Nizhnekolymsky District


Nizhnekolymsky District is an administrative and municipal district, 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. Its administrative center is the urban locality of Chersky. Population: 5,932 ; The population of Chersky accounts for 61.3% of the district's total population.

Geography

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 Morshoye, and Lake Ilyrgyttyn. Mount Kisilyakh-Tas is located in the district.

Climate

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. Annual precipitation is.

History

The district was established on May 20, 1931.

Demographics

As of the 1989 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:
The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture and fishing.

Inhabited localities

Divisional source: