| En Name: | Namsky District |
| Ru Name: | Намский улус |
| Loc Name1: | Нам улууhа |
| Loc Lang1: | Yakut |
| Image View: | Долина Энсиэли.jpg |
| Coordinates: | 58.6667°N 146°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Namsky rayon (Yakutia).png |
| Federal Subject: | Sakha Republic |
| Adm Data As Of: | June 2009 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | selo |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Namtsy |
| Selsoviet Type1: | Rural okrugs |
| No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 18 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 24 |
| Mun Data As Of: | April 2012 |
| Mun Formation1: | Namsky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 0 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 19 |
| Area As Of: | June 2009 |
| Area Km2: | 11900 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 23198 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 0% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 100% |
| Established Date: | February 10, 1930 |
| Website: | https://mr-namskij.sakha.gov.ru |
| Date: | March 2017 |
Namsky District (Russian: link=no|На́мский улу́с; Yakut: Нам улууһа, Nam uluuha) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. The district is located in the center of the republic and borders Ust-Aldansky District in the east, Megino-Kangalassky District in the southeast, the territory of the city of republic significance of Yakutsk in the south, Gorny District in the west, and Kobyaysky District in the north. The area of the district is 11900km2.[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Namtsy. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 23,198, with the population of Namtsy accounting for 38.3% of that number.
The landscape of the district is the flat territory of the Central Yakutian Lowland. The main river is the Lena with its tributaries, such as the Kenkeme and Khanchaly.[4]
Average January temperature is and average July temperature is 17C18C.[5] Average annual precipitation is 200mm250mm.
The district was established on February 10, 1930.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Namsky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic. It is divided into eighteen rural okrugs (naslegs), which comprise twenty-three rural localities; as well as the selo of Grafsky Bereg, which is not a part of any rural okrug. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Namsky Municipal District. The eighteen rural okrugs and the selo of Grafsky Bereg are incorporated into nineteen rural settlements within the municipal district.[6] The selo of Namtsy serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.
| Rural okrugs/Rural settlements | Population | Rural localities in jurisdiction* |
|---|---|---|
| Arbynsky (Russian: Арбынский) | 268 |
|
| Betyunsky (Russian: Бетюнский) | 608 |
|
| Yedeysky (Russian: Едейский) | 1,219 |
|
| Iskrovsky (Russian: Искровский) | 202 |
|
| Kebekyonsky (Russian: Кебекёнский) | 544 |
|
| Lensky (Russian: Ленский) | 8,890 |
|
| Modutsky (Russian: Модутский) | 986 |
|
| Nikolsky (Russian: Никольский) | 427 |
|
| Partizansky (Russian: Партизанский) | 937 |
|
| Salbansky (Russian: Салбанский) | 345 |
|
| Tastakhsky (Russian: Тастахский) | 273 |
|
| Tyubinsky (Russian: Тюбинский) | 408 |
|
| Frunzensky (Russian: Фрунзенский) | 155 |
|
| Khamagattinsky (Russian: Хамагаттинский) | 1,727 |
|
| Khatyn-Arinsky/Khatyn-Arynsky (Russian: Хатын-Аринский/Хатын-Арынский) | 2,654 |
|
| Khatyryksky (Russian: Хатырыкский) | 1,084 | |
| Khomustakhsky 1-y (Russian: Хомустахский 1-й) | 1,502 |
|
| Khomustakhsky 2-y (Russian: Хомустахский 2-й) | 812 |
|
| Rural localities which are not a part of a rural okrug | Population[7] | Rural localities |
| 904 |
| |
As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[8]
94.9%
2.2%
1.7%