| En Name: | Nizhnekolymsky District |
| Ru Name: | Нижнеколымский улус |
| Loc Name1: | Аллараа Халыма улууhа |
| Loc Lang1: | Sakha |
| Image View: | Northeast Science Station View.jpg |
| Coordinates: | 71.4167°N 146°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Nizhnekolymsk rayon (Yakutia).png |
| Federal Subject: | Sakha Republic |
| Adm Data As Of: | June 2009 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | settlement |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Chersky |
| Urban-Type Settlement Of District Significance Type: | Settlements |
| No Of Urban-Type Settlements Of District Significance: | 1 |
| Selsoviet Type1: | Rural okrugs |
| No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 3 |
| No Of Urban-Type Settlements: | 1 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 12 |
| Mun Data As Of: | December 2008 |
| Mun Formation1: | Nizhnekolymsky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 1 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 3 |
| Mun Formation1 Counts Ref: | [1] |
| Area As Of: | June 2009 |
| Area Km2: | 87100 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 4664 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 61.3% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 38.7% |
| Established Date: | May 20, 1931 |
| Date: | April 2013 |
Nizhnekolymsky District (Russian: link=no|Нижнеколы́мский улу́с; Yakut: Аллараа Халыма улууһа, Allaraa Xalıma uluuha) is an administrative[2] and municipal[3] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the republic and borders with Allaikhovsky District in the west, Srednekolymsky District in the south, and with Bilibinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in the east. The area of the district is 87100km2.[4] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Chersky. Population: 5,932 (2002 Census); The population of Chersky accounts for 61.3% of the district's total population.
The district is washed by the East Siberian Sea in the north. The main river in the district is the Kolyma. Other rivers include the Alazeya, its tributary Rossokha, and the Chukochya. There are many lakes in the district, among them Lake Nerpichye, Lake Chukochye, Lake Bolshoye Morskoye, and Lake Ilyrgyttyn. Mount Kisilyakh-Tas is located in the district.
Average January temperature ranges from in the north to in the south and average July temperature ranges from in the north to in the south.[5] Annual precipitation is 150mm200mm.
The district was established on May 20, 1931.
As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[6]
39.7%
17.6%
14.7%
12.2%
10.0%
1.5%
1.0
The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture and fishing.
| Urban settlements | Population | Male | Female | Inhabited localities in jurisdiction | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chersky (Russian: Черский) | 2857 | 1332 (46.6%) | 1525 (53.4%) |
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| Rural settlements | Population | Male | Female | Rural localities in jurisdiction* | |
| Rural National Yukagir Settlement of "Olerinsky Suktul" (Russian: Сельское национальное юкагирское поселение "Олеринский Суктул") | 741 | 369 (49.8%) | 372 (50.2%) |
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| Pokhodsky Nasleg (Russian: Походский наслег) | 255 | 134 (52.5%) | 121 (47.5%) |
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| Khalarchinsky Nasleg (Russian: Халарчинский наслег) | 811 | 396 (48.8%) | 415 (51.2%) |
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