Tomponsky District

Tomponsky District

Томпонский улус (Russian)
Tomponsky District Томпонский улус (Russian)
District
Other transcription(s)
• Sakha	Томпо улууhа
	Suntar-Khayata Zakaznik (nature park), Tomponsky District
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Tomponsky District in the Sakha Republic
	Coordinates: 62°39′12″N 135°33′33″E / 62.65333°N 135.55917°E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic
Established	May 20, 1931
Administrative center	Khandyga
Area
• Total	135,800 km2 (52,400 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)
• Total	14,099
• Density	0.1038/km2 (0.2689/sq mi)
• Urban	59.1%
• Rural	40.9%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	2 Settlements, 7 Rural okrugs
• Inhabited localities	2 urban-type settlements, 12 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Tomponsky Municipal District
• Municipal divisions	2 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 )
OKTMO ID	98650000
Website	https://mr-tomponskij.sakha.gov.ru/

Tomponsky District (Russian: Томпонский улу́с; Yakut: Томпо улууһа, Tompo 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 east of the republic and borders with Momsky District in the northeast, Oymyakonsky District in the east, Ust-Maysky District in the southeast, Tattinsky District in the southwest, Ust-Aldansky and Kobyaysky Districts in the west, and with Verkhoyansky District in the north and northwest. The area of the district is 135,800 square kilometers (52,400 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Khandyga. Population: 14,099 (2010 census); 15,275 (2002 Census); 22,844 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Khandyga accounts for 47.1% of the district's total population.