| En Name: | Aldansky District |
| Ru Name: | Алданский улус |
| Loc Name1: | Алдан улууһа |
| Loc Lang1: | Yakut |
| Image View: | Автомобильный мост через реку Алдан в Томмоте.JPG |
| Coordinates: | 58.6667°N 146°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Aldan rayon (Yakutia).png |
| Federal Subject: | Sakha Republic |
| Adm Data As Of: | June 2009 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | town |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Aldan |
| Town Of District Significance Type: | Towns under district jurisdiction |
| No Of Towns Of District Significance: | 2 |
| Urban-Type Settlement Of District Significance Type: | Settlements |
| No Of Urban-Type Settlements Of District Significance: | 4 |
| Selsoviet Type1: | Rural okrugs |
| No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 3 |
| No Of Cities Towns: | 2 |
| No Of Urban-Type Settlements: | 4 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 13 |
| Mun Data As Of: | December 2008 |
| Mun Formation1: | Aldansky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 4 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 3 |
| Mun Formation1 Counts Ref: | [1] |
| Area As Of: | June 2009 |
| Area Km2: | 156800 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 42632 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 89.5% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 10.5% |
| Pop Latest: | 40431 |
| Pop Latest Date: | January 2016 |
| Pop Latest Ref: | [2] |
| Established Date: | May 5, 1930 |
| Website: | aldray.ru |
| Date: | November 2015 |
| Bodystyle: | width:23.5em |
| Population of Aldansky District | |
| Label1: | 2010 Census |
| Data1: | 42,632 |
| Label2: | 2002 Census |
| Data2: | 49,346 |
| Label3: | 1989 Census |
| Data3: | 63,812 |
| Label4: | 1979 Census |
| Data4: | 53,207 |
Aldansky District (Russian: link=no|Алда́нский улу́с; Yakut: Алдан улууһа, Aldan uluuha, pronounced as /aldan uluːha/) is an administrative[3] and municipal[4] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia.
It is located in the south of the republic on the right bank of the Lena River near the mouth of the Aldan River and borders with Khangalassky and Amginsky Districts in the north, Ust-Maysky District in the northeast, Khabarovsk Krai in the east, Neryungrinsky District in the south, and with Olyokminsky District in the west and southwest.
The area of the district is 156800km2. Its area is larger than the country of Bangladesh. [5] Its administrative center is the town of Aldan.
As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 42,632, with the population of Aldan accounting for 49.9% of that number.
The landscape of the district is mostly mountainous, dominated mainly by the Aldan Highlands. The northern end of the district is in the Lena Plateau.
Average January temperature ranges from to and average July temperature ranges from to . Average precipitation varies from 300mm in the north to 600mm in the south.[6]
The district was established on May 5, 1930.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Aldansky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic. It is divided into two towns (administrative divisions with the administrative centers in the towns (inhabited localities) of Aldan and Tommot), four settlements (administrative divisions with the administrative centers in the urban-type settlements (inhabited localities) of Bezymyanny, Lebediny, Leninsky, and Nizhny Kuranakh), and three rural okrugs (naslegs), all of which comprise thirteen rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Aldansky Municipal District. Within the municipal district, the Town of Aldan is incorporated into Aldan Urban Settlement, the Town of Tommot and the Settlement of Bezymyanny are incorporated into Tommot Urban Settlement, the Settlements of Lebediny and Leninsky are incorporated into Leninsky Urban Settlement, the Settlement of Nizhny Kuranakh is incorporated into Nizhny Kuranakh Urban Settlement, and the three rural okrugs are incorporated into three rural settlements.[7] The town of Aldan serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.
| Towns/Urban settlements | Population | Inhabited localities in municipal jurisdiction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldan (Russian: Алдан) | 21,529 |
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| Tommot (Russian: Томмот) | 8,695 |
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| Settlements/Urban settlements | Population | Inhabited localities in municipal jurisdiction | |
| Leninsky (Russian: Ленинский) | 3,051 |
| |
| Nizhny Kuranakh (Russian: Нижний Куранах) | 6,806 |
| |
| Rural okrugs/Rural settlements | Population | Rural localities in jurisdiction | |
| Anaminsky (Russian: Анаминский) | 573 |
| |
| Belletsky (Russian: Беллетский) | 1,760 | ||
| Chagdinsky (Russian: Чагдинский) | 218 |
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The economy of the district is based mostly on mining, although the production of building materials, wood processing, and food industry also have presence. There are deposits of gold, silver, platinum, molybdenum, granite, marble, and other minerals in the district.
As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[8]
84.4%
5.9%
3.4%
1.3%
0.7%
0.6%