{{Infobox Russian district |en_name=Oymyakonsky District |ru_name=Оймяконский улус |loc_name1=Өймөкөөн улууhа |loc_lang1=Sakha |image_map={{Russia district OSM map}} |map_caption=Location of Oymyakonsky District in the Sakha Republic |image_view=Oymyakon forests.jpg |image_caption=Near Oymyakon, Oymyakonsky District |coordinates = {{coord|63|27|N|142|47|E|type:adm2nd_region:RU|display=inline,title}} |image_flag= |image_coa=RUS Оймяконский улус COA.jpg |anthem= |anthem_ref= |holiday= |holiday_ref= |federal_subject=Sakha Republic |federal_subject_ref=<ref name="SakhaR_const" /> |adm_ctr_name=Ust-Nera |adm_ctr_ref=<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" /> |urban-type_settlement_of_district_significance_type=Settlements |no_of_urban-type_settlements_of_district_significance=2 |selsoviet_type1=Rural okrugs |no_of_selsoviets_type1=5 |no_of_urban-type_settlements=2 |no_of_rural_localities=13 |counts_ref=<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" /> |mun_formation1=Oymyakonsky Municipal District |mun_formation1_ref=<ref name="SakhaR_mun0" /> |mun_formation1_no_of_urban_settlements=2 |mun_formation1_no_of_rural_settlements=5 |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=92300 |area_km2_ref=<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" /> |pop_2010census=10109 |urban_pop_2010census=69.0% |rural_pop_2010census=31.0% |pop_latest= |pop_latest_date= |pop_latest_ref= |established_date=May&nbsp;20, 1931 |established_date_ref=<ref name="SEPM" /> |website=https://mr-ojmjakonskij.sakha.gov.ru/ }} '''Oymyakonsky District''' ({{langx|ru|Оймяко́нский улу́с}}; {{langx|sah|Өймөкөөн улууһа}}, ''Öymököön uluuha'', {{IPA|sah|øjmøkøːn uluːha|}}) 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 east of the republic and borders with Ust-Maysky District in the southwest, Tomponsky District in the west, Momsky District in the north, Susumansky District of Magadan Oblast in the east, and with Okhotsky District of Khabarovsk Krai in the south. The area of the district is {{convert|92300|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 Ust-Nera.<ref name="SakhaR_admlist" /> Population: {{ru-census2010|10,109|;}} 14,670 (2002 Census);<ref name="2002Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2002Census}}</ref> {{su-census1989|31,078|.}} The population of Ust-Nera accounts for 63.9% of the district's total population.<ref name="2010Census" />

==Geography== {{See also|Oymyakon Plateau}} The landscape of the district is mostly mountainous. The Nera Plateau is located in the eastern part of the district, the Tas-Kystabyt Range in the central area, the Oymyakon Highlands and the Elgin Plateau in the west, the Suntar-Khayata Range at the southwestern end and some ranges of the Chersky mountain system in the north. The main river is the Indigirka, with its tributaries Kuydusun and Kyuyente —with the Agayakan and the Suntar, among others.<ref name="STM">{{cite web|url= https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/p-53_54.jpg|title=P-53_54 Topographic Chart (in Russian)|access-date=21 May 2022}}</ref> The entire territory of the district is part of the Indigirka River basin.<ref name="GЕ">Google Earth</ref> There are many lakes in the district, with Labynkyr Lake in particular being famous for its mythical Labynkyr monster.

===Climate=== The rural locality of Oymyakon is the Pole of Cold of the northern hemisphere, with the temperature of {{convert|−67.7|C}} having been recorded in February 1933. Average January temperature ranges from {{convert|-41|to|-51|C|F}}. Average July temperature ranges from {{convert|+8|to|+19|C|F}}. Average precipitation ranges from {{convert|150|-|200|mm|sp=us}} in the valleys to {{convert|600|mm|sp=us}} in the mountains.

==History== The district was established on May&nbsp;20, 1931.<ref name="SEPM">Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. [http://www.sitc.ru/monitoring/oymyakon/index.shtml Oymyakonsky District] {{in lang|ru}}</ref>

==Demographics== {{Historical populations|9=1970|10=21364|11=1979|12=25731|13=1989|14=31078|15=2002|16=14670|17=2010|18=10109|19=2021|20=7730|type=|footnote=Source: Census data}}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> *Yakuts: 42.3% *Russians: 40.7% *Evens: 7.5% *Ukrainians: 2.3% *Buryats: 1.1% *others: 6.1%

==Economy== The economy of the district is based mostly on mining and agriculture. There are deposits of gold, silver, tin, tungsten, lead, zinc, and antimony in the district.

===Transportation=== The M56 Kolyma Highway runs through the district, connecting it with Yakutsk and Magadan.

==Inhabited localities== {| class="wikitable" style="width:75%" |+ Municipal composition |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" align="left" !Towns !Population !Male !Female !Inhabited localities in jurisdiction |- |valign="center"|Artyk<br />({{lang|ru|Артык}}) |align="center"|512 |align="center"|274 (53.5%) |align="center"|238 (46.5%) | *'''Urban-type settlement of Artyk''' *''selo'' of Delyankir |- |valign="center"|Ust Nera<br />({{lang|ru|Усть-Нера}}) |align="center"|6972 |align="center"|3915 (56.2%) |align="center"|3057 (43.6%) | *Urban-type settlement of Ust-Nera (administrative centre of the district) |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" align="left" !Rural settlements !Population !Male !Female !Rural localities in jurisdiction* |- |valign="top"|First Borogonsky Nasleg<br/>({{lang|ru|Борогонский 1-й наслег}}) |align="center"|761 |align="center"|386 (50.7%) |align="center"|375 (49.3%) | *'''''selo'' of Oymyakon''' *''selo'' of Bereg-Yurdya *''selo'' of Khara-Tumul |- |valign="top"|Second Borogonsky Nasleg<br/>({{lang|ru|Борогонский 2-й наслег}}) |align="center"|1366 |align="center"|630 (46.1%) |align="center"|736 (53.9%) | *'''''selo'' of Tomtor''' *''selo'' of Agayakan *''selo'' of Aeroport *''selo'' of Kuydusun |- |valign="top"|Sordonnokhsky Nasleg<br/>({{lang|ru|Сордоннохский наслег}}) |align="center"|330 |align="center"|174 (52.7%) |align="center"|156 (47.3%) | *'''''selo'' of Orto-Balagan''' *''selo'' of Kuranakh-Sala |- |valign="top"|Teryutsky Nasleg<br/>({{lang|ru|Терютский наслег}}) |align="center"|355 |align="center"|178 (50.1%) |align="center"|177 (49.9%) | *'''''selo'' of Teryut''' |- |valign="top"|Yuchyugeysky Nasleg<br/>({{lang|ru|Ючюгейский наслег}}) |align="center"|322 |align="center"|164 (50.9%) |align="center"|158 (49.1%) | *'''''selo'' of Yuchyugey''' *''selo'' of Kyubeme |- |} <small>Divisional source:<ref>[http://sakha.gov.ru/node/12540 Oymyakonsky 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}}

{{Sakha Republic}} {{Rural localities in Oymyakonsky District}} {{Authority control}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2013}}

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