Olenyoksky District (; , ''Ölöön uluuha'', ), or Olenyoksky-Evenki National District, is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (

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, or ''ulus''), one of the thirty-four in the

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. 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

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in the west and northwest. The area of the district is .Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic Its

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is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Olenyok. Population: 4,091 ( 2002 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.

Geography

The main rivers in the district are the Olenyok, with its tributaries Arga-Sala (with its tributaries Kengeede, Kukusunda. Kyuyonelikeen and Kyuyonelekeen), Alakit, Siligir, Merchimden, Ukukit, Birekte, Kuoyka and Beyenchime, as well as the Anabar. The largest lake is Lake Eyik, located at the southern end of the district. Average January temperature ranges from and average July temperature ranges from .Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring
Olenyoksky District

History

The district was established on October 1, 1935.

Demographics

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

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: 82.8% *

Yakuts The Yakuts or Sakha (, ; , ) are a Turkic ethnic group native to North Siberia, primarily the Republic of Sakha in the Russian Federation. They also inhabit some districts of the Krasnoyarsk Krai. They speak Yakut, which belongs to the Si ...

: 14.0% *

Russians Russians ( ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe. Their mother tongue is Russian language, Russian, the most spoken Slavic languages, Slavic language. The majority of Russians adhere to Eastern Orthodox Church ...

: 1.2% * Evens: 0.5% *other ethnicities: 1.5%

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture. There are deposits of diamonds, natural gas, and construction materials.

Inhabited localities

Divisional source:Olenyoksy Ulus (Raion)
Official website of the Sakha Republic

*Administrative centers are shown in bold

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* * * {{Use mdy dates, date=March 2013 Districts of the Sakha Republic States and territories established in 1935 1935 establishments in Russia