Abyysky District

Abyysky District
Абыйский улус (Russian)
Абый улууһа (Yakut)

Location of Abyysky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 68°33′N 146°14′E / 68.550°N 146.233°E / 68.550; 146.233Coordinates: 68°33′N 146°14′E / 68.550°N 146.233°E / 68.550; 146.233
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative structure (as of June 2009)
Administrative center urban-type settlement of Belaya Gora[2]
Administrative divisions:[2]
Settlements 1
Rural okrugs 5
Inhabited localities:[2]
Urban-type settlements[3] 1
Rural localities 6
Municipal structure (as of April 2012)
Municipally incorporated as Abyysky Municipal District[4]
Municipal divisions:[5]
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 5
Statistics
Area (June 2009) 69,400 km2 (26,800 sq mi)[2]
Population (2010 Census) 4,425 inhabitants[6]
• Urban 50.7%
• Rural 49.3%
Population (January 2016 est.) 4,095 inhabitants[7]
Density 0.06/km2 (0.16/sq mi)[8]
Time zone MAGT (UTC+11:00)[9]
Established May 25, 1930[2]
Official website
Abyysky District on WikiCommons
Population of Abyysky District
2010 Census 4,425[6]
2002 Census 4,750[10]
1989 Census 6,097[11]
1979 Census 4,803[12]

Abyysky District (Russian: Абы́йский улу́с; Yakut: Абый улууһа, Abıy uluuha, IPA: [abɯj uluːha]) 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 north of the republic around the Indigirka River and borders with Allaikhovsky District in the north, Srednekolymsky District in the east, Verkhnekolymsky District in the southeast, Momsky District in the south, and with Ust-Yansky District in the west. The area of the district is 69,400 square kilometers (26,800 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Belaya Gora.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 4,425, with the population of Belaya Gora accounting for 50.7% of that number.[6]

Geography

The Indigirka River is the main waterway through the district, providing a link to the Kolyma Bay on the East Siberian Sea to the north.[13] There are many lakes in the district, with Lake Ozhogino being the largest, as well as being the fifth largest in the Sakha Republic.

Climate

Average January temperature is −40.7 °C (−41.3 °F) and average July temperature is +14 °C (57 °F). Average annual precipitation is 218 millimeters (8.6 in).[14]

History

The district was established on May 25, 1930.[2] Initially, its administrative center was in the selo of Abyy, but on January 10, 1941 it was moved to Druzhina. On October 4, 1974, it was moved again, this time to Belaya Gora.[14]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Abyysky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic.[1] It is divided into one settlement (an administrative division with the administrative center in the urban-type settlement (inhabited locality) of Belaya Gora) and five rural okrugs (naslegs), all of which comprise six rural localities.[2] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Abyysky Municipal District.[4] The Settlement of Belaya Gora is incorporated into an urban settlement, and the five rural okrugs are incorporated into five rural settlements within the municipal district.[5] The urban-type settlement of Belaya Gora serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[4] district.

Inhabited localities

Administrative[2]/municipal[5] composition
Settlements/Urban settlements Population[6] Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Belaya Gora
(Белая Гора)		 2,245
Rural okrugs/Rural settlements Population Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Abyysky
(Абыйский)		 544
Mayorsky
(Майорский)		 530
Mugurdakhsky
(Мугурдахский)		 421
Uolbutsky
(Уолбутский)		 255
Urasalakhsky
(Урасалахский)		 430

*Administrative centers are shown in bold

Demographics

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

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Constitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  3. ↑ The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Law #172-Z #351-III
  5. 1 2 3 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. ↑ Sakha Republic (Yakutia) Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Численность населения по районам республики на 1 января 2016 года (in Russian)
  8. ↑ 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 is only approximate 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.
  9. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 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 #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  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. ↑ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России. (All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia.)". Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года (All-Union Population Census of 1979) (in Russian). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1979. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  13. ↑ "Geography of the Area". Abyysky District (official website). Abyysky District. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  14. 1 2 Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Abyysky District (in Russian) Archived October 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.

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