Suntarsky District
Suntarsky District
Сунтарский улус (Russian) | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Sakha | Сунтаар улууhа |
Selo of Toybokhoy, Suntarsky District | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Suntarsky District in the Sakha Republic | |
| Coordinates: 62°12′N 117°36′E / 62.2°N 117.6°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Established | January 9, 1930 |
| Administrative center | Suntar |
| Area | |
• Total | 57,800 km2 (22,300 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 25,140 |
| • Density | 0.435/km2 (1.13/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 26 rural okrug |
| • Inhabited localities | 39 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Suntarsky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 0 urban settlements, 26 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 ) |
| OKTMO ID | 98648000 |
| Website | https://mr-suntarskij.sakha.gov.ru/ |
Suntarsky District (Russian: Сунта́рский улу́с; Yakut: Сунтаар улууһа, Suntaar uluuha, [suntaːɾ 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 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). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Suntar. Population: 25,140 (2010 census); 25,485 (2002 Census); 26,035 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Suntar accounts for 39.9% of the district's total population.