Bulunsky District

Bulunsky District
Булунский улус (Russian)
Булуҥ улууhа (Sakha)

Location of Bulunsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 70°40′54″N 127°21′21″E / 70.68167°N 127.35583°ECoordinates: 70°40′54″N 127°21′21″E / 70.68167°N 127.35583°E
Coat of arms
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative structure (as of June 2009)
Administrative center settlement of Tiksi[2]
Administrative divisions:[2]
Settlements 1
Rural okrugs 8
Inhabited localities:[2]
Urban-type settlements 1
Rural localities 9
Municipal structure (as of December 2008)
Municipally incorporated as Bulunsky Municipal District[3]
Municipal divisions:[4]
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 6
Statistics
Area (June 2009) 223,600 km2 (86,300 sq mi)[2]
Population (2010 Census) 9,054 inhabitants[5]
- Urban 55.9%
- Rural 44.1%
Density 0.04/km2 (0.10/sq mi)[6]
Time zone YAKT (UTC+09:00)[7]
Established December 10, 1930
Bulunsky District on WikiCommons
Bulunsky District's stand at the fish industry fair in Vladivostok

Bulunsky District (Russian: Булу́нский улу́с; Sakha: Булуҥ 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 north of the republic and borders with Ust-Yansky District in the east, Verkhoyansky District in the southeast, Eveno-Bytantaysky and Zhigansky Districts in the south, Olenyoksky District in the west, and with Anabarsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 223,600 square kilometers (86,300 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Tiksi.[2] Population: 9,054(2010 Census);[5] 9,775 (2002 Census);[8] 17,257(1989 Census).[9] The population of Tiksi accounts for 55.9% of the district's total population.[5]

Geography

The district is ashed by the Laptev Sea in the north. The main river in the district is the Lena. Other rivers include the Olenyok, the Omoloy, and the Khara-Ulakh. There are many lakes in the Lena River delta. The Lena Delta Wildlife Reserve is located in the district.

Climate

Average January temperature varies from −32 °C (−26 °F) on the coast to −40 °C (−40 °F) in the interior and average July temperature varies from +4 °C (39 °F) in the north to +14 °C (57 °F) in the south. Average precipitation ranges from 150 to 200 millimeters (5.9 to 7.9 in) in the north and from 250 to 300 millimeters (9.8 to 11.8 in) in the south.

History

The district was established on December 10, 1930. Initially, its administrative center was in the selo of Kyusyur. In 1957, the administrative center was moved to Tiksi.

Demographics

As of the 2002 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on reindeer husbandry and fishing. Tiksi is a sea port on the Northern Sea Route.

Inhabited localities

Municipal composition
Urban settlements Population Male Female Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Tiksi
(Тикси)
2756 1403 (50.9%) 1455 (49.1%)
Rural settlements Population Male Female Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Borogonsky Nasleg
(Борогонский наслег)
526 248 (47.1%) 278 (52.9%)
Bulunsky National (Evenk) Nasleg
(Булунский национальный (эвенкийский) наслег)
1345 668 (49.7%) 677 (50.3%)
Bykovsky National (Evenk) Nasleg
(Быковский национальный (эвенкийский) наслег)
517 273 (52.8%) 244 (47.2%)
Siktyakhsky Nasleg
(Сиктяхский наслег)
287 142 (49.5%) 145 (50.5%)
Tyumyetinsky Nasleg
(Тюметинский наслег)
794 419 (52.8%) 375 (47.2%)
Khara-Ulakhsky Nasleg
(Хара-Улахский наслег)
522 251 (48.1%) 271 (51.9%)
Ystannakhsky Nasleg
(Ыстаннахский наслег)
27 17 (63.0%) 10 (37.0%)
  • selo of Ust Olenyok
Tumatsky Nasleg
(Туматский наслег)
10 8 (80%) 2 (20%)

Divisional source:[10]
Population source:[5]
*Administrative centers are shown in bold

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Constitution of the Sakha Republic
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  3. 3.0 3.1 Law #172-Z #351-III
  4. Law #173-Z #354-III
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  6. 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.
  7. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  8. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "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] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  9. 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). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  10. Bulunsky Ulus (Raion) Official website of the Sakha Republic

Sources