Suntarsky District
| Suntarsky District Сунтарский улус (Russian) Сунтаар улууhа (Sakha) |
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 Location of Suntarsky District in the Sakha Republic |
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 Selo of Toybokhoy, Suntarsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative structure (as of June 2009) | |
| Administrative center | selo of Suntar |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| rural okrug | 26 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 39 |
| Municipal structure (as of December 2008) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Suntarsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 0 |
| Rural settlements | 26 |
| Statistics | |
| Area (June 2009) | 57,800 km2 (22,300 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 25,140 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 0.43/km2 (1.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+09:00) |
| Established | January 9, 1930 |
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Suntarsky District (Russian: Сунта́рский улу́с; Yakut: Сунтаар улууһа, Suntaar uluuha, IPA: [suntaːɾ 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 western central part of the republic and borders with Nyurbinsky District in the north and northeast, Verkhnevilyuysky District in the east, Olyokminsky District in the southeast, Lensky District in the southwest, and with Mirninsky District in the west. The area of the district is 57,800 square kilometers (22,300 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Suntar. Population: 25,140 (2010 Census); 25,485 (2002 Census);26,035 (1989 Census). The population of Suntar accounts for 39.9% of the district's total population.
The main river in the district is the Vilyuy.
Average January temperature ranges from −34 to −50 °C (−29 to −58 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +17 to +18 °C (63 to 64 °F). Annual precipitation is about 250–300 millimeters (9.8–11.8 in).
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