Oymyakonsky District

Oymyakonsky District
Оймяконский улус
Other transcription(s)
  SakhaӨймөкөөн улууhа
Near Oymyakon, Oymyakonsky District
Location of Oymyakonsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 63°27′N 142°47′E / 63.450°N 142.783°E / 63.450; 142.783
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic
EstablishedMay 20, 1931
Administrative centerUst-Nera
Area
  Total
92,300 km2 (35,600 sq mi)
Population
  Total
10,109
  Density0.11/km2 (0.28/sq mi)
  Urban
69.0%
  Rural
31.0%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions2 Settlements, 5 Rural okrugs
  Inhabited localities2 urban-type settlements, 13 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asOymyakonsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions2 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+10 (MSK+7 )
OKTMO ID98639000
Websitehttps://mr-ojmjakonskij.sakha.gov.ru/

Oymyakonsky District (Russian: Оймяко́нский улу́с; Yakut: Өймөкөөн улууһа, Öymököön uluuha, [øjmøkøːn 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 east of the republic and borders with Ust-Maysky District in the southwest, Tomponsky District in the west, Momsky District in the north, Susumansky District of Magadan Oblast in the east, and with Okhotsky District of Khabarovsk Krai in the south. The area of the district is 92,300 square kilometers (35,600 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Ust-Nera. Population: 10,109(2010 Census); 14,670 (2002 Census); 31,078(1989 Soviet census). The population of Ust-Nera accounts for 63.9% of the district's total population.