Olyutorsky District

Olyutorsky District
Олюторский район (Russian)

Location of Olyutorsky District in Kamchatka Krai
Coordinates: 61°N 169°E / 61°N 169°ECoordinates: 61°N 169°E / 61°N 169°E
Flag
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Kamchatka Krai[1]
Administrative structure (as of July 2012)
Administrative center selo of Tilichiki[1]
Inhabited localities:[1]
Rural localities 8
Municipal structure (as of March 2013)
Municipally incorporated as Olyutorsky Municipal District[2]
Municipal divisions:[2]
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 7
Statistics
Area 72,352 km2 (27,935 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 5,036 inhabitants[3]
- Urban 0%
- Rural 100%
Density 0.07/km2 (0.18/sq mi)[4]
Time zone PETT (UTC+12:00)[5]

Olyutorsky District (Russian: Олю́торский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion) of Koryak Okrug of Kamchatka Krai, Russia, one of the eleven in the krai. It is located in the northeast of the krai. The area of the district is 72,352 square kilometers (27,935 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Tilichiki.[1] Population: 5,036(2010 Census);[3] 7,170(2002 Census);[6] 12,833(1989 Census).[7] The population of Tilichiki accounts for 34.6% of the district's total population.[3]

Geography

The major rivers in the district are the Pakhacha and the Apuka. Their headwaters are close to the north-flowing Mayn River, and the Velikaya River, branches of the Anadyr. Lantzeff speaks also of the Olyutora River,[8] which does not appear on modern maps and which he distinguishes from the Pakhacha.

History

In 1714, Russians built the ostrog (fortress) of Olyutorsk to control the coast and land route from Kamchatka to Anadyrsk; a function it shared with Aklansk. It was besieged by the Yukaghirs and Koryaks. It lost its importance after the sea route from Okhotsk was opened.

Demographics

The Alyutors, a branch of the Koryaks lived in the area or somewhat west. There were also Yukaghirs, some of whom had been brought south by the Russians.

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Law #46
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Law #339-oz
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.).
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. George V. Lantzeff and Richard A. Price. 'Eastward to Empire'. 1973

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