Khangalassky District

Khangalassky District
Хангаласский улус (Russian)
Хаҥалас улууһа (Sakha)

Location of Khangalassky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 61°18′N 127°12′E / 61.300°N 127.200°E / 61.300; 127.200Coordinates: 61°18′N 127°12′E / 61.300°N 127.200°E / 61.300; 127.200
Coat of arms
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative structure (as of June 2009)
Administrative center town of Pokrovsk[2]
Administrative divisions:[2]
Settlements 1
Rural okrugs 16
Inhabited localities:[2]
Cities/towns 1
Urban-type settlements[3] 1
Rural localities 27
Municipal structure (as of December 2008)
Municipally incorporated as Khangalassky Municipal District[4]
Municipal divisions:[5]
Urban settlements 2
Rural settlements 16
Statistics
Area (June 2009) 24,700 km2 (9,500 sq mi)[2]
Population (2010 Census) 24,557 inhabitants[6]
• Urban 27.3%
• Rural 72.7%
Density 0.99/km2 (2.6/sq mi)[7]
Time zone YAKT (UTC+09:00)[8]
Established February 10, 1930
Official website
Khangalassky District on WikiCommons

Khangalassky District (Russian: Хангала́сский улу́с; Yakut: Хаҥалас улууһа) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. Khangalassky District is located in the center of the republic and borders with Megino-Kangalassky District in the east, Amginsky and Aldansky Districts in the south, Olyokminsky District in the southwest, Gorny District in the northwest, and with the territory of the city of republic significance of Yakutsk in the north. The area of the district is 24,700 square kilometers (9,500 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Pokrovsk.[2] Population (excluding the administrative center): 24,557 (2010 Census);[6] 25,109 (2002 Census);[9] 35,094 (1989 Census).[10]

Geography

The main river in the district is the Lena. The Lena Pillars National Park is located in the district along the right bank of the Lena River and the left bank of the Sinyaya River.

The average January temperature is −40 °C (−40 °F) and the average July temperature is +19 °C (66 °F). Average annual precipitation is about 200–350 millimeters (7.9–13.8 in).

History

The district was established on February 10, 1930. From 1937 to 1992, it was known as Ordzhonikidzevsky District (Russian: Орджоникидзевский район).

Demographics

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

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture and production of construction materials. The M56 Lena Highway runs through the district.

Inhabited localities

Municipal composition
Towns / Cities Population Male Female Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Pokrovsk
(Покровск)		 9,495 4,403 (46.4%) 5,092 (53.6%)
Urban settlements Population Male Female Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Mokhsogollokh
(Мохсоголлох)		 6,698 3,774 (56.3%) 2,924 (43.7%)
Rural settlements Population Male Female Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Bestyakhsky Nasleg
(Бестяхский)		 2,449 1,733 (70.8%) 716 (29.2%)
Zhemkonsky 1-y Nasleg
(Жемконский 1-й)		 1,112 542 (48.7%) 570 (51.3%)
Zhemkonsky 2-y Nasleg
(Жемконский 2-й)		 1,019 496 (48.7%) 523 (51.3%)
Zhersky Nasleg
(Жерский)		 838 427 (51.0%) 411 (49.0%)
Isitsky Nasleg
(Иситский)		 343 168 (49.0%) 175 (51.0%)
Kachikatsky Nasleg
(Качикатский)		 1,426 690 (48.4%) 736 (51.6%)
Malzhagarsky 1-y Nasleg
(Мальжагарский 1-й)		 1,669 816 (48.9%) 853 (51.1%)
Malzhagarsky 2-y Nasleg
(Мальжагарский 2-й)		 1,118 572 (51.2%) 546 (48.8%)
Malzhagarsky 4-y Nasleg
(Мальжагарский 4-й)		 386 197 (51.0%) 189 (49.0%)
Malzhagarsky 5-y Nasleg
(Мальжагарский 5-й)		 453 223 (49.2%) 230 (50.8%)
Nemyugyunsky Naleg
(Немюгинский)		 2,266 1,106 (48.8%) 1,160 (51.2%)
  • selo of Oy
Oktyomsky Nasleg
(Октёмский)		 2,169 1,031 (47.5%) 1,138 (52.5%)
Sinsky Nasleg
(Синский)		 976 474 (48.6%) 502 (51.4%)
Tyoktyursky Nasleg
(Тёхтюрский)		 630 308 (48.9%) 322 (51.1%)
Tit-Arinsky Nasleg
(Тит-Аринский)		 766 389 (50.8%) 377 (49.1%)
Tumulsky Nasleg
(Тумульский)		 239 127 (53.1%) 112 (46.9%)

Divisional source:[11]
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 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  3. ↑ The count of urban-type settlements includes 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 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 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.
  8. ↑ 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.).
  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. ↑ Khangalassky Ulus (Raion) Official website of the Sakha Republic

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