Zhigansky District
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Zhigansky District (Russian: Жига́нский улу́с; Yakut: Эдьигээн улууһа, Ecigeen uluuha) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the northern central part of the republic and borders with Bulunsky District in the north, Eveno-Bytantaysky National District in the east, Kobyaysky District in the southeast, Vilyuysky District in the southwest, and with Olenyoksky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 140,200 square kilometers (54,100 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Zhigansk.[3] Population: 4,296 (2010 Russian census);[4] 4,312 (2002 Census);[9] 5,678 (1989 Soviet census).[10] The population of Zhigansk accounts for 79.6% of the district's total population.[4]
Zhigansky District
Жиганский улус | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Sakha | Эдьигээн улууhа |
Coordinates: 66°46′N 123°16′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
Established | December 10, 1930[2] |
Administrative center | Zhigansk[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 140,200 km2 (54,100 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,296 |
• Estimate (2018)[5] | 4,222 (−1.7%) |
• Density | 0.031/km2 (0.079/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 4 rural okrug |
• Inhabited localities[3] | 5 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Zhigansky Municipal District[6] |
• Municipal divisions[7] | 0 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 [8]) |
OKTMO ID | 98622000 |
Website | https://mr-zhiganskij.sakha.gov.ru/ |