Namsky District
| Namsky District Намский улус (Russian) Нам улууhа (Yakut) |
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 Location of Namsky District in the Sakha Republic |
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| Coordinates: 58°40′N 125°21′E / 58.667°N 125.350°ECoordinates: 58°40′N 125°21′E / 58.667°N 125.350°E | |
 Ensieli Valley in Namsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative structure (as of June 2009) | |
| Administrative center | selo of Namtsy |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Rural okrugs | 18 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 24 |
| Municipal structure (as of April 2012) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Namsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 0 |
| Rural settlements | 19 |
| Statistics | |
| Area (June 2009) | 11,900 km2 (4,600 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 23,198 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 1.95/km2 (5.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+09:00) |
| Established | February 10, 1930 |
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| 2010 Census | 23,198 |
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| 2002 Census | 21,454 |
| 1989 Census | 18,244 |
| 1979 Census | 15,508 |
Namsky District (Russian: На́мский улу́с; Yakut: Нам улууһа, Nam uluuha) is an administrative and municipal district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. The district is located in the center of the republic and borders Ust-Aldansky District in the east, Megino-Kangalassky District in the southeast, the territory of the city of republic significance of Yakutsk in the south, Gorny District in the west, and Kobyaysky District in the north. The area of the district is 11,900 square kilometers (4,600 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Namtsy. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 23,198, with the population of Namtsy accounting for 38.3% of that number.
The landscape of the district is mostly flat. The main river is the Lena with its tributaries.
Average January temperature is −42 °C (−44 °F) and average July temperature is +17–+18 °C (63–64 °F). Average annual precipitation is 200–250 millimeters (7.9–9.8 in).
The district was established on February 10, 1930.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Namsky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic. It is divided into eighteen rural okrugs (naslegs), which comprise twenty-three rural localities; as well as the selo of Grafsky Bereg, which is not a part of any rural okrug. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Namsky Municipal District. The eighteen rural okrugs and the selo of Grafsky Bereg are incorporated into nineteen rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Namtsy serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.
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