Lensky District, Sakha Republic
Lensky District
Ленский улус (Russian) | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Sakha | Лиэнскэй улууһа |
Khapchagay Rock in Lensky District | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Lensky District in the Sakha Republic | |
| Coordinates: 60°43′N 114°55′E / 60.717°N 114.917°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Established | January 30, 1930 |
| Administrative center | Lensk |
| Area | |
• Total | 77,000 km2 (30,000 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 39,765 |
| • Density | 0.52/km2 (1.3/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 87.0% |
| • Rural | 13.0% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Towns, 2 Settlements, 8 Rural okrugs |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 cities/towns, 2 urban-type settlements, 16 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Lensky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 3 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 ) |
| OKTMO ID | 98627000 |
Lensky District (Russian: Ле́нский улу́с; Yakut: Лиэнскэй улууһа, Lienskey 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 southwest of the republic and borders Mirninsky District in the north, Suntarsky District in the northeast, Olyokminsky District in the east, and Irkutsk Oblast in the south and west. The area of the district is 77,000 square kilometers (30,000 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Lensk. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 39,765, with the population of Lensk accounting for 62.8% of that number.