Lensky District, Sakha Republic
| Lensky District Ленский улус (Russian) Ленскэй улууһа (Sakha) |
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 Location of Lensky District in the Sakha Republic |
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| Coordinates: 60°43′N 114°55′E / 60.717°N 114.917°ECoordinates: 60°43′N 114°55′E / 60.717°N 114.917°E | |
 Khapchagay Rock in Lensky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative structure (as of June 2009) | |
| Administrative center | town of Lensk |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Towns | 1 |
| Settlements | 2 |
| Rural okrugs | 8 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 1 |
| Urban-type settlements | 2 |
| Rural localities | 16 |
| Municipal structure (as of December 2008) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Lensky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 3 |
| Rural settlements | 8 |
| Statistics | |
| Area (June 2009) | 77,000 km2 (30,000 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 39,765 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 87.0% |
| • Rural | 13.0% |
| Density | 0.52/km2 (1.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+09:00) |
| Established | January 30, 1930 |
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| 2010 Census | 39,765 |
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| 2002 Census | 38,669 |
| 1989 Census | 49,702 |
| 1979 Census | 40,019 |
Lensky District (Russian: Ле́нский улу́с; Yakut: Ленскэй улууһа, Lyenskey 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 southwest of the republic and borders Mirninsky District in the north, Suntarsky District in the northeast, Olyokminsky District in the east, and Irkutsk Oblast in the south and west. The area of the district is 77,000 square kilometers (30,000 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Lensk. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 39,765, with the population of Lensk accounting for 62.8% of that number.
The main river in the district is the Lena with its tributaries the Vitim and the Nyuya.
Average January temperature is −32 °C (−26 °F) and average July temperature is +16–17 °C (61–63 °F). Annual precipitation is 300–400 millimeters (12–16 in).
The district was established on January 30, 1930.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lensky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic. It is divided into one town (an administrative division with the administrative center in the town (inhabited locality) of Lensk), two settlements (administrative divisions with the administrative centers in the urban-type settlements (inhabited localities) of Peleduy and Vitim), and eight rural okrugs (naslegs), all of which comprise sixteen rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Lensky Municipal District. Within the municipal district, the Town of Lensk is incorporated into Lensk Urban Settlement, the two settlements are incorporated into two urban settlements, and the eight rural okrugs are incorporated into eight rural settlements. The town of Lensk serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.
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