Tomtor (russian: Томтор; sah, Томтор) is a
rural locality
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(a ''
selo''), the only inhabited locality, and the
administrative center
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In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Tomtorsky Rural Okrug of
Megino-Kangalassky District
Megino-Kangalassky District (russian: Ме́гино-Кангала́сский улу́с; sah, Мэҥэ-Хаҥалас улууһа, ''Menge Khangalas uluuha'', ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45 and munici ...
in the
Sakha Republic,
Russia
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, located from
Nizhny Bestyakh
Nizhny Bestyakh (russian: Ни́жний Бестя́х; sah, Аллараа Бэстээх) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Megino-Kangalassky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the east bank of the Lena Riv ...
, the administrative center of the district. Its population as of the
2010 Census was 430,
[This figure is given for Tomtorsky Rural Settlement, a municipal formation of Megino-Kangalassky Municipal District. According to Law #173-Z 353-III, Tomtor is the only inhabited locality on the territory of this municipal formation.] of whom 204 were male and 226 female, down from 452 as recorded during the
2002 Census.
[''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic'']
It is one of the centers of population located in the
Suola River basin.
References
Notes
Sources
*Official website of the Sakha Republic. ''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic''
Megino-Kangalassky District
*
Rural localities in Megino-Kangalassky District
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