Eveno-Bytantaysky National District

Eveno-Bytantaysky National District
Эвено-Бытантайский национальный улус (Russian)
Эбээн-Бытантай улууһа (Sakha)

Location of Eveno-Bytantaysky National District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 67°47′53″N 130°23′55″E / 67.79806°N 130.39861°E / 67.79806; 130.39861Coordinates: 67°47′53″N 130°23′55″E / 67.79806°N 130.39861°E / 67.79806; 130.39861
Coat of arms
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative structure (as of June 2009)
Administrative center selo of Batagay-Alyta[2]
Administrative divisions:[2]
rural okrug 3
Inhabited localities:[2]
Rural localities 4
Municipal structure (as of December 2008)
Municipally incorporated as Eveno-Bytantaysky National Municipal District[3]
Municipal divisions:[4]
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 3
Statistics
Area (June 2009) 52,300 km2 (20,200 sq mi)[2]
Population (2010 Census) 2,867 inhabitants[5]
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 0.05/km2 (0.13/sq mi)[6]
Time zone YAKT (UTC+09:00)[7]
Established April 21, 1989[8]
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Eveno-Bytantaysky National District (Russian: Эвено-Бытантайский национальный улу́с; Yakut: Эбээн-Бытантай улууһа) is an administrative[1] and municipal[3] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. The area of the district is 52,300 square kilometers (20,200 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Batagay-Alyta.[2] Population: 2,867 (2010 Census);[5] 2,761 (2002 Census).[9] The population of Batagay-Alyta accounts for 63.9% of the district's total population.[5]

History

The district was established on April 21, 1989, when its territory was split out of Verkhoyansky District.[8] The district's name refers to its designation as a national district for the Evens, who comprised 32.35% of the population in 1989, as well as its location on the Bytantay River.

Geography

The district is located within the Arctic Circle, between the rivers Lena and Yana. The western section of the district is dominated by the Verkhoyansk Range, the north and east by the Kular Mountains.

Economy and infrastructure

The regional economy depends mainly on agriculture such as reindeer herding and the breeding of cattle and horses. The district is one of the most inaccessible sections of the Sakha Republic.

Inhabited localities

Municipal composition
Rural settlements Population Male Female Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Verkhnebytantaysky Nasleg
(Верхнебытантайский наслег)		 269 139 (51.7%) 130 (48.3%)
Nizhnebytantaysky Nasleg
(Нижнебытантайский наслег)		 766 381 (49.7%) 385 (52.9%)
Tyugesirsky Nasleg
(Тюгесирский)		 1,832 862 (47.1%) 970 (52.9%)

Divisional source:[10]
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 Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Eveno-Bytantaysky 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. ↑ Eveno-Bytantaysky National Ulus (Raion) Official website of the Sakha Republic

Sources

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