Srednekolymsky District

Srednekolymsky District
Среднеколымский улус (Russian)
Орто Халыма улууhа (Sakha)

Location of Srednekolymsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 67°27′N 153°42′E / 67.450°N 153.700°E / 67.450; 153.700Coordinates: 67°27′N 153°42′E / 67.450°N 153.700°E / 67.450; 153.700
Coat of arms
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative structure (as of June 2009)
Administrative center town of Srednekolymsk[2]
Administrative divisions:[2]
Towns under district jurisdiction 1
Rural okrugs 9
Inhabited localities:[2]
Cities/towns 1
Rural localities 14
Municipal structure (as of December 2008)
Municipally incorporated as Srednekolymsky Municipal District[3]
Municipal divisions:[4]
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 9
Statistics
Area (June 2009) 125,200 km2 (48,300 sq mi)[2]
Population (2010 Census) 7,897 inhabitants[5]
• Urban 44.6%
• Rural 55.4%
Density 0.06/km2 (0.16/sq mi)[6]
Time zone SRET (UTC+11:00)[7]
Established May 25, 1930[8]
Srednekolymsky District on WikiCommons

Srednekolymsky District (Russian: Среднеколы́мский улу́с; Yakut: Орто Халыма 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 Verkhnekolymsky District in the south, Abyysky District in the west, Allaikhovsky District in the northwest, Nizhnekolymsky District in the north, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in the east, and with Magadan Oblast in the southeast. The area of the district is 125,200 square kilometers (48,300 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Srednekolymsk.[2] Population: 7,897 (2010 Census);[5] 8,353 (2002 Census);[9] 9,441 (1989 Census).[10] The population of Srednekolymsk accounts for 44.6% of the district's total population.[5]

Geography

The landscape of the district is mostly flat. The main rivers in the district include the Kolyma and the Alazeya. There are many lakes, the largest of which are Lakes Pavylon and Balyma.

Climate

Average January temperature is −38 °C (−36 °F) and average July temperature is +12 °C (54 °F).[8] Annual precipitation ranges from 150–200 millimeters (5.9–7.9 in) in the north to 250–300 millimeters (9.8–11.8 in) in the east.[8]

History

The district was established on May 25, 1930.[8]

Demographics

From 1989 to 2007, the population of the district declined by almost 16%. A bulk of population are Yakuts (about 81%); other ethnicities include Russians (12%), Evens (4%), and Evenks (3%).

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture.[8] There are deposits of construction materials.

Inhabited localities

Municipal composition
Towns Population Male Female Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Srednekolymsk
(Среднеколымск)		 3528 1668 (47.3%) 1860 (52.7%)
Rural settlements Population Male Female Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Alazeysky Nasleg
(Алазейский наслег)		 518 247 (47.7%) 271 (52.3%)
Baydinsky Nasleg
(Байдинский наслег)		 502 247 (47.7%) 271 (52.3%)
Berezovsky National Nomadic Nasleg
( Березовский национальный кочевой наслег)		 338 181 (53.6%) 157 (46.4%)
Kangalassky 1-y Nasleg
(Кангаласский 1-й наслег)		 557 270 (48.5%) 287 (51.5%)
Kangalassky 2-y Nasleg
(Кангаласский 2-й наслег)		 504 249 (49.4%) 255 (50.6%)
Myatissky 1-y Nasleg
(Мятисский 1-й наслег)		 522 256 (49.0%) 266 (51.0%)
Myatissky 2-y Nasleg
(Мятисский 2-й наслег)		 611 309 (50.6%) 302 (49.4%)
Sen-Kyuyolsky Nasleg
(Сень-Кюёльский наслег)		 523 259 (49.5%) 264 (50.5%)
Khatyngakhsky Nasleg
(Хатынгнахский наслег)		 294 139 (47.3%) 155 (52.7%)

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. Srednekolymsky 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. ↑ Srednekolymsky Ulus (Raion) Official website of the Sakha Republic

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