Neryungrinsky District

Neryungrinsky District
Нерюнгринский улус
Other transcription(s)
  SakhaНүөрүҥгүрү улууhа
Neryungrinskiy
Location of Neryungrinsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 55°54′N 124°54′E / 55.9°N 124.9°E / 55.9; 124.9
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic
EstablishedNovember 6, 1975
Administrative centerNeryungri
Area
  Total
98,900 km2 (38,200 sq mi)
Population
  Total
21,019
  Density0.21/km2 (0.55/sq mi)
  Urban
93.3%
  Rural
6.7%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions6 Settlements, 1 Rural okrugs
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 6 urban-type settlements, 2 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asNeryungrinsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions6 urban settlements, 1 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 )
OKTMO ID98660000
Websitehttp://www.neruadmin.ru/

Neryungrinsky District (Russian: Нерюнгри́нский улу́с; Yakut: Нүөрүҥгүрү улууһа, Nüörüŋgürü uluuha, Yakut pronunciation: [nyøɾyŋgyɾy uluːha]) is an administrative and municipal district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is the southernmost district of Sakha and borders Aldansky District in the north, Olyokminsky District in the west and south, Amur Oblast and a small area of Zabaykalsky Krai in the west, and Khabarovsk Krai in the east. The area of the district is 98,900 square kilometers (38,200 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Neryungri. Population (excluding the administrative center): 21,019(2010 Census).