{{Infobox Russian district |en_name=Nizhnekolymsky District |ru_name=Нижнеколымский улус |loc_name1=Аллараа Халыма улууhа |loc_lang1=Sakha |image_map={{Russia district OSM map}} |map_caption=Location of Nizhnekolymsky District in the Sakha Republic |image_view=Northeast Science Station View.jpg |image_caption=View from Northeast Science Station, Nizhnekolymsky District |coordinates = {{coord|71|25|N|136|10|E|type:adm2nd_region:RU|display=inline,title}} |image_flag=Flag of Nizhnekolymsk rayon (Yakutia).png |image_coa=Coat of Arms of Nizhnekolymsk rayon (Yakutia).png |anthem= |anthem_ref= |holiday= |holiday_ref= |federal_subject=Sakha Republic |federal_subject_ref=<ref name="SakhaR_const" /> |adm_ctr_name=Chersky |adm_ctr_ref=<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" /> |urban-type_settlement_of_district_significance_type=Settlements |no_of_urban-type_settlements_of_district_significance=1 |selsoviet_type1=Rural okrugs |no_of_selsoviets_type1=3 |no_of_urban-type_settlements=1 |no_of_rural_localities=12 |counts_ref=<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" /> |mun_formation1=Nizhnekolymsky Municipal District |mun_formation1_ref=<ref name="SakhaR_mun0" /> |mun_formation1_no_of_urban_settlements=1 |mun_formation1_no_of_rural_settlements=3 |mun_formation1_counts_ref=<ref name="SakhaR_mun1">Law #173-Z #354-III</ref> |mun_formation1_leader_title= |mun_formation1_leader_title_ref= |mun_formation1_leader_name= |mun_formation1_leader_name_ref= |mun_formation1_representative_body= |mun_formation1_representative_body_ref= |area_km2=87100 |area_km2_ref=<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" /> |pop_2010census=4664 |urban_pop_2010census=61.3% |rural_pop_2010census=38.7% |pop_latest= |pop_latest_date= |pop_latest_ref= |established_date=May 20, 1931 |established_date_ref=<ref name="SEPM" /> |website= }} '''Nizhnekolymsky District''' ({{langx|ru|Нижнеколы́мский улу́с}}; {{langx|sah|Аллараа Халыма улууһа|Allaraa Xalıma uluuha}}) is an administrative<ref name="SakhaR_const">Constitution of the Sakha Republic</ref> and municipal<ref name="SakhaR_mun0">Law #172-Z #351-III</ref> district (raion, or ''ulus''), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the republic and borders with Allaikhovsky District in the west, Srednekolymsky District in the south, and with Bilibinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in the east. The area of the district is {{convert|87100|km2|sp=us}}.<ref name="SakhaR_admlist">Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic</ref> Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Chersky.<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" /> Population: {{ru-census2010|4,664|;}} 5,932 (2002 Census);<ref name="2002Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2002Census}}</ref> {{su-census1989|13,692|.}} The population of Chersky accounts for 61.3% of the district's total population.<ref name="2010Census" />
==Geography== The district is washed by the East Siberian Sea in the north. The main river in the district is the Kolyma. Other rivers include the Alazeya, its tributary Rossokha, and the Chukochya. There are many lakes in the district, among them Lake Nerpichye, Lake Chukochye, Lake Bolshoye Morskoye, and Lake Ilyrgyttyn. Mount Kisilyakh-Tas is located in the district.
===Climate=== Average January temperature ranges from {{convert|-32|C}} in the north to {{convert|-38|C}} in the south and average July temperature ranges from {{convert|+4|C}} in the north to {{convert|+12|C}} in the south.<ref name="SEPM">Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. [http://www.sitc.ru/monitoring/nkolyuma/index.shtml Nizhnekolymsky District] {{in lang|ru}}</ref> Annual precipitation is {{convert|150|-|200|mm|sp=us}}.<ref name="SEPM" />
==History== The district was established on May 20, 1931.<ref name="SEPM" />
==Demographics== As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:<ref name=census2021>{{cite web|title=Национальный состав населения|url=https://14.rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/2(106).xlsx|publisher=Federal State Statistics Service|accessdate=17 June 2023}}</ref> *Russians: 39.7% *Yakuts: 17.6% *Evens: 14.7% *Chukchi: 12.2% *Yukaghir: 10.0% *Ukrainians: 1.5% *Tatars: 1.0 *others: 3.3%
==Economy== The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture and fishing.<ref name="SEPM" />
==Inhabited localities== {| class="wikitable" style="width:75%" |+ Municipal composition |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" align="left" !Urban settlements !Population !Male !Female !Inhabited localities in jurisdiction |- |valign="center"|Chersky<br />({{lang|ru|Черский}}) |align="center"|2857 |align="center"|1332 (46.6%) |align="center"|1525 (53.4%) | *urban-type settlement of Chersky (administrative center of the district) *''selo'' of Petushki |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" align="left" !Rural settlements !Population !Male !Female !Rural localities in jurisdiction* |- |valign="top"|Rural National Yukagir Settlement of "Olerinsky Suktul"<br/>({{lang|ru|Сельское национальное юкагирское поселение "Олеринский Суктул"}}) |align="center"|741 |align="center"|369 (49.8%) |align="center"|372 (50.2%) | *'''''selo'' of Andryushkino''' |- |valign="top"|Pokhodsky Nasleg<br/>({{lang|ru|Походский наслег}}) |align="center"|255 |align="center"|134 (52.5%) |align="center"|121 (47.5%) | *'''''selo'' of Pokhodsk''' *''selo'' of Ambarchik *''selo'' of Dve Viski *''selo'' of Yermolovo *''selo'' of Krestovaya *''selo'' of Mikhalkino *''selo'' of Nizhnekolymsk *''selo'' of Timkino *''selo'' of Chukochya |- |valign="top"|Khalarchinsky Nasleg<br/>({{lang|ru|Халарчинский наслег}}) |align="center"|811 |align="center"|396 (48.8%) |align="center"|415 (51.2%) | *'''''selo'' of Kolymskoye''' |} <small>Divisional source:<ref>[http://sakha.gov.ru/node/12538 Nizhnekolymsky Ulus (Raion)] Official website of the Sakha Republic</ref></small><br /> {{small|Population source:<ref name="2010Census" />}}<br/> <small>*Administrative centers are shown in '''bold'''</small>
==References== ===Notes=== {{Reflist}}
===Sources=== *{{RussiaBasicLawRef|sa}} *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|sa|mun|list0}} *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|sa|mun|list1}}
{{Geographic Location |Centre = Nizhnekolymsky District |North = ''East Siberian Sea'' |Northeast = |East = Bilibinsky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |Southeast = |South = Srednekolymsky District |Southwest = |West = Allaikhovsky District |Northwest = }} {{Sakha Republic}} {{Rural localities in Nizhnekolymsky District}} {{Authority control}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2013}}
Category:Districts of the Sakha Republic Category:East Siberian Sea Category:States and territories established in 1931 Category:1931 establishments in the Soviet Union