Amginsky District

Amginsky District
Амгинский улус
Other transcription(s)
  YakutАмма улууhа
Location of Amginsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 60°24′N 130°54′E / 60.400°N 130.900°E / 60.400; 130.900
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic
EstablishedJanuary 9, 1930
Administrative centerAmga
Area
  Total
29,400 km2 (11,400 sq mi)
Population
  Total
17,183
  Density0.58/km2 (1.5/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions14 Rural okrugs
  Inhabited localities21 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asAmginsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 14 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+9 (UTC+09:00 )
OKTMO ID98608000
Websitehttps://mr-amginskij.sakha.gov.ru/
Population of Amginsky District
2010 Census17,183
2002 Census17,251
1989 Census15,452
1979 Census12,547

Amginsky District (Russian: Амги́нский улу́с; Yakut: Амма улууһа, Amma 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 southeast of the republic and borders with Churapchinsky District in the north, Ust-Maysky District in the east and southeast, Aldansky District in the south and southwest, and with Khangalassky and Megino-Kangalassky Districts in the northwest. The area of the district is 29,400 square kilometers (11,400 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Amga. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 17,183, with the population of Amga accounting for 38.0% of that number.