| En Name: | Zhigansky District |
| Ru Name: | Жиганский улус |
| Loc Name1: | Эдьигээн улууhа |
| Loc Lang1: | Sakha |
| Image View: | Northern noon - panoramio.jpg |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Zhigansk rayon (Yakutia).png |
| Federal Subject: | Sakha Republic |
| Adm Data As Of: | June 2009 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | selo |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Zhigansk |
| Selsoviet Type1: | rural okrug |
| No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 4 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 5 |
| Mun Data As Of: | December 2008 |
| Mun Formation1: | Zhigansky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 0 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 4 |
| Mun Formation1 Counts Ref: | [1] |
| Area As Of: | June 2009 |
| Area Km2: | 140200 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 4296 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 0% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 100% |
| Established Date: | December 10, 1930 |
| Website: | https://mr-zhiganskij.sakha.gov.ru/ |
| Date: | March 2013 |
Zhigansky District (Russian: Жига́нский улу́с; Yakut: Эдьигээн улууһа, Ecigeen 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 northern central part of the republic and borders with Bulunsky District in the north, Eveno-Bytantaysky National District in the east, Kobyaysky District in the southeast, Vilyuysky District in the southwest, and with Olenyoksky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 140200km2.[4] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Zhigansk. Population: 4,312 (2002 Census); The population of Zhigansk accounts for 79.6% of the district's total population.
The main river in the district is the Lena. Some of its important tributaries, such as the Menkere, Muna, Khoruongka, Nuora (Strekalovka), Kyuelenke and Motorchuna, have their mouth in the area of the district. The largest lake is Lake Ulakhan-Kyuyol.[5] [6]
Average January temperature ranges from in the east to in the west and average July temperature ranges from to . Annual precipitation ranges from 250mm300mm in the west to 300mm400mm in the east.[7]
The district was established on December 10, 1930.
As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[8]
63.0%
25.1%
9.1%
| Rural settlements | Population | Male | Female | Rural localities in jurisdiction* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bestyakhsky Nasleg (Russian: Бестяхский наслег) | 218 | 111 (50.9%) | 107 (49.1%) |
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| Zhigansky Evenk National Nasleg (Russian: Жиганский эвенкийский национальный наслег) | 3,421 | 1,631 (47.8%) | 1,785 (52.2%) |
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| Kystatyam (Russian: Кыстатыам) | 397 | 202 (50.9%) | 195 (49.1%) |
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| Lindinsky Nasleg (Russian: Линдинский наслег) | 260 | 131 (50.4%) | 129 (49.6%) |
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