Khangalassky District

Khangalassky District (Russian: Хангала́сский улу́с; Yakut: Хаҥалас улууһа, Xaŋalas uluuha, IPA: [xaŋalas uluːha]) is an administrative and municipal district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic and borders Megino-Kangalassky District in the east, Amginsky and Aldansky Districts in the south, Olyokminsky District in the southwest, Gorny District in the northwest, and the territory of the city of republic significance of Yakutsk in the north. The area of the district is 24,700 square kilometers (9,500 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Pokrovsk. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district, excluding its administrative center, was 24,557.

Khangalassky District
Хангаласский улус
Other transcription(s)
  SakhaХаҥалас улууһа
Turuuk Khaya rocks, a protected area of Russia in Khangalassky District
Location of Khangalassky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 61°18′N 127°12′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic
EstablishedFebruary 10, 1930
Administrative centerPokrovsk
Area
  Total24,700 km2 (9,500 sq mi)
Population
  Total24,557
  Estimate 
(2018)
32,646 (+32.9%)
  Density0.99/km2 (2.6/sq mi)
  Urban
27.3%
  Rural
72.7%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Settlements, 16 Rural okrugs
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 1 Urban-type settlements, 27 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asKhangalassky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions2 urban settlements, 16 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+9 (UTC+09:00 )
OKTMO ID98644000
Websitehttps://mr-hangalasskij.sakha.gov.ru/
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