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 Morskoye, 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 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:- Russians: 39.7%
- Yakuts: 17.6%
- Evens: 14.7%
- Chukchi: 12.2%
- Yukaghir: 10.0%
- Ukrainians: 1.5%
- Tatars: 1.0
- others: 3.3%