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Neryungrinsky District

Neryungrinsky District
Нерюнгринский улус (Russian)
Нүөрүҥгүрү улууhа (Sakha)
Nerungri area location.PNG
Location of Neryungrinsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 55°54′N 124°54′E / 55.9°N 124.9°E / 55.9; 124.9Coordinates: 55°54′N 124°54′E / 55.9°N 124.9°E / 55.9; 124.9
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Neryungrinskiy
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Coat of arms
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic
Administrative structure (as of June 2009)
Administrative center town of Neryungri
Administrative divisions:
Settlements 6
Rural okrugs 1
Inhabited localities:
Cities/towns 1
Urban-type settlements 6
Rural localities 2
Municipal structure (as of December 2008)
Municipally incorporated as Neryungrinsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 6
Rural settlements 1
Statistics
Area (June 2009) 98,900 km2 (38,200 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 21,019 inhabitants
• Urban 93.3%
• Rural 6.7%
Density 0.21/km2 (0.54/sq mi)
Time zone YAKT (UTC+09:00)
Established November 6, 1975
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Neryungrinsky District (Russian: Нерюнгри́нский улу́с; Yakut: Нүөрүҥгүрү улууһа, Nüörüñgürü uluuha, IPA: [nyøɾyŋgyɾy uluːha]) is an administrative and municipal district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is the southernmost district of Sakha and borders Aldansky District in the north, Olyokminsky District in the west and northwest, Amur Oblast and a small area of Zabaykalsky Krai in the south, and Khabarovsk Krai in the east. The area of the district is 98,900 square kilometers (38,200 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Neryungri. Population (excluding the administrative center): 21,019 (2010 Census).

The landscape of the district is mostly mountainous. The main river in the district is the Aldan with its tributaries the Timpton and the Chulman. The largest lake is Lake Bolshoye Toko.

Average January temperature ranges from −30 °C (−22 °F) to −34 °C (−29 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +12 °C (54 °F) to +14 °C (57 °F). Annual precipitation is 400–500 millimeters (16–20 in).


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