Nizhnekolymsky District
Nizhnekolymsky District Нижнеколымский улус (Russian) Аллараа Халыма улууhа (Sakha) | |
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Location of Nizhnekolymsky District in the Sakha Republic | |
Coordinates: 71°25′N 136°10′E / 71.417°N 136.167°ECoordinates: 71°25′N 136°10′E / 71.417°N 136.167°E | |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
Administrative structure (as of June 2009) | |
Administrative center | settlement of Chersky[2] |
Administrative divisions:[2] | |
Settlements | 1 |
Rural okrugs | 3 |
Inhabited localities:[2] | |
Urban-type settlements | 1 |
Rural localities | 12 |
Municipal structure (as of December 2008) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Nizhnekolymsky Municipal District[3] |
Municipal divisions:[4] | |
Urban settlements | 1 |
Rural settlements | 3 |
Statistics | |
Area (June 2009) | 87,100 km2 (33,600 sq mi)[2] |
Population (2010 Census) | 4,664 inhabitants[5] |
- Urban | 61.3% |
- Rural | 38.7% |
Density | 0.05 /km2 (0.13 /sq mi)[6] |
Time zone | MAGT (UTC+12:00)[7] |
Established | May 20, 1931[8] |
Nizhnekolymsky District (Russian: Нижнеколы́мский улу́с; Sakha: Аллараа Халыма улууһа) is an administrative[1] and municipal[3] district (raion, or ulus), 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 87,100 square kilometers (33,600 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Chersky.[2] Population: 4,664 (2010 Census);[5] 5,932 (2002 Census);[9] 13,692 (1989 Census).[10] The population of Chersky accounts for 61.3% of the district's total population.[5]
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 and the Chukochya. There are many lakes in the district, among them Lake Nerpichye, Lake Chukochye, Lake Bolshoye Morshoye, and Lake Ilyrgyttyn.
Climate
Average January temperature ranges from −32 °C (−26 °F) in the north to −38 °C (−36 °F) in the south and average July temperature ranges from +4 °C (39 °F) in the north to +12 °C (54 °F) in the south.[8] Annual precipitation is 150–200 millimeters (5.9–7.9 in).[8]
History
The district was established on May 20, 1931.[8]
Demographics
As of the 1989 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[8]
- Russians: 64.0%
- Yakuts: 9.0%
- Evens: 3.7%
- Chukchi people: 2.6%
- Yukaghir people: 1.9%
- Evenks: 0.1%
- others: 18.7%
Economy
The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture and fishing.[8]
Inhabited localities
Urban settlements | Population | Male | Female | Inhabited localities in jurisdiction |
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Chersky (Черский) |
2857 | 1332 (46.6%) | 1525 (53.4%) |
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Rural settlements | Population | Male | Female | Rural localities in jurisdiction* |
Rural National Yukagir Settlement of "Olerinsky Suktul" (Сельское национальное юкагирское поселение "Олеринский Суктул") |
741 | 369 (49.8%) | 372 (50.2%) |
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Pokhodsky Nasleg (Походский наслег) |
255 | 134 (52.5%) | 121 (47.5%) |
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Khalarchinsky Nasleg (Халарчинский наслег) |
811 | 396 (48.8%) | 415 (51.2%) |
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Divisional source:[11]
Population source:[5]
*Administrative centers are shown in bold
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Constitution of the Sakha Republic
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Law #172-Z #351-III
- ↑ Law #173-Z #354-III
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ↑ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
- ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Nizhnekolymsky District (Russian)
- ↑ "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров." [All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989) (in Russian). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ↑ Nizhnekolymsky Ulus (Raion) Official website of the Sakha Republic
Sources
- Верховный Совет Республики Саха (Якутия). 4 апреля 1992 г. «Конституция (основной закон) Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Конституционного закона №1077-З №1035-IV от 8 июня 2012 г. «О внесении изменений и дополнений в Конституцию (основной закон) Республики Саха (Якутия)». Опубликован: "Якутские ведомости", №7, 26 апреля 1992 г. (Supreme Council of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. April 4, 1992 Constitution (Basic Law) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Constitutional Law #1077-Z No. 1035-IV of June 8, 2012 On Amending and Supplementing the Constitution (Basic Law) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. ).
- Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №172-З №351-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом муниципального района муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №640-З №173-IV от 29 декабря 2008 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом муниципального района муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #172-Z No. 351-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Municipal District Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #640-Z No. 173-IV of December 29, 2008 On Amending the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Municipal District Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
- Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №173-З №353-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1058-З №1007-IV от 25 апреля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #173-Z No. 353-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1058-Z No. 1007-IV of April 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).