Tomponsky District
Tomponsky District
Томпонский улус | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Sakha | Томпо улууhа |
Suntar-Khayata Zakaznik (nature park), Tomponsky District | |
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 | |
• Total | 14,099 |
| • Density | 0.10/km2 (0.27/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/ |
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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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13,205 | — |
| 1979 | 18,004 | +36.3% |
| 1989 | 22,844 | +26.9% |
| 2002 | 15,275 | −33.1% |
| 2010 | 14,099 | −7.7% |
| 2021 | 11,241 | −20.3% |
| Source: Census data | ||