| En Name: | Anabarsky District |
| Ru Name: | Анабарский улус |
| Loc Name1: | Анаабыр улууhа |
| Loc Lang1: | Yakut |
| Image View: | Река Анабар.jpg |
| Coordinates: | 72.1167°N 135°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Anabarsky national rayon (Yakutia).svg |
| Federal Subject: | Sakha Republic |
| Adm Data As Of: | June 2009 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | selo |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Saskylakh |
| Selsoviet Type1: | Rural okrugs |
| No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 3 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 3 |
| Mun Data As Of: | April 2012 |
| Mun Formation1: | Anabarsky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 0 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 2 |
| Mun Formation1 Counts Ref: | [1] |
| Area As Of: | June 2009 |
| Area Km2: | 55600 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 3501 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 0% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 100% |
| Pop Latest: | 3431 |
| Pop Latest Date: | January 2016 |
| Pop Latest Ref: | [2] |
| Established Date: | December 30, 1930 |
| Date: | January 2016 |
Anabarsky District (Russian: link=no|Анаба́рский улу́с; Yakut: Анаабыр улууһа, Anaabır uluuha, pronounced as /anaːbɯɾ 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 northwest of the republic and borders with Bulunsky District in the east, Olenyoksky District in the south, and with Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai in the west. The area of the district is 55600km2.[5] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Saskylakh. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 3,501, with the population of Saskylakh accounting for 66.2% of that number.
The district is washed by the Laptev Sea in the north. The landscape of the district is mostly flat. The main rivers are the Anabar, with its tributaries the Suolama and Udya, as well as the Uele. The Anabar and Uele have their mouth in Anabar Bay. There are numerous lakes, the largest one is Lake Sappyya.[6]
Average January temperature ranges from -34to and average July temperature ranges from 4to. Average annual precipitation is 150mm200mm.
The district was established on December 30, 1930.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Anabarsky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic. The district is divided into three rural okrugs (naslegs) which comprise three rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Anabarsky Municipal District. Its three rural okrugs are incorporated into two rural settlements within the municipal district.[7] The selo of Saskylakh serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.
| Rural okrugs/Rural settlements | Population | Rural localities in jurisdiction* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saskylakhsky Rural Okrug/Rural Settlement (Russian: Саскылахский) | 2,317 |
| |
| Ebelyakhsky Rural Okrug (Russian: Эбеляхский) | 36 |
| |
| Yuryung-Khainsky Rural Okrug/Rural Settlement (Russian: Юрюнг-Хаинский) | 1,148 |
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The economy of the district is mostly based on mining, reindeer husbandry, fishing, and hunting. There are deposits of diamonds in the district.
As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[8]
44.4%
30.9%
19.3%
2.5%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
The village of Yuryung-Khaya is the only settlement in the Sakha Republic where Dolgans form a majority of the population.