Oymyakonsky District ( Russian : Оймяко́нский улу́с ; Yakut : Өймөкөөн улууһа , Öymököön uluuha , IPA: [øjmøkøːn uluːha] ) is an administrative and municipal 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 Ust-Maysky District in the southwest, Tomponsky District in the west, Momsky District in the north, Susumansky District of Magadan Oblast in the east, and with Okhotsky District of Khabarovsk Krai in the south. The area of the district is 92,300 square kilometers (35,600 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement ) of Ust-Nera . Population: 10,109 ( 2010 Census ) ; 14,670 ( 2002 Census ); 31,078 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . The population of Ust-Nera accounts for 63.9% of the district's total population.
6-766: The landscape of the district is mostly mountainous. The Nera Plateau is located in the eastern part of the district, the Tas-Kystabyt Range in the central area, the Oymyakon Highlands and the Elgin Plateau in the west, the Suntar-Khayata Range at the southwestern end and some ranges of the Chersky mountain system in the north. The main river is the Indigirka , with its tributaries Kuydusun and Kyuyente —with
12-908: The Agayakan and the Suntar , among others. The entire territory of the district is part of the Indigirka River basin. There are many lakes in the district, with Labynkyr Lake in particular being famous for its mythical Labynkyr monster . The rural locality of Oymyakon is the Pole of Cold of the northern hemisphere, with the temperature of −67.7 °C (−89.9 °F) having been recorded in February 1933. Average January temperature ranges from −41 to −51 °C (−42 to −60 °F). Average July temperature ranges from +8 to +19 °C (46 to 66 °F). Average precipitation ranges from 150–200 millimeters (5.9–7.9 in) in
18-573: The Chersky mountain system to the northeast, the Upper Kolyma Highlands to the southeast and the Tas-Kystabyt (Sarychev Range) to the southwest. The average elevations of the plateau surface lie between 700 metres (2,300 ft) and 1,500 metres (4,900 ft). The highest summit is Khulamryn (гора Хуламрин), a 2,077 feet (633 m) high peak. The plateau is in an area dominated by permafrost . There are sparse larch forests on
24-727: The R504 Kolyma Highway crosses the plateau from northwest to southeast. There are gold placers in certain spots of the Nera Plateau. The Nera Plateau is at the source area of the Nera River , a tributary of the Indigirka . Other rivers on it are the Ayan-Yuryakh , one of the rivers that form the Kolyma , and the Byoryolyokh , an Ayan Yuryakh tributary. The plateau is limited by ranges of
30-510: The district, connecting it with Yakutsk and Magadan . Divisional source: Population source: *Administrative centers are shown in bold Nera Plateau The Nera Plateau (Russian: Нерское плоскогорье , Yakut : Ньара хаптал хайалаах сирэ ) is a mountain plateau in the southeastern Sakha Republic ( Oymyakon District ) and the northwestern end of Magadan Oblast ( Susumansky District ), Far Eastern Federal District , Russia. The Ust-Nera - Magadan tract of
36-400: The valleys to 600 millimeters (24 in) in the mountains. The district was established on May 20, 1931. As of the 2021 Census , the ethnic composition was as follows: The economy of the district is based mostly on mining and agriculture. There are deposits of gold , silver , tin , tungsten , lead , zinc , and antimony in the district. The M56 Kolyma Highway runs through
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