Suntarsky District
# Suntarsky District

Suntarsky District (Russian: Сунта́рский улу́с; Yakut: Сунтаар улууһа, Suntaar uluuha, IPA:) is an administrative and municipal district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the western central part of the republic and borders with Nyurbinsky District in the north and northeast, Verkhnevilyuysky District in the east, Olyokminsky District in the southeast, Lensky District in the southwest, and with Mirninsky District in the west. The area of the district is 57,800 square kilometers (22,300 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Suntar. Population: 25,140 (2010 Census); 25,485 (2002 Census); 26,035 (1989 Census). The population of Suntar accounts for 39.9% of the district's total population.

## Geography

The main river in the district is the Vilyuy.

### Climate

Average January temperature ranges from −34 to −50 °C (−29 to −58 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +17 to +18 °C (63 to 64 °F). Annual precipitation is about 250–300 millimeters (9.8–11.8 in).

## History

The district was established on January 9, 1930.

## Demographics

As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:

* Yakuts: 97.8%
* Evens: 0.7%
* Russians: 0.6%
* other: 0.9%

## Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture. There are deposits of gold, brown coal, gypsum, anhydrite, construction materials, and others minerals.

### Transportation

The Vilyuy Highway runs through the district, connecting it with Yakutsk, Vilyuysk, and Mirny. There is an airport in Suntar.

## Inhabited localities

Municipal composition :

| Rural settlements | Population | Male | Female | Rural localities in jurisdiction* |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Allaginsky Nasleg (Аллагинский) | 447 | 224 (50.1%) | 223 (49.9%) | selo of Allaga |
| Arylakhsky Nasleg (Арылахский) | 667 | 319 (47.8%) | 348 (52.2%) | selo of Usun-Kyuyol |
| Bordonsky Nasleg (Бордонский) | 904 | 461 (51.0%) | 443 (49.0%) | selo of Sardanga |
| Vilyuchansky Nasleg (Вилючанский) | 672 | 327 (48.7%) | 345 (51.3%) | selo of Khordogoy selo of Oyusut |
| Zharkhansky Nasleg (Жарханский) | 513 | 253 (49.3%) | 260 (50.7%) | selo of Arylakh (Zharkhan) |
| Ilimnirsky Nasleg (Илимнирский) | 250 | 140 (56.0%) | 110 (44.0%) | selo of Ilimnir |
| Kempendyaysky Nasleg (Кемпендяйский) | 448 | 204 (45.5%) | 244 (54.5%) | selo of Kempendyay selo of Chayygda |
| Krestyakhsky Nasleg (Крестяхский) | 882 | 453 (51.4%) | 429 (48.6%) | selo of Krestyakh |
| Kuokuninsky Nasleg (Куокунинский) | 591 | 310 (52.5%) | 281 (47.5%) | selo of Kuokunu |
| Kutaninsky Nasleg (Кутанинский) | 1,013 | 498 (49.2%) | 515 (50.8%) | selo of Kutana selo of Tumul |
| Kyukyaisky Nasleg (Кюкяйский) | 394 | 206 (52.3%) | 188 (47.7%) | selo of Kyukey |
| Kyundyayinsky Nasleg (Кюндяйинский) | 832 | 416 (50.0%) | 416 (50.0%) | selo of Kyundyae selo of Kharyalakh selo of Elgyan |
| Mar-Kyuyolsky Nasleg (Мар-Кюёльский) | 506 | 249 (49.2%) | 257 (50.8%) | selo of Mar-Kyuyol |
| Nakharinsky Nasleg (Нахаринский) | 113 | 62 (54.9%) | 51 (45.1%) | selo of Nakhara |
| Suntarsky Nasleg (Сунтарский) | 10,034 | 4,661 (46.5%) | 5,373 (53.5%) | selo of Suntar (Administrative centre of the district) |
| Tenkinsky Nasleg (Тенкинский) | 93 | 50 (53.8%) | 43 (46.2%) | selo of Tenkya |
| Toybokhoysky Nasleg (Тойбохойский) | 1,600 | 769 (48.1%) | 831 (51.9%) | selo of Toybokhoy |
| Tolonsky Nasleg (Толонский) | 127 | 67 (52.8%) | 60 (47.2%) | selo of Tolon |
| Tuoydakhsky Nasleg (Туойдахский) | 157 | 92 (58.6%) | 65 (41.4%) | selo of Tuoydakh |
| Tyubyaysky Nasleg (Тюбяйский) | 305 | 154 (50.5%) | 151 (49.5%) | selo of Tyubyay selo of Neryuktyay |
| Tyubyay-Zharkhansky Nasleg (Тюбяй-Жарханский) | 664 | 330 (49.7%) | 334 (50.3%) | selo of Arylakh selo of Milyake selo of Ygyatta |
| Ustinsky Nasleg (Устьинский) | 337 | 163 (48.4%) | 174 (51.6%) | selo of Ustye |
| Khadansky Nasleg (Хаданский) | 436 | 232 (53.2%) | 204 (46.8%) | selo of Agdary selo of Tolon selo of Eyikyar |
| Khorinsky Nasleg (Хоринский) | 272 | 133 (48.6%) | 139 (51.1%) | selo of Khoro |
| Sheinsky Nasleg (Шеинский) | 851 | 422 (49.6%) | 429 (50.4%) | selo of Sheya selo of Byas-Sheya selo of Komsomol |
| Elgyaysky Nasleg (Эльгяйский) | 2,032 | 974 (47.9%) | 1,058 (52.7%) | selo of Elgyay selo of Bordon 3-y |

Divisional source: Population source: *Administrative centers are shown in bold

