Anabarsky District

Anabarsky District
Анабарский улус (Russian)
Other transcription(s)
 • YakutАнаабыр улууhа
Anabar River, Anabarsky District
Location of Anabarsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 72°07′N 114°21′E / 72.117°N 114.350°E / 72.117; 114.350
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic
EstablishedDecember 30, 1930
Administrative centerSaskylakh
Area
 • Total
55,600 km2 (21,500 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
3,501
 • Estimate 
(January 2016)
3,431
 • Density0.0630/km2 (0.163/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions3 Rural okrugs
 • Inhabited localities3 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asAnabarsky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 2 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 )
OKTMO ID98610000

Anabarsky District (Russian: Анаба́рский улу́с; Yakut: Анаабыр улууһа, Anaabır uluuha, [anaːbɯɾ uluːha]) is an administrative and municipal district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the republic and borders with Bulunsky District in the east, Olenyoksky District in the south, and with Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai in the west. The area of the district is 55,600 square kilometers (21,500 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Saskylakh. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 3,501, with the population of Saskylakh accounting for 66.2% of that number.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19701,906—    
19792,161+13.4%
19893,903+80.6%
20024,024+3.1%
20103,501−13.0%
20213,479−0.6%
Source: Census data