Aldansky District

It is located in the south of the republic on the right bank of the Lena River near the mouth of the Aldan River and borders with Khangalassky and Amginsky Districts in the north, Ust-Maysky District in the northeast, Khabarovsk Krai in the east, Neryungrinsky District in the south, and with Olyokminsky District in the west and southwest. ==Geography==

The area of the district is . Its area is larger than the country of Bangladesh. Its administrative center is the town of Aldan. ==Population==

As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 42,632, with the population of Aldan accounting for 49.9% of that number. ==Geography==

The landscape of the district is mostly mountainous, dominated mainly by the Aldan Highlands. The northern end of the district is in the Lena Plateau. Climate Average January temperature ranges from to and average July temperature ranges from to . Average precipitation varies from in the north to in the south. ==History==

The district was established on May 5, 1930. ==Administrative and municipal status==

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Aldansky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic. The town of Aldan serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district. Inhabited localities ==Economy==

The economy of the district is based mostly on mining, although the production of building materials, wood processing, and food industry also have presence. There are deposits of gold, silver, platinum, molybdenum, granite, marble, and other minerals in the district. ==Demographics==

As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows: • Russians: 84.4% • Evenks: 5.9% • Yakuts: 3.4% • Ukrainians: 1.3% • Armenians: 0.7% • Tatars: 0.6% • others: 3.7% ==References==