Tomponsky District
Томпонский улус
District
Other transcription(s)
 • SakhaТомпо улууhа
Suntar-Khayata Zakaznik (nature park), Tomponsky District
Suntar-Khayata Zakaznik (nature park), Tomponsky District
Flag of Tomponsky District
Flag
Coat of arms of Tomponsky District
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Tomponsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 62°39′12″N 135°33′33″E / 62.65333°N 135.55917°E / 62.65333; 135.55917
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic[1]
EstablishedMay 20, 1931[2]
Administrative centerKhandyga[3]
Area
[3]
 • Total135,800 km2 (52,400 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[4]
 • Total14,099
 • Estimate 
(2018)[5]
12,775 (−9.4%)
 • Density0.10/km2 (0.27/sq mi)
 • Urban
59.1%
 • Rural
40.9%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions2 Settlements, 7 Rural okrugs
 • Inhabited localities[3]2 Urban-type settlements[6], 12 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asTomponsky Municipal District[7]
 • Municipal divisions[8]2 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 Edit this on Wikidata[9])
OKTMO ID98650000
Websitehttps://mr-tomponskij.sakha.gov.ru/

Tomponsky District (Russian: Томпонский улу́с; Yakut: Томпо улууһа, Tompo uluuha) is an administrative[1] and municipal[7] 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).[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Khandyga.[3] Population: 14,099 (2010 Census);[4] 15,275 (2002 Census);[10] 22,844 (1989 Census).[11] The population of Khandyga accounts for 47.1% of the district's total population.[4]

Geography

The landscape of the district is mostly mountainous. Its main rivers include the Aldan, the Tompo, Adycha, Nelgese, Derbeke and the Khandyga. Emanda is a lake located on the Yana Plateau, in the northern part of the district.[12]

Climate

Average January temperature ranges from −38 to −42 °C (−36 to −44 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +10 to +17 °C (50 to 63 °F).[2] Annual precipitation is 250–300 millimeters (9.8–11.8 in).[2]

History

The district was established on May 20, 1931.[2]

Demographics

As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[13]

Economy

The economy of the district is based on mining, production of construction materials, and agriculture.[2] There are deposits of tin, tungsten, copper, lead, zinc, antimony, molybdenum, gold, silver, coal, gypsum, marble, and other minerals.[2]

Inhabited localities

Municipal composition
Urban settlements Population Male Female Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Dzhebariki-Khaya
(Джебарики-Хая) 		1694 844 (49.8%) 850 (50.2%)
Khandyga
(Хандыга) 		6638 3326 (49.8%) 3312 (50.2%)
  • Urban-type settlement of Khandyga (administrative centre of the district)
Rural settlements Population Male Female Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Bayagantaysky Nasleg
(Баягантайский наслег) 		1823 884 (48.5%) 939 (51.5%)
Megino-Aldansky Nasleg
(Мегино-Алданский наслег) 		1020 490 (48.0%) 530 (52.0%)
Okhot-Perevozovsky Nasleg
(Охот-Перевозовский наслег) 		142 70 (49.3%) 72 (50.7%)
Sasylsky Nasleg
(Сасыльский наслег) 		555 275 (49.5%) 280 (50.5%)
Teploklyuchevsky Nasleg
(Теплоключевский наслег) 		887 447 (50.4%) 440 (49.6%)
Tomponsky National Nasleg
(Томпонский национальный наслег) 		915 458 (50.1%) 457 (49.9%)
Ynginsky Nasleg
(Ынгинский наслег) 		425 217 (51.1%) 208 (48.9%)

Divisional source:[14]
Population source:[4]
*Administrative centers are shown in bold

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b Constitution of the Sakha Republic
  2. ^ a b c d e f Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Tomponsky District Archived September 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  3. ^ a b c d e Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  4. ^ a b c d Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  5. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  6. ^ The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
  7. ^ a b Law #172-Z #351-III
  8. ^ Law #173-Z #354-III
  9. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  10. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  11. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  12. ^ Ученые будут изучать озеро Еманда в Томпонском улусе Якутии
  13. ^ "Национальный состав населения". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  14. ^ Tomponsky Ulus (Raion) Official website of the Sakha Republic

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