Lensky District, Sakha Republic

For other places with the same name, see Lensky District.
Lensky District
Ленский улус (Russian)
Ленскэй улууһа (Sakha)

Location of Lensky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 60°43′N 114°55′E / 60.717°N 114.917°E / 60.717; 114.917Coordinates: 60°43′N 114°55′E / 60.717°N 114.917°E / 60.717; 114.917
Coat of arms
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative structure (as of June 2009)
Administrative center town of Lensk[2]
Administrative divisions:[2]
Towns under district jurisdiction 1
Settlements 2
Rural okrugs 8
Inhabited localities:[2]
Cities/towns 1
Urban-type settlements[3] 2
Rural localities 16
Municipal structure (as of December 2008)
Municipally incorporated as Lensky Municipal District[4]
Municipal divisions:[5]
Urban settlements 3
Rural settlements 8
Statistics
Area (June 2009) 77,000 km2 (30,000 sq mi)[2]
Population (2010 Census) 39,765 inhabitants[6]
• Urban 87.0%
• Rural 13.0%
Density 0.52/km2 (1.3/sq mi)[7]
Time zone YAKT (UTC+09:00)[8]
Established January 30, 1930[9]
Official website
Lensky District on WikiCommons

Lensky District (Russian: Ле́нский улу́с; Yakut: Ленскэй 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 southwest of the republic and borders with Mirninsky District in the north, Suntarsky District in the northeast, Olyokminsky District in the east, and with Irkutsk Oblast in the south and west. The area of the district is 77,000 square kilometers (30,000 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Lensk.[2] Population: 39,765 (2010 Census);[6] 38,669 (2002 Census);[10] 49,702 (1989 Census).[11] The population of Lensk accounts for 62.8% of the district's total population.[6]

Geography

The main river in the district is the Lena with its tributaries the Vitim and the Nyuya.

Climate

Average January temperature is −32 °C (−26 °F) and average July temperature is +16–17 °C (61–63 °F).[9] Annual precipitation is 300–400 millimeters (12–16 in).[9]

History

The district was established on January 30, 1930.[9]

Demographics

As of the 1989 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[9]

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on timber industry, production of construction materials, and food industry.[9]

Inhabited localities

Municipal composition
Towns / Cities Population Male Female Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Lensk
(Ленск)		 24,966 12,327 (49.4%) 12,639 (50.6%)
  • Town of Lensk (administrative centre of the district)
Urban settlements Population Male Female Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Vitim Urban Settlement
(Витим)		 4,376 2,277 (52.0%) 2,099 (48.0%)
Peleduy Urban Settlement
(Пеледуй)		 5,262 2,742 (52.1%) 2,520 (47.9%)
Rural settlements Population Male Female Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Bechenchinsky Nasleg
(Беченчинский)		 786 397 (50.5%) 389 (49.5%)
Murbaysky Nasleg
(Мурбайский)		 350 173 (49.4%) 177 (50.6%)
Natorsky Nasleg
(Наторский)		 441 219 (49.7%) 222 (50.3%)
Nyuysky Nasleg
(Нюйский)		 1,544 771 (49.9%) 773 (50.1%)
Orto-Nakharinsky Nasleg
(Орто-Нахаринский)		 689 342 (49.6%) 347 (50.4%)
Saldykelsky Nasleg
(Салдыкельский)		 424 211 (49.8%) 231 (50.2%)
Tolonsky Nasleg
(Толонский)		 426 221 (51.9%) 225 (48.1%)
Yaroslavsky Nasleg
(Ярославский)		 501 256 (51.1%) 245 (49.9%)

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 5 6 Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Lensky 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. ↑ Lensky Ulus (Raion) Official website of the Sakha Republic

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