |
| Ustinsky Nasleg (Устьинский) |
337 | 163 (48.4%) | 174 (51.6%) |
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| Khadansky Nasleg (Хаданский) |
436 | 232 (53.2%) | 204 (46.8%) | |
| Khorinsky Nasleg (Хоринский) |
272 | 133 (48.6%) | 139 (51.1%) |
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| Sheinsky Nasleg (Шеинский) |
851 | 422 (49.6%) | 429 (50.4%) |
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| Elgyaysky Nasleg (Эльгяйский) |
2,032 | 974 (47.9%) | 1,058 (52.7%) |
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Divisional source:[12]
Population source:[4]
*Administrative centers are shown in bold
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