Gorny District
| Gorny District Горный улус (Russian) Горнай улууһа (Sakha) |
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 Location of Gorny District in the Sakha Republic |
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| Coordinates: 62°06′N 126°42′E / 62.100°N 126.700°ECoordinates: 62°06′N 126°42′E / 62.100°N 126.700°E | |
 Berdigestyah, on the Maatta River |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative structure (as of June 2009) | |
| Administrative center | selo of Berdigestyakh |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Rural okrugs | 9 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural localities | 16 |
| Municipal structure (as of April 2012) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Gorny Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 0 |
| Rural settlements | 9 |
| Statistics | |
| Area (June 2009) | 45,600 km2 (17,600 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 11,706 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 0.26/km2 (0.67/sq mi) |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+09:00) |
| Established | June 25, 1931 |
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| 2010 Census | 11,706 |
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| 2002 Census | 11,422 |
| 1989 Census | 10,034 |
| 1979 Census | 7,977 |
Gorny District (Russian: Го́рный улу́с; Yakut: Горнай улууһа, Gornay 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 center of the republic and borders Vilyuysky and Kobyaysky Districts in the north, Namsky District and the territory of the city of republic significance of Yakutsk in the east, Khangalassky District in the south, Olyokminsky District in the southwest, and Verkhnevilyuysky District in the west. The area of the district is 45,600 square kilometers (17,600 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Berdigestyakh. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 11,706, with the population of Berdigestyakh accounting for 55.2% of that number.
The main rivers in the district are the Sinyaya and the Sitte, both of which are left tributaries of the Lena.
Average January temperature ranges from −36 °C (−33 °F) in the west to −40 °C (−40 °F) in the east and average July temperature is +16–+17 °C (61–63 °F). Average annual precipitation is 200–250 millimeters (7.9–9.8 in).
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