Zhigansky District (; ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III 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 .Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic 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.

Geography 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.Google Earth

Climate Average January temperature ranges from in the east to in the west and average July temperature ranges from to . Annual precipitation ranges from in the west to in the east.Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Zhigansky District

History The district was established on December 10, 1930.

Demographics As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows: Evenks: 63.0% Yakuts: 25.1% Russians: 9.1% other ethnicities: 2.8%

Inhabited localities + Municipal compositionRural settlementsPopulationMaleFemaleRural localities in jurisdiction*Bestyakhsky Nasleg()218111 (50.9%)107 (49.1%)selo of BestyakhZhigansky Evenk National Nasleg()3,4211,631 (47.8%)1,785 (52.2%)''selo of Zhigansk (administrative center of the district)selo of Dzhardzhan|- |valign="top"|Kystatyam() |align="center"|397 |align="center"|202 (50.9%) |align="center"|195 (49.1%) |selo of Kystatyam |- |valign="top"|Lindinsky Nasleg() |align="center"|260 |align="center"|131 (50.4%) |align="center"|129 (49.6%) |selo'' of Bakhanay Divisional source:Olenyoksy Ulus (Raion) Official website of the Sakha Republic

*Administrative centers are shown in bold

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