Suntar (rural locality)
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Suntar
Сунтар | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Sakha | Сунтаар |
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Location of Suntar  | |
  Suntar Location of Suntar  Suntar Suntar (Sakha Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 62°10′N 117°38′E / 62.167°N 117.633°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Administrative district | Suntarsky District[1] |
| Founded | 1764 |
| Elevation | 124 m (407 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 10,034 |
| • Capital of | Suntarsky District[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 [2]) |
| Postal code(s)[3] | 678290 |
| OKTMO ID | 98648455101 |
Suntar (Russian: Сунта́р; Yakut: Сунтаар, Suntaar) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Suntarsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Vilyuy River. Population: 10,034 (2010 Census);[1] 8,930 (2002 Census);[4] 6,707 (1989 Soviet census).[5]
Suntar is located by the left bank of the Vilyuy, west of the mouth of the Kempendyay, one of its tributaries.[6][7]
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