Ust-Maysky District

Ust-Maysky District
Усть-Майский улус
Other transcription(s)
  SakhaУус-Маайа улууhа
Ynykchan, 1990, Ust-Maysky District
Location of Ust-Maysky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 60°25′N 134°32′E / 60.417°N 134.533°E / 60.417; 134.533
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic
EstablishedMay 20, 1931
Administrative centerUst-Maya
Area
  Total
95,300 km2 (36,800 sq mi)
Population
  Total
8,629
  Density0.091/km2 (0.23/sq mi)
  Urban
72.4%
  Rural
27.6%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions6 Settlements, 5 Rural okrugs
  Inhabited localities6 urban-type settlements, 10 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asUst-Maysky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions5 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 )
OKTMO ID98654000
Websitehttp://www.ustmaya-msu.ru/

Ust-Maysky District (Russian: Усть-Ма́йский улу́с; Yakut: Уус-Маайа улууһа, Uus-Maaya uluuha, [uːs-maːja 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 Oymyakonsky District in the northeast, Okhotsky District and Ayano-Maysky District of Khabarovsk Krai in the east and south, Aldansky District in the southwest, Amginsky District in the west, Churapchinsky and Tattinsky Districts in the northwest, and with Tomponsky District in the north. The area of the district is 95,300 square kilometers (36,800 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Ust-Maya. Population: 8,629(2010 Census); 11,568 (2002 Census); 20,337(1989 Soviet census). The population of Ust-Maya accounts for 33.9% of the district's total population.