Tomponsky District

Tomponsky District (Russian: Томпонский улу́с; Yakut: Томпо улууһа, Tompo uluuha) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[6] 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).^[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Khandyga.^[3] Population: 14,099 (2010 Census);^[4] 15,275 (2002 Census);^[9] 22,844 (1989 Soviet census).^[10] The population of Khandyga accounts for 47.1% of the district's total population.^[4]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1970	13,205	—
1979	18,004	+36.3%
1989	22,844	+26.9%
2002	15,275	−33.1%
2010	14,099	−7.7%
2021	11,241	−20.3%
Source: Census data

Tomponsky District Томпонский улус
District
Other transcription(s)
• Sakha	Томпо улууhа
Suntar-Khayata Zakaznik (nature park), Tomponsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Tomponsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 62°39′12″N 135°33′33″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[1]
Established	May 20, 1931[2]
Administrative center	Khandyga[3]
Area [3]
• Total	135,800 km2 (52,400 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	14,099
• Density	0.10/km2 (0.27/sq mi)
• Urban	59.1%
• Rural	40.9%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	2 Settlements, 7 Rural okrugs
• Inhabited localities[3]	2 urban-type settlements[5], 12 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Tomponsky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[7]	2 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [8])
OKTMO ID	98650000
Website	https://mr-tomponskij.sakha.gov.ru/

Geography

The landscape of the district is mostly mountainous. Its main rivers include the Aldan, the Tompo, Adycha, Nelgese, Derbeke and the Khandyga. Emanda is a lake located on the Yana Plateau, in the northern part of the district.^[11]

Climate

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).^[2] Annual precipitation is 250–300 millimeters (9.8–11.8 in).^[2]

History

The district was established on May 20, 1931.^[2]

Demographics

As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:^[12]

• Yakuts: 44.3%
• Russians: 38.2%
• Evens: 10.3%
• Ukrainians: 1.4%
• other ethnicities: 5.8%

Economy

The economy of the district is based on mining, production of construction materials, and agriculture.^[2] There are deposits of tin, tungsten, copper, lead, zinc, antimony, molybdenum, gold, silver, coal, gypsum, marble, and other minerals.^[2]

Inhabited localities

Municipal composition

Urban settlements	Population	Male	Female	Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Dzhebariki-Khaya (Джебарики-Хая)	1694	844 (49.8%)	850 (50.2%)	Urban-type settlement of Dzhebariki-Khaya
Khandyga (Хандыга)	6638	3326 (49.8%)	3312 (50.2%)	Urban-type settlement of Khandyga (administrative centre of the district)
Rural settlements	Population	Male	Female	Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Bayagantaysky Nasleg (Баягантайский наслег)	1823	884 (48.5%)	939 (51.5%)	selo of Krest-Khaldzhan selo of Ary-Tolon selo of Udarnik
Megino-Aldansky Nasleg (Мегино-Алданский наслег)	1020	490 (48.0%)	530 (52.0%)	selo of Megino-Aldan
Okhot-Perevozovsky Nasleg (Охот-Перевозовский наслег)	142	70 (49.3%)	72 (50.7%)	selo of Okhotsky-Perevoz
Sasylsky Nasleg (Сасыльский наслег)	555	275 (49.5%)	280 (50.5%)	selo of Keskil
Teploklyuchevsky Nasleg (Теплоключевский наслег)	887	447 (50.4%)	440 (49.6%)	selo of Teply Klyuch selo of Aeroport selo of Razvilka
Tomponsky National Nasleg (Томпонский национальный наслег)	915	458 (50.1%)	457 (49.9%)	selo of Topolinoye
Ynginsky Nasleg (Ынгинский наслег)	425	217 (51.1%)	208 (48.9%)	selo of Novy selo of Saydy

Divisional source:^[13]
Population source:^[4]
*Administrative centers are shown in bold