Ust-Maysky District

Ust-Maysky District
Усть-Майский улус (Russian)
Уус-Маайа улууhа (Sakha)

Location of Ust-Maysky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 60°25′N 134°32′E / 60.417°N 134.533°E / 60.417; 134.533Coordinates: 60°25′N 134°32′E / 60.417°N 134.533°E / 60.417; 134.533

Ynykchan, 1990, Ust-Maysky District
Coat of arms
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative structure (as of June 2009)
Administrative center settlement of Ust-Maya[2]
Administrative divisions:[2]
Settlements 6
Rural okrugs 5
Inhabited localities:[2]
Urban-type settlements[3] 6
Rural localities 10
Municipal structure (as of December 2008)
Municipally incorporated as Ust-Maysky Municipal District[4]
Municipal divisions:[5]
Urban settlements 5
Rural settlements 5
Statistics
Area (June 2009) 95,300 km2 (36,800 sq mi)[2]
Population (2010 Census) 8,629 inhabitants[6]
• Urban 72.4%
• Rural 27.6%
Density 0.09/km2 (0.23/sq mi)[7]
Time zone YAKT (UTC+09:00)[8]
Established May 20, 1931[9]
Official website
Ust-Maysky District on WikiCommons

Ust-Maysky District (Russian: Усть-Ма́йский улу́с; Yakut: Уус-Маайа улууһа, Uus-Maaya uluuha, IPA: [uːs-maːja 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 east of the republic and borders with Oymyakonsky District in the northeast, Khabarovsk Krai in the east and south, Aldansky District in the southwest, Amginsky District in the west, Churapchinsky and Tattinsky Districts in the northwest, and with Tomponsky District in the north. The area of the district is 95,300 square kilometers (36,800 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Ust-Maya.[2] Population: 8,629 (2010 Census);[6] 11,568 (2002 Census);[10] 20,337 (1989 Census).[11] The population of Ust-Maya accounts for 33.9% of the district's total population.[6]

Geography

The main rivers in the district are the Aldan and its tributaries the Maya and Allakh-Yun.

Average January temperature ranges from −40 to −42 °C (−40 to −44 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +14 °C (57 °F) in the mountains to +16 °C (61 °F) in the river valleys.[9] Annual precipitation ranges from 250 to 500 millimeters (9.8 to 19.7 in).[9]

History

The district was established on May 20, 1931.[9] The administrative centre of the district was Solnechny from 1972-1992, after which it moved to Ust-Maya.

Demographics

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

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on mining, timber industry, and production of construction materials.[9] There are deposits of gold, lead, zinc, rare metals, and construction materials.[9]

Inhabited localities

Municipal composition
Urban settlements Population Male Female Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Zvyozdochka
(Звездочка)		 408 279 (68.4%) 129 (31.6%)
Solnechny
(Солнечный)		 1,034 534 (51.6%) 500 (48.4%)
Ust-Maya
(Усть-Мая)		 2,952 1,429 (48.4%) 1,523 (51.6%)
  • Urban-type settlement of Ust-Maya (administrative centre of the district)
  • selo of Ust-Yudoma
Eldikan
(Эльдикан)		 1,515 726 (47.9%) 789 (52.1%)
Yugoryonok
(Югоренок)		 272 176 (64.7%) 96 (35.3%)
Rural settlements Population Male Female Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Kyupsky National Nasleg
(Кюпский национальный)		 536 263 (49.1%) 273 (50.9%)
Petropavlovsky National Nasleg
(Петропавловский национальный)		 985 478 (48.5%) 507 (51.5%)
Ezhansky National Nasleg
(Эжанский национальный)		 360 179 (49.7%) 181 (50.3%)
Villages Population Male Female Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Belkachi
(Белькачи)		 179 96 (53.6%) 83 (46.4%)
Ust-Mil
(Усть-Миль)		 292 147 (50.3%) 145 (49.7%)
Inhabited localities in the inter-settlement territory Population Male Female Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Allakh-Yun
(Аллах-Юнь)		 96 55 (57.3%) 41 (42.7%)

Divisional source:[2]
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 7 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 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 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.
  8. ↑ 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.).
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Ust-Maysky District (in 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.

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