Gorny District

Gorny District
Горный улус (Russian)
Other transcription(s)
 • SakhaГорнай улууһа
Berdigestyakh, on the Maatta River
Location of Gorny District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 62°06′N 126°42′E / 62.100°N 126.700°E / 62.100; 126.700
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic
EstablishedJune 25, 1931
Administrative centerBerdigestyakh
Area
 • Total
45,600 km2 (17,600 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
11,706
 • Density0.257/km2 (0.665/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions9 Rural okrugs
 • Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 16 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asGorny Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 )
OKTMO ID98620000
Population of Gorny District
2010 Census11,706
2002 Census11,422
1989 Census10,034
1979 Census7,977

Gorny District (Russian: Го́рный улу́с; Yakut: Горнай улууһа, Gornay uluuha) is an administrative and municipal district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic and borders Vilyuysky and Kobyaysky Districts in the north, Namsky District and the territory of the city of republic significance of Yakutsk in the east, Khangalassky District in the south, Olyokminsky District in the southwest, and Verkhnevilyuysky District in the west. The area of the district is 45,600 square kilometers (17,600 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Berdigestyakh. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 11,706, with the population of Berdigestyakh accounting for 55.2% of that number.