| En Name: | Suntarsky District |
| Ru Name: | Сунтарский улус |
| Loc Name1: | Сунтаар улууhа |
| Loc Lang1: | Sakha |
| Image View: | Тойбохой фото 04.jpg |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Suntarsky rayon (Yakutia).png |
| Federal Subject: | Sakha Republic |
| Adm Data As Of: | June 2009 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | selo |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Suntar |
| Selsoviet Type1: | rural okrug |
| No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 26 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 39 |
| Mun Data As Of: | December 2008 |
| Mun Formation1: | Suntarsky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 0 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 26 |
| Mun Formation1 Counts Ref: | [1] |
| Area As Of: | June 2009 |
| Area Km2: | 57800 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 25140 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 0% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 100% |
| Established Date: | January 9, 1930 |
| Website: | https://mr-suntarskij.sakha.gov.ru/ |
| Date: | March 2013 |
Suntarsky District (Russian: Сунта́рский улу́с; Yakut: Сунтаар улууһа, Suntaar uluuha, pronounced as /suntaːɾ uluːha/) 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 western central part of the republic and borders with Nyurbinsky District in the north and northeast, Verkhnevilyuysky District in the east, Olyokminsky District in the southeast, Lensky District in the southwest, and with Mirninsky District in the west. The area of the district is 57800km2.[4] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Suntar. Population: 25,485 (2002 Census); The population of Suntar accounts for 39.9% of the district's total population.
The main river in the district is the Vilyuy.
Average January temperature ranges from -34C-50C and average July temperature ranges from 17C18C.[5] Annual precipitation is about 250mm300mm.
The district was established on January 9, 1930.
As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[6]
97.8%
0.7%
0.6%
The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture.[5] There are deposits of gold, brown coal, gypsum, anhydrite, construction materials, and others minerals.
The Vilyuy Highway runs through the district, connecting it with Yakutsk, Vilyuysk, and Mirny. There is an airport in Suntar.
| Rural settlements | Population | Male | Female | Rural localities in jurisdiction* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allaginsky Nasleg (Russian: Аллагинский) | 447 | 224 (50.1%) | 223 (49.9%) |
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| Arylakhsky Nasleg (Russian: Арылахский) | 667 | 319 (47.8%) | 348 (52.2%) |
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| Bordonsky Nasleg (Russian: Бордонский) | 904 | 461 (51.0%) | 443 (49.0%) |
|
| Vilyuchansky Nasleg (Russian: Вилючанский) | 672 | 327 (48.7%) | 345 (51.3%) | |
| Zharkhansky Nasleg (Russian: Жарханский) | 513 | 253 (49.3%) | 260 (50.7%) |
|
| Ilimnirsky Nasleg (Russian: Илимнирский) | 250 | 140 (56.0%) | 110 (44.0%) |
|
| Kempendyaysky Nasleg (Russian: Кемпендяйский) | 448 | 204 (45.5%) | 244 (54.5%) |
|
| Krestyakhsky Nasleg (Russian: Крестяхский) | 882 | 453 (51.4%) | 429 (48.6%) |
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| Kuokuninsky Nasleg (Russian: Куокунинский) | 591 | 310 (52.5%) | 281 (47.5%) |
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| Kutaninsky Nasleg (Russian: Кутанинский) | 1,013 | 498 (49.2%) | 515 (50.8%) | |
| Kyukyaisky Nasleg (Russian: Кюкяйский) | 394 | 206 (52.3%) | 188 (47.7%) |
|
| Kyundyayinsky Nasleg (Russian: Кюндяйинский) | 832 | 416 (50.0%) | 416 (50.0%) |
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| Mar-Kyuyolsky Nasleg (Russian: Мар-Кюёльский) | 506 | 249 (49.2%) | 257 (50.8%) |
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| Nakharinsky Nasleg (Russian: Нахаринский) | 113 | 62 (54.9%) | 51 (45.1%) |
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| Suntarsky Nasleg (Russian: Сунтарский) | 10,034 | 4,661 (46.5%) | 5,373 (53.5%) |
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| Tenkinsky Nasleg (Russian: Тенкинский) | 93 | 50 (53.8%) | 43 (46.2%) |
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| Toybokhoysky Nasleg (Russian: Тойбохойский) | 1,600 | 769 (48.1%) | 831 (51.9%) |
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| Tolonsky Nasleg (Russian: Толонский) | 127 | 67 (52.8%) | 60 (47.2%) |
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| Tuoydakhsky Nasleg (Russian: Туойдахский) | 157 | 92 (58.6%) | 65 (41.4%) |
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| Tyubyaysky Nasleg (Russian: Тюбяйский) | 305 | 154 (50.5%) | 151 (49.5%) |
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| Tyubyay-Zharkhansky Nasleg (Russian: Тюбяй-Жарханский) | 664 | 330 (49.7%) | 334 (50.3%) | |
| Ustinsky Nasleg (Russian: Устьинский) | 337 | 163 (48.4%) | 174 (51.6%) |
|
| Khadansky Nasleg (Russian: Хаданский) | 436 | 232 (53.2%) | 204 (46.8%) | |
| Khorinsky Nasleg (Russian: Хоринский) | 272 | 133 (48.6%) | 139 (51.1%) |
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| Sheinsky Nasleg (Russian: Шеинский) | 851 | 422 (49.6%) | 429 (50.4%) |
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| Elgyaysky Nasleg (Russian: Эльгяйский) | 2,032 | 974 (47.9%) | 1,058 (52.7%) |
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