Olyokminsky District

Olyokminsky District
Олёкминский улус
Other transcription(s)
  SakhaӨлүөхүмэ улууhа
Olyokma river, Olyokminsky District
Location of Olyokminsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 60°23′N 120°26′E / 60.383°N 120.433°E / 60.383; 120.433
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic
EstablishedJanuary 9, 1930
Administrative centerOlyokminsk
Area
  Total
160,800 km2 (62,100 sq mi)
Population
  Total
26,785
  Density0.17/km2 (0.43/sq mi)
  Urban
35.4%
  Rural
64.6%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Towns under district jurisdiction, 1 Settlements, 21 Rural okrugs
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 1 urban-type settlements, 52 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asOlyokminsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 22 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 )
OKTMO ID98641000

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 Soviet census). The population of Olyokminsk accounts for 35.4% of the district's total population.