Churapchinsky District
| Churapchinsky District Чурапчинский улус (Russian) Чурапчы улууһа (Sakha) |
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 Location of Churapchinsky District in the Sakha Republic |
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| Coordinates: 62°00′N 132°26′E / 62.000°N 132.433°ECoordinates: 62°00′N 132°26′E / 62.000°N 132.433°E | |
 The selo of Dyabyla in Churapchinsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative structure (as of June 2009) | |
| Administrative center | selo of Churapcha |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Rural okrugs | 17 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 30 |
| Municipal structure (as of April 2012) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Churapchinsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 0 |
| Rural settlements | 17 |
| Local government: | |
| Head | Andrey Nogovitsyn |
| Statistics | |
| Area (June 2009) | 12,600 km2 (4,900 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 20,387 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 1.62/km2 (4.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+09:00) |
| Established | March 25, 1930 |
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| 2010 Census | 20,387 |
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| 2002 Census | 19,466 |
| 1989 Census | 18,516 |
| 1979 Census | 16,203 |
Churapchinsky District (Russian: Чурапчинский улу́с; Yakut: Чурапчы улууһа, Çurapçı uluuha, IPA: [t͡ʃuɾapˈt͡ʃɯ 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 center of the republic and borders Tattinsky District in the north, Ust-Maysky District in the east and southeast, Amginsky District in the south, Megino-Kangalassky District in the west, and Ust-Aldansky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 12,600 square kilometers (4,900 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Churapcha. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 20,387, with the population of Churapcha accounting for 43.0% of that number.
The landscape of the district is mostly flat. The main river in the district is the Amga. There are many lakes in the district, the largest of which is Lake Churapcha.
Average January temperature is −42 °C (−44 °F) and average July temperature is +16 to +17 °C (61 to 63 °F). Average annual precipitation is about 200–250 millimeters (7.9–9.8 in).
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