Oymyakonsky District
| Oymyakonsky District Оймяконский улус (Russian) Өймөкөөн улууhа (Sakha) |
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 Location of Oymyakonsky District in the Sakha Republic |
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| Coordinates: 63°27′N 142°47′E / 63.450°N 142.783°ECoordinates: 63°27′N 142°47′E / 63.450°N 142.783°E | |
 Near Oymyakon, Oymyakonsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative structure (as of June 2009) | |
| Administrative center | settlement of Ust-Nera |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Settlements | 2 |
| Rural okrugs | 5 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 2 |
| Rural localities | 13 |
| Municipal structure (as of December 2008) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Oymyakonsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 2 |
| Rural settlements | 5 |
| Statistics | |
| Area (June 2009) | 92,300 km2 (35,600 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 10,109 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 69.0% |
| • Rural | 31.0% |
| Density | 0.11/km2 (0.28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | VLAT (UTC+10:00) |
| Established | May 20, 1931 |
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Oymyakonsky District (Russian: Оймяко́нский улу́с; Yakut: Өймөкөөн улууһа, Öymököön uluuha, IPA: [øjmøkøːn uluːha]) is an administrative and municipal district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic and borders with Ust-Maysky District in the southwest, Tomponsky District in the west, Momsky District in the north, Magadan Oblast in the east, and with Khabarovsk Krai in the south. The area of the district is 92,300 square kilometers (35,600 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Ust-Nera. Population: 10,109 (2010 Census); 14,670 (2002 Census);31,078 (1989 Census). The population of Ust-Nera accounts for 63.9% of the district's total population.
The landscape of the district is mostly mountainous. The main river is the Indigirka. There are many lakes in the district, with Labynkyr Lake in particular being famous for its mythical Labynkyr monster.
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