Olenyoksky District

Olenyoksky District
Оленёкский улус (Russian)
Өлөөн улууhа (Sakha)

Location of Olenyoksky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 68°30′15″N 112°26′50″E / 68.50417°N 112.44722°E / 68.50417; 112.44722Coordinates: 68°30′15″N 112°26′50″E / 68.50417°N 112.44722°E / 68.50417; 112.44722
Coat of arms
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative structure (as of June 2009)
Administrative center selo of Olenyok[2]
Administrative divisions:[2]
rural okrug 4
Inhabited localities:[2]
Rural localities 4
Municipal structure (as of December 2008)
Municipally incorporated as Olenyoksky Municipal District[3]
Municipal divisions:[4]
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 4
Statistics
Area (June 2009) 318,000 km2 (123,000 sq mi)[2]
Population (2010 Census) 4,127 inhabitants[5]
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 0.01/km2 (0.026/sq mi)[6]
Time zone YAKT (UTC+09:00)[7]
Established October 1, 1935[8]
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Olenyoksky District (Russian: Оленёкский улу́с; Yakut: Өлөөн 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 west of the republic and borders with Anabarsky District in the north, Bulunsky and Zhigansky Districts in the east, Vilyuysky, Verkhnevilyuysky, and Nyurbinsky Districts in the southeast, Mirninsky District in the south and southwest, and with Krasnoyarsk Krai in the west and northwest. The area of the district is 318,000 square kilometers (123,000 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Olenyok.[2] Population: 4,127 (2010 Census);[5] 4,091 (2002 Census);[9] 3,993 (1989 Census).[10] The population of Olenyok accounts for 55.1% of the district's total population.[5]

Geography

The main rivers in the district are the Olenyok and the Anabar. The largest lake is Lake Eyik.

Average January temperature ranges from −36 to −40 °C (−33 to −40 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +12 to +14 °C (54 to 57 °F).[8]

History

The district was established on October 1, 1935.[8]

Demographics

As of the 1989 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[8]

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture.[8] There are deposits of diamonds, natural gas, and construction materials.

Inhabited localities

Municipal composition
Rural settlements Population Male Female Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Shologonsky National Nasleg
(Шологонский национальный наслег)		 344 178 (51.7%) 166 (48.3%)
Kirbeysky National Nasleg
(Кирбейский национальный наслег)		 846 433 (51.2%) 413 (48.8%)
Olenyoksky National Nasleg
(Оленекский национальный наслег)		 2,273 1,090 (48.0%) 1,183 (52.0%)
  • selo of Olenyok (administrative center of the district)
Zhilindinsky National Nasleg
(Жилиндинский национальный наслег)		 664 336 (50.6%) 328 (49.4%)

Divisional source:[11]
Population source:[5]
*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. 1 2 Law #172-Z #351-III
  4. ↑ Law #173-Z #354-III
  5. 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.
  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. 1 2 3 4 5 Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Olenyoksky District (Russian)
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ Olenyoksy Ulus (Raion) Official website of the Sakha Republic

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