Lensky District, Sakha Republic
municipal district in Russia
Lensky District (Russian: Ле́нский улу́с; Yakut: Лиэнскэй улууһа, Lienskey uluuha) is an administrative and municipal district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the republic and borders Mirninsky District in the north, Suntarsky District in the northeast, Olyokminsky District in the east, and Irkutsk Oblast in the south and west. The area of the district is 77,000 square kilometers (30,000 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Lensk. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 39,765, with the population of Lensk accounting for 62.8% of that number.
Geography
The main river in the district is the Lena with its tributaries the Vitim, Peleduy, Derba and Nyuya.
Climate
Average January temperature is −32 °C (−26 °F) and average July temperature is +16–17 °C (61–63 °F). Annual precipitation is 300–400 millimeters (12–16 in).
History
The district was established on January 30, 1930.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lensky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic.
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