| En Name: | Amginsky District |
| Ru Name: | Амгинский улус |
| Loc Name1: | Амма улууhа |
| Loc Lang1: | Yakut |
| Coordinates: | 60.4°N 184°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Amginsky rayon (Yakutia).png |
| Federal Subject: | Sakha Republic |
| Adm Data As Of: | June 2009 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | selo |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Amga |
| Selsoviet Type1: | Rural okrugs |
| No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 14 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 21 |
| Mun Data As Of: | April 2012 |
| Mun Formation1: | Amginsky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 0 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 14 |
| Area As Of: | June 2009 |
| Area Km2: | 29400 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 17183 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 0% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 100% |
| Established Date: | January 9, 1930 |
| Website: | https://mr-amginskij.sakha.gov.ru/ |
| Date: | March 2013 |
| Bodystyle: | width:23.5em |
| Population of Amginsky District | |
| Label1: | 2010 Census |
| Data1: | 17,183 |
| Label2: | 2002 Census |
| Data2: | 17,251 |
| Label3: | 1989 Census |
| Data3: | 15,452 |
| Label4: | 1979 Census |
| Data4: | 12,547 |
Amginsky District (Russian: Амги́нский улу́с; Yakut: Амма улууһа, Amma uluuha) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic and borders with Churapchinsky District in the north, Ust-Maysky District in the east and southeast, Aldansky District in the south and southwest, and with Khangalassky and Megino-Kangalassky Districts in the northwest. The area of the district is 29400km2.[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Amga. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 17,183, with the population of Amga accounting for 38.0% of that number.
Amginsky is on flat terrain of the Prilenskoye Plateau (Lena Plateau). The main river in the district is the Amga, which flows from southwest to northwest through the middle of district. The Amga enters the Aldan River about 140 km northeast of Amginsky District, which in turn flows west to the Lena River. The Tatta and the Suola River also flow through the district.[4] Amginsky District is about 100 km southeast of Yakutsk on the Lena.
Average January temperature ranges from -42to and average July temperature ranges from 16to. Average precipitation is about 200mm250mm.
The district was established on January 9, 1930.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Amginsky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic. The district is divided into fourteen rural okrugs (naslegs) which comprise twenty-one rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Amginsky Municipal District. Its fourteen rural okrugs are incorporated into fourteen rural settlements within the municipal district.[5] The selo of Amga serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.
| Rural okrugs/Rural settlements | Population | Rural localities in jurisdiction* |
|---|---|---|
| Abaginsky (Russian: Абагинский) | 1,192 |
|
| Altansky (Russian: Алтанский) | 814 |
|
| Amgino-Nakharinsky (Russian: Амгино-Нахаринский) | 628 | |
| Amginsky (Russian: Амгинский) | 6,533 |
|
| Betyunsky (Russian: Бетюнский) | 1,216 | |
| Bolugursky (Russian: Болугурский) | 1,507 |
|
| Maysky (Russian: Майский) | 682 | |
| Myandiginsky (Russian: Мяндигинский) | 435 |
|
| Satagaysky (Russian: Сатагайский) | 570 |
|
| Somorsunsky (Russian: Соморсунский) | 859 |
|
| Sulgachchinsky (Russian: Сулгаччинский) | 709 |
|
| Chakyrsky (Russian: Чакырский) | 579 |
|
| Chapchylgansky (Russian: Чапчылганский) | 862 |
|
| Emissky (Russian: Эмисский) | 597 |
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Because of the flat terrain and relatively mild summer climate, Amginsky District supports agriculture, primarily livestock, potatoes, fodder crops and timber. There are also deposits of construction materials.
As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[6]
93.4%
3.7%
1.7%