Gorny District

Gorny District
Горный улус (Russian)
Горнай улууһа (Sakha)

Location of Gorny District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 62°05′45″N 126°42′07″E / 62.09583°N 126.70194°E / 62.09583; 126.70194Coordinates: 62°05′45″N 126°42′07″E / 62.09583°N 126.70194°E / 62.09583; 126.70194
Coat of arms
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative structure (as of June 2009)
Administrative center selo of Berdigestyakh[2]
Administrative divisions:[2]
rural okrug 9
Inhabited localities:[2]
Urban-type settlements[3] 1
Rural localities 16
Municipal structure (as of December 2008)
Municipally incorporated as Gorny Municipal District[4]
Municipal divisions:[5]
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 9
Statistics
Area (June 2009) 45,600 km2 (17,600 sq mi)[2]
Population (2010 Census) 11,706 inhabitants[6]
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 0.26/km2 (0.67/sq mi)[7]
Time zone YAKT (UTC+09:00)[8]
Established June 25, 1931[9]
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Gorny District (Russian: Го́рный улу́с; Yakut: Горнай улууһа) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic and borders with Vilyuysky and Kobyaysky Districts in the north, Namsky District and the territory of the city of republic significance of Yakutsk in the east, Khangalassky District in the south, Olyokminsky District in the southwest, and with Verkhnevilyuysky District in the west. The area of the district is 45,600 square kilometers (17,600 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Berdigestyakh.[2] Population: 11,706 (2010 Census);[6] 11,422 (2002 Census);[10] 10,034 (1989 Census).[11] The population of Berdigestyakh accounts for 55.2% of the district's total population.[6]

Geography

The main rivers in the district are the Sinyaya and the Sitte, both of which are left tributaries of the Lena.

Climate

Average January temperature ranges from −36 °C (−33 °F) in the west to −40 °C (−40 °F) in the east and average July temperature is +16–+17 °C (61–63 °F). Average annual precipitation is 200–250 millimeters (7.9–9.8 in).[9]

History

The district was established on June 25, 1931.[9]

Demographics

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

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture.[9]

Inhabited localities

Municipal composition
Rural settlements Population Male Female Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Atamaysky Nasleg
(Атамайский)		 673 345 (51.3%) 328 (48.7%)
Berdigestyakhsky Nasleg
(Бердигестяхский)		 6,472 3,121 (48.2%) 3,351 (51.8%)
Kirovsky Nasleg
(Кировский)		 633 300 (47.4%) 333 (52.6%)
Maganinsky Nasleg
(Маганинский)		 536 266 (49.6%) 270 (50.4%)
Maltaninsky Nasleg
(Малтанинский)		 671 333 (49.6%) 338 (50.4%)
Mytakhsky Nasleg
(Мытахский)		 620 295 (47.6%) 325 (52.4%)
Odununsky Nasleg
(Одунунский)		 1,016 471 (46.4%) 545 (53.6%)
Oktyabrsky Nasleg
(Октябрьский)		 541 268 (49.5%) 273 (50.5%)
Shologonsky Nasleg
(Шологонский)		 544 265 (48.7%) 279 (51.3%)

Divisional source:[12]
Population source:[6]
*Administrative centers are shown in bold

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Constitution of the Sakha Republic
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  3. ↑ The count of urban-type settlements includes the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
  4. 1 2 Law #172-Z #351-III
  5. ↑ Law #173-Z #354-III
  6. 1 2 3 4 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.).
  9. 1 2 3 4 Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Gorny District (Russian)
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ Gorny Ulus (Raion) Official website of the Sakha Republic

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