Tomponsky District (russian: Томпонский улу́с; sah, Томпо улууһа, ''Tompo uluuha'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (

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, or ''ulus''), one of the

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in the

Sakha Republic Sakha, officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia),, is the largest republic of Russia, located in the Russian Far East, along the Arctic Ocean, with a population of roughly 1 million. Sakha comprises half of the area of its governing Far Eas ...

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. It is located in the east of the republic and borders with

Momsky District Momsky District (russian: Момский улу́с; sah, Муома улууһа, ''Muoma uluuha'', ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45 and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (raion, or ''ulus''), one of ...

in the northeast,

Oymyakonsky District Oymyakonsky District (russian: Оймяко́нский улу́с; sah, Өймөкөөн улууһа, ''Öymököön uluuha'', ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (raion, or ''ulus'' ...

in the east,

Ust-Maysky District Ust-Maysky District (russian: Усть-Ма́йский улу́с; sah, Уус-Маайа улууһа, ''Uus-Maaya uluuha'', ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (raion, or ''ulus'' ...

in the southeast,

Tattinsky District Tattinsky District (russian: Таттинский улу́с; sah, Таатта улууһа, ''Taatta uluuha'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (raion, or ''ulus''), one of the thi ...

in the southwest, Ust-Aldansky and

Kobyaysky District Kobyaysky District (russian: Кобяйский улу́с; sah, Кэбээйи улууһа, ''Kebeeyi uluuha'', ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45 and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (raion, or ''ulus ...

s in the west, and with

Verkhoyansky District Verkhoyansky District (russian: Верхоя́нский улу́с; sah, Үөһээ Дьааҥы улууһа, ''Üöhee Djaangy uluuha'', ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (raion, ...

in the north and northwest. The area of the district is .Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic Its

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is the urban locality (a

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) of

Khandyga Khandyga (russian: Хандыга; sah, Хаандыга) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Tomponsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, northeast of Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. As o ...

. Population: 15,275 ( 2002 Census); The population of Khandyga accounts for 47.1% of the district's total population.

Geography

The landscape of the district is mostly mountainous. Its main rivers include the

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, the

Tompo The Tompo (russian: Томпо) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia, a right tributary of the Aldan, part of the Lena basin. River Tompo gives its name to the Tompo District. It flows across desolate regions, Topolinoye being the ...

, Adycha,

Nelgese The Nelgese ( rus, Нельгесе; sah, Нэльгэһэ, ''Nelgehe'') is a river in the Republic of Sakha in Russia. It is a left hand tributary of the Adycha, of the Yana basin. It is long, with a drainage basin of . The river flows acros ...

Derbeke The Derbeke ( rus, Дербеке; sah, Дэрбэкэ) is a river in the Republic of Sakha in Russia. It is a left hand tributary of the Adycha, of the Yana basin. It is long, with a drainage basin of . It is an excellent river for boating, ...

and the

Lake Emanda Lake Emanda ( or Эманджа, sah, Эмандьа, ''Emanca'') is a freshwater lake in Tomponsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia. The lake is located in a desolate area where there is no permanent population and few visitors. There are burbo ...

is located on the

Yana Plateau The Yana Plateau ( rus, Янское плоскогорье, sah, Дьааҥы хаптал хайалара) is a mountain plateau in the Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. Google Earth The plateau lies in an uninhabited ar ...

, in the northern part of the district.

Climate

Average January temperature ranges from and average July temperature ranges from .Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring
Tomponsky District
Annual

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is .

History

The district was established on May 20, 1931.

Demographics

As of the 1989 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows: *

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: 57.1% *

Yakuts The Yakuts, or the Sakha ( sah, саха, ; , ), are a Turkic ethnic group who mainly live in the Republic of Sakha in the Russian Federation, with some extending to the Amur, Magadan, Sakhalin regions, and the Taymyr and Evenk Districts ...

: 21.8% *

Evens The Evens ( eve, эвэн; pl. , in Even and , in Russian; formerly called ''Lamuts'') are a people in Siberia and the Russian Far East. They live in regions of the Magadan Oblast and Kamchatka Krai and northern parts of Sakha east of th ...

: 3.2% *

Evenks The Evenks (also spelled Ewenki or Evenki based on their endonym )Autonym: (); russian: Эвенки (); (); formerly known as Tungus or Tunguz; mn, Хамниган () or Aiwenji () are a Tungusic people of North Asia. In Russia, the Even ...

: 0.4% *other ethnicities: 17.5%

Economy

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

Inhabited localities

Divisional source:Tomponsky Ulus (Raion)
Official website of the Sakha Republic

*Administrative centers are shown in bold

References

Notes

Sources

* * * {{Use mdy dates, date=March 2013 Districts of the Sakha Republic States and territories established in 1931 1931 establishments in the Soviet Union