Olyokminsky District
| Olyokminsky District Олёкминский улус (Russian) Өлүөхүмэ улууhа (Sakha) |
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 Location of Olyokminsky District in the Sakha Republic |
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| Coordinates: 60°23′N 120°26′E / 60.383°N 120.433°ECoordinates: 60°23′N 120°26′E / 60.383°N 120.433°E | |
 Olyokma river, Olyokminsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative structure (as of June 2009) | |
| Administrative center | town of Olyokminsk |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Towns under district jurisdiction | 1 |
| Settlements | 1 |
| Rural okrugs | 21 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 1 |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural localities | 52 |
| Municipal structure (as of December 2008) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Olyokminsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 22 |
| Statistics | |
| Area (June 2009) | 160,800 km2 (62,100 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 26,785 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 35.4% |
| • Rural | 64.6% |
| Density | 0.17/km2 (0.44/sq mi) |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+09:00) |
| Established | January 9, 1930 |
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Olyokminsky District (Russian: Олёкминский улу́с; Yakut: Өлүөхүмэ улууһа, Ölüöxüme 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 with Verkhnevilyuysky District in the north, Gorny and Khangalassky Districts in the northeast, Aldansky District in the east, Neryungrinsky District in the southeast, Zabaykalsky Krai in the southwest, Irkutsk Oblast and Lensky District in the west, and with Suntarsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 160,800 square kilometers (62,100 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Olyokminsk. Population: 26,785 (2010 Census); 27,563 (2002 Census);30,938 (1989 Census). The population of Olyokminsk accounts for 35.4% of the district's total population.
The main rivers of the district include the Lena with its tributaries, the largest of which is the Olyokma. The Olyokma Nature Reserve is in the district.
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