Olenyoksky District
Olenyoksky District (Russian: Оленёкский улу́с; Yakut: Өлөөн улууһа, Ölöön uluuha, IPA: [øløːn uluːha]), or Olenyoksky-Evenki National District, is an administrative and municipal district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic and borders with Anabarsky District in the north, Bulunsky and Zhigansky Districts in the east, Vilyuysky, Verkhnevilyuysky, and Nyurbinsky Districts in the southeast, Mirninsky District in the south and southwest, and with Evenkiysky District Krasnoyarsk Krai in the west and northwest. The area of the district is 318,000 square kilometers (123,000 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Olenyok. Population: 4,127 (2010 Census); 4,091 (2002 Census); 3,993 (1989 Census). The population of Olenyok accounts for 55.1% of the district's total population. With a population density of 0.013 people per square kilometer, Olenyoksky District is one of the most sparsely populated places in the world.
Olenyoksky District
Оленёкский улус | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Sakha | Өлөөн улууhа |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Olenyoksky District in the Sakha Republic | |
| Coordinates: 68°30′15″N 112°26′50″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Established | October 1, 1935 |
| Administrative center | Olenyok |
| Area | |
| • Total | 318,000 km2 (123,000 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,127 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 4,072 (−1.3%) |
| • Density | 0.013/km2 (0.034/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 4 rural okrug |
| • Inhabited localities | 4 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Olenyoksky Municipal District |
| • Municipal divisions | 0 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 ) |
| OKTMO ID | 98642000 |
| Website | https://mr-olenekskij.sakha.gov.ru/ |