Amginsky District

Amginsky District
Амгинский улус (Russian)
Амма улууhа (Yakut)

Location of Amginsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 60°24′N 130°54′E / 60.400°N 130.900°E / 60.400; 130.900Coordinates: 60°24′N 130°54′E / 60.400°N 130.900°E / 60.400; 130.900
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative structure (as of June 2009)
Administrative center selo of Amga[2]
Administrative divisions:[2]
Rural okrugs 14
Inhabited localities:[2]
Rural localities 21
Municipal structure (as of April 2012)
Municipally incorporated as Amginsky Municipal District[3]
Municipal divisions:[4]
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 14
Statistics
Area (June 2009) 29,400 km2 (11,400 sq mi)[2]
Population (2010 Census) 17,183 inhabitants[5]
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 0.58/km2 (1.5/sq mi)[6]
Time zone YAKT (UTC+09:00)[7]
Established January 9, 1930[2]
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Population of Amginsky District
2010 Census 17,183[5]
2002 Census 17,251[8]
1989 Census 15,452[9]
1979 Census 12,547[10]

Amginsky District (Russian: Амги́нский улу́с; Yakut: Амма 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 southeast of the republic and borders with Churapchinsky District in the north, Ust-Maysky District in the east and southeast, Aldansky District in the south and southwest, and with Khangalassky and Megino-Kangalassky Districts in the northwest. The area of the district is 29,400 square kilometers (11,400 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Amga.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 17,183, with the population of Amga accounting for 38.0% of that number.[5]

Geography

The main river in the district is the Amga.

Climate

Average January temperature ranges from −42 to −38 °C (−44 to −36 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +16 to +18 °C (61 to 64 °F). Average precipitation is about 200–250 millimeters (7.9–9.8 in).

History

The district was established on January 9, 1930.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Amginsky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic.[1] The district is divided into fourteen rural okrugs (naslegs) which comprise twenty-one rural localities.[2] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Amginsky Municipal District.[3] Its fourteen rural okrugs are incorporated into fourteen rural settlements within the municipal district.[4] The selo of Amga serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[3] district.

Inhabited localities

Administrative[2]/municipal[4] composition
Rural okrugs/Rural settlements Population[5] Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Abaginsky
(Абагинский)		 1,192
Altansky
(Алтанский)		 814
Amgino-Nakharinsky
(Амгино-Нахаринский)		 628
Amginsky
(Амгинский)		 6,533
  • selo of Amga (administrative center of the district)
Betyunsky
(Бетюнский)		 1,216
Bolugursky
(Болугурский)		 1,507
Maysky
(Майский)		 682
Myandiginsky
(Мяндигинский)		 435
Satagaysky
(Сатагайский)		 570
Somorsunsky
(Соморсунский)		 859
Sulgachchinsky
(Сулгаччинский)		 709
Chakyrsky
(Чакырский)		 579
Chapchylgansky
(Чапчылганский)		 862
Emissky
(Эмисский)		 597

*Administrative centers are shown in bold

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly agricultural. There are deposits of construction materials.

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. 1 2 3 4 Law #172-Z #351-III
  4. 1 2 3 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. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "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.

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