| En Name: | Tomponsky District |
| Ru Name: | Томпонский улус |
| Loc Name1: | Томпо улууhа |
| Loc Lang1: | Sakha |
| Image View: | Suntarhayata5.jpg |
| Coordinates: | 62.6533°N 135.5592°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Tomponsky rayon (Yakutia).png |
| Federal Subject: | Sakha Republic |
| Adm Data As Of: | June 2009 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | settlement |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Khandyga |
| Urban-Type Settlement Of District Significance Type: | Settlements |
| No Of Urban-Type Settlements Of District Significance: | 2 |
| Selsoviet Type1: | Rural okrugs |
| No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 7 |
| No Of Urban-Type Settlements: | 2 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 12 |
| Mun Data As Of: | December 2008 |
| Mun Formation1: | Tomponsky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 2 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 7 |
| Mun Formation1 Counts Ref: | [1] |
| Area As Of: | June 2009 |
| Area Km2: | 135800 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 14099 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 59.1% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 40.9% |
| Established Date: | May 20, 1931 |
| Website: | https://mr-tomponskij.sakha.gov.ru/ |
| Date: | April 2013 |
Tomponsky District (Russian: link=no|Томпонский улу́с; Yakut: Томпо улууһа, Tompo 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 east of the republic and borders with Momsky District in the northeast, Oymyakonsky District in the east, Ust-Maysky District in the southeast, Tattinsky District in the southwest, Ust-Aldansky and Kobyaysky Districts in the west, and with Verkhoyansky District in the north and northwest. The area of the district is 135800km2.[4] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Khandyga. Population: 15,275 (2002 Census); The population of Khandyga accounts for 47.1% of the district's total population.
The landscape of the district is mostly mountainous. Its main rivers include the Aldan, the Tompo, Adycha, Nelgese, Derbeke and the Khandyga. Emanda is a lake located on the Yana Plateau, in the northern part of the district.[5]
Average January temperature ranges from -38C-42C and average July temperature ranges from 10C17C.[6] Annual precipitation is 250mm300mm.
The district was established on May 20, 1931.
As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[7]
44.3%
38.2%
10.3%
1.4%
The economy of the district is based on mining, production of construction materials, and agriculture. There are deposits of tin, tungsten, copper, lead, zinc, antimony, molybdenum, gold, silver, coal, gypsum, marble, and other minerals.
| Urban settlements | Population | Male | Female | Inhabited localities in jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dzhebariki-Khaya (Russian: Джебарики-Хая) | 1694 | 844 (49.8%) | 850 (50.2%) | |
| Khandyga (Russian: Хандыга) | 6638 | 3326 (49.8%) | 3312 (50.2%) |
|
| Rural settlements | Population | Male | Female | Rural localities in jurisdiction* |
| Bayagantaysky Nasleg (Russian: Баягантайский наслег) | 1823 | 884 (48.5%) | 939 (51.5%) |
|
| Megino-Aldansky Nasleg (Russian: Мегино-Алданский наслег) | 1020 | 490 (48.0%) | 530 (52.0%) |
|
| Okhot-Perevozovsky Nasleg (Russian: Охот-Перевозовский наслег) | 142 | 70 (49.3%) | 72 (50.7%) |
|
| Sasylsky Nasleg (Russian: Сасыльский наслег) | 555 | 275 (49.5%) | 280 (50.5%) |
|
| Teploklyuchevsky Nasleg (Russian: Теплоключевский наслег) | 887 | 447 (50.4%) | 440 (49.6%) |
|
| Tomponsky National Nasleg (Russian: Томпонский национальный наслег) | 915 | 458 (50.1%) | 457 (49.9%) |
|
| Ynginsky Nasleg (Russian: Ынгинский наслег) | 425 | 217 (51.1%) | 208 (48.9%) | |