Tomponsky District
| Tomponsky District Томпонский улус (Russian) Томпо улууhа (Sakha) |
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 Location of Tomponsky District in the Sakha Republic |
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| Coordinates: 62°39′12″N 135°33′33″E / 62.65333°N 135.55917°ECoordinates: 62°39′12″N 135°33′33″E / 62.65333°N 135.55917°E | |
 Suntar-Khayata Zakaznik (nature park), Tomponsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Administrative structure (as of June 2009) | |
| Administrative center | settlement of Khandyga |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Settlements | 2 |
| Rural okrugs | 7 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Urban-type settlements | 2 |
| Rural localities | 12 |
| Municipal structure (as of December 2008) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Tomponsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 2 |
| Rural settlements | 7 |
| Statistics | |
| Area (June 2009) | 135,800 km2 (52,400 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 14,099 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 59.1% |
| • Rural | 40.9% |
| Density | 0.1/km2 (0.26/sq mi) |
| Time zone | YAKT (UTC+09:00) |
| Established | May 20, 1931 |
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Tomponsky District (Russian: Томпонский улу́с; Yakut: Томпо улууһа, Tompo 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 east of the republic and borders with Momsky District in the northeast, Oymyakonsky District in the east, Ust-Maysky District in the southeast, Tattinsky District in the southwest, Ust-Aldansky and Kobyaysky Districts in the west, and with Verkhoyansky District in the north and northwest. The area of the district is 135,800 square kilometers (52,400 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Khandyga. Population: 14,099 (2010 Census); 15,275 (2002 Census);22,844 (1989 Census). The population of Khandyga accounts for 47.1% of the district's total population.
The landscape of the district is mostly mountainous. Its main rivers include the Alan, the Tompo, and the Khandyga.
Average January temperature ranges from −38 to −42 °C (−36 to −44 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +10 to +17 °C (50 to 63 °F). Annual precipitation is 250–300 millimeters (9.8–11.8 in).
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