Olyokminsky District
Olyokminsky District
Олёкминский улус (Russian) | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Sakha | Өлүөхүмэ улууhа |
Olyokma river, Olyokminsky District | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Olyokminsky District in the Sakha Republic | |
| Coordinates: 60°23′N 120°26′E / 60.383°N 120.433°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Established | January 9, 1930 |
| Administrative center | Olyokminsk |
| Area | |
• Total | 160,800 km2 (62,100 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 26,785 |
| • Density | 0.1666/km2 (0.4314/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 35.4% |
| • Rural | 64.6% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Towns under district jurisdiction, 1 Settlements, 21 Rural okrugs |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 cities/towns, 1 urban-type settlements, 52 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Olyokminsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 1 urban settlements, 22 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 ) |
| OKTMO ID | 98641000 |
Olyokminsky District (Russian: Олёкминский улу́с; Yakut: Өлүөхүмэ улууһа, Ölüöxüme 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 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). Its administrative center is the town of Olyokminsk. Population: 26,785 (2010 census); 27,563 (2002 Census); 30,938 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Olyokminsk accounts for 35.4% of the district's total population.