Bulunsky District
| Bulunsky District Булунский улус (Russian) Булуҥ улууhа (Yakut) |
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 Location of Bulunsky District in the Sakha Republic |
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| Coordinates: 70°41′N 127°21′E / 70.683°N 127.350°ECoordinates: 70°41′N 127°21′E / 70.683°N 127.350°E | |
 Bennett Island in the Lena River delta, a protected area of Russia in Bulunsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative structure (as of June 2009) | |
| Administrative center | urban-type settlement of Tiksi |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Settlements | 1 |
| Rural okrugs | 8 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural localities | 9 |
| Municipal structure (as of April 2012) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Bulunsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 6 |
| Statistics | |
| Area (June 2009) | 223,600 km2 (86,300 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 9,054 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 55.9% |
| • Rural | 44.1% |
| Density | 0.04/km2 (0.10/sq mi) |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+09:00) |
| Established | December 10, 1930 |
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| 2010 Census | 9,054 |
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| 2002 Census | 9,775 |
| 1989 Census | 17,257 |
| 1979 Census | 14,671 |
| 2010 Census | 9,054 |
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| 2002 Census | 9,775 |
| 1989 Census | 17,257 |
| 1979 Census | 14,671 |
Bulunsky District (Russian: Булу́нский улу́с; Yakut: Булуҥ улууһа) is an administrative and municipal district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic and borders Ust-Yansky District in the east, Verkhoyansky District in the southeast, Eveno-Bytantaysky and Zhigansky Districts in the south, Olenyoksky District in the west, and Anabarsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 223,600 square kilometers (86,300 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban-type settlement of Tiksi. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 9,054, with the population of Tiksi accounting for 55.9% of that number.
The district is washed by the Laptev Sea in the north. The main river in the district is the Lena. Other rivers include the Olenyok, the Omoloy, and the Khara-Ulakh. There are many lakes in the Lena River delta. The Lena Delta Wildlife Reserve is located in the district.
Average January temperature varies from −32 °C (−26 °F) on the coast to −40 °C (−40 °F) in the interior and average July temperature varies from +4 °C (39 °F) in the north to +14 °C (57 °F) in the south. Average precipitation ranges from 150 to 200 millimeters (5.9 to 7.9 in) in the north and from 250 to 300 millimeters (9.8 to 11.8 in) in the south.
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