Tomponsky District

District in Sakha Republic, Russia

Tomponsky District Томпонский улус
District
Other transcription(s)
• Sakha	Томпо улууhа
Suntar-Khayata Zakaznik (nature park), Tomponsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Tomponsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 62°39′12″N 135°33′33″E / 62.65333°N 135.55917°E / 62.65333; 135.55917
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic^[1]
Established	May 20, 1931^[2]
Administrative center	Khandyga^[3]
Area ^[3]
• Total	135,800 km² (52,400 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)^[4]
• Total	14,099
• Estimate (2018)^[5]	12,775 (−9.4%)
• Density	0.10/km² (0.27/sq mi)
• Urban	59.1%
• Rural	40.9%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	2 Settlements, 7 Rural okrugs
• Inhabited localities^[3]	2 Urban-type settlements^[6], 12 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Tomponsky Municipal District^[7]
• Municipal divisions^[8]	2 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 ^[9])
OKTMO ID	98650000
Website	https://mr-tomponskij.sakha.gov.ru/

Tomponsky District (Russian: Томпонский улу́с; Yakut: Томпо улууһа, Tompo uluuha) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[7] 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 Momsky District in the northeast, Oymyakonsky District in the east, Ust-Maysky District in the southeast, Tattinsky District in the southwest, Ust-Aldansky and Kobyaysky Districts in the west, and with Verkhoyansky District in the north and northwest. The area of the district is 135,800 square kilometers (52,400 sq mi).^[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Khandyga.^[3] Population: 14,099 (2010 Russian census);^[4] 15,275 (2002 Census);^[10] 22,844 (1989 Soviet census).^[11] The population of Khandyga accounts for 47.1% of the district's total population.^[4]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1970	13,205	—
1979	18,004	+36.3%
1989	22,844	+26.9%
2002	15,275	−33.1%
2010	14,099	−7.7%
2021	11,241	−20.3%
Source: Census data

Geography

The landscape of the district is mostly mountainous. Its main rivers include the Aldan, the Tompo, Adycha, Nelgese, Derbeke and the Khandyga. Emanda is a lake located on the Yana Plateau, in the northern part of the district.^[12]

Climate

Average January temperature ranges from −38 to −42 °C (−36 to −44 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +10 to +17 °C (50 to 63 °F).^[2] Annual precipitation is 250–300 millimeters (9.8–11.8 in).^[2]

History

The district was established on May 20, 1931.^[2]

Demographics

As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:^[13]

Yakuts: 44.3%
Russians: 38.2%
Evens: 10.3%
Ukrainians: 1.4%
other ethnicities: 5.8%

Economy

The economy of the district is based on mining, production of construction materials, and agriculture.^[2] There are deposits of tin, tungsten, copper, lead, zinc, antimony, molybdenum, gold, silver, coal, gypsum, marble, and other minerals.^[2]

Inhabited localities

Municipal composition
Urban settlements	Population	Male	Female	Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Dzhebariki-Khaya (Джебарики-Хая)	1694	844 (49.8%)	850 (50.2%)	Urban-type settlement of Dzhebariki-Khaya
Khandyga (Хандыга)	6638	3326 (49.8%)	3312 (50.2%)	Urban-type settlement of Khandyga (administrative centre of the district)
Rural settlements	Population	Male	Female	Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Bayagantaysky Nasleg (Баягантайский наслег)	1823	884 (48.5%)	939 (51.5%)	selo of Krest-Khaldzhan selo of Ary-Tolon selo of Udarnik
Megino-Aldansky Nasleg (Мегино-Алданский наслег)	1020	490 (48.0%)	530 (52.0%)	selo of Megino-Aldan
Okhot-Perevozovsky Nasleg (Охот-Перевозовский наслег)	142	70 (49.3%)	72 (50.7%)	selo of Okhotsky-Perevoz
Sasylsky Nasleg (Сасыльский наслег)	555	275 (49.5%)	280 (50.5%)	selo of Keskil
Teploklyuchevsky Nasleg (Теплоключевский наслег)	887	447 (50.4%)	440 (49.6%)	selo of Teply Klyuch selo of Aeroport selo of Razvilka
Tomponsky National Nasleg (Томпонский национальный наслег)	915	458 (50.1%)	457 (49.9%)	selo of Topolinoye
Ynginsky Nasleg (Ынгинский наслег)	425	217 (51.1%)	208 (48.9%)	selo of Novy selo of Saydy

Divisional source:^[14]
Population source:^[4]
*Administrative centers are shown in bold

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b Constitution of the Sakha Republic
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Tomponsky District Archived September 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
^ The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
^ ^a ^b Law #172-Z #351-III
^ Law #173-Z #354-III
^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
^ Ученые будут изучать озеро Еманда в Томпонском улусе Якутии
^ "Национальный состав населения". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
^ Tomponsky Ulus (Raion) Official website of the Sakha Republic

Sources

Верховный Совет Республики Саха (Якутия). 4 апреля 1992 г. «Конституция (основной закон) Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Конституционного закона №1077-З №1035-IV от 8 июня 2012 г. «О внесении изменений и дополнений в Конституцию (основной закон) Республики Саха (Якутия)». Опубликован: "Якутские ведомости", №7, 26 апреля 1992 г. (Supreme Council of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. April 4, 1992 Constitution (Basic Law) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Constitutional Law #1077-Z No. 1035-IV of June 8, 2012 On Amending and Supplementing the Constitution (Basic Law) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. ).
Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №172-З №351-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом муниципального района муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1535-З №597-V от 27 ноября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в статьи 1 и 2 Закона Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом муниципального района муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #172-Z No. 351-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Municipal District Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1535-Z No. 597-V of November 27, 2015 On Amending Articles 1 and 2 of the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Municipal District Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №173-З №353-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1058-З №1007-IV от 25 апреля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #173-Z No. 353-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1058-Z No. 1007-IV of April 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).