Suntar (rural locality)

Suntar
Сунтар
Other transcription(s)
  SakhaСунтаар
Location of Suntar
Suntar
Location of Suntar
Suntar
Suntar (Sakha Republic)
Coordinates: 62°10′N 117°38′E / 62.167°N 117.633°E / 62.167; 117.633
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic
Administrative districtSuntarsky District
Founded1764
Elevation
124 m (407 ft)
Population
  Total
10,034
  Capital ofSuntarsky District
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 )
Postal code(s)
678290
OKTMO ID98648455101

Suntar (Russian: Сунта́р; Yakut: Сунтаар, Suntaar) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Suntarsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Vilyuy River. Population: 10,034(2010 Census); 8,930(2002 Census); 6,707(1989 Soviet census).