Namsky District

Namsky District
Намский улус (Russian)
Нам улууhа (Sakha)

Location of Namsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 58°40′N 125°21′E / 58.667°N 125.350°E / 58.667; 125.350Coordinates: 58°40′N 125°21′E / 58.667°N 125.350°E / 58.667; 125.350
Coat of arms
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative structure (as of June 2009)
Administrative center selo of Namtsy[2]
Administrative divisions:[2]
rural okrug 18
Inhabited localities:[2]
Rural localities 24
Municipal structure (as of December 2008)
Municipally incorporated as Namsky Municipal District[3]
Municipal divisions:[4]
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 19
Statistics
Area (June 2009) 11,900 km2 (4,600 sq mi)[2]
Population (2010 Census) 23,198 inhabitants[5]
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 1.95/km2 (5.1/sq mi)[6]
Time zone YAKT (UTC+09:00)[7]
Established February 10, 1930[8]
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Namsky District (Russian: Намский улу́с; Yakut: Нам улууһа) is an administrative[1] and municipal[3] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. The district is located in the center of the republic and borders with Ust-Aldansky District in the east, Megino-Kangalassky District in the southeast, the territory of the city of republic significance of Yakutsk in the south, Gorny District in the west, and with Kobyaysky District in the north. The area of the district is 11,900 square kilometers (4,600 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Namtsy.[2] Population: 23,198 (2010 Census);[5] 21,454 (2002 Census);[9] 18,244 (1989 Census).[10] The population of Namtsy accounts for 38.3% of the district's total population.[5]

Geography

The landscape of the district is mostly flat. The main river is the Lena with its tributaries.

Climate

Average January temperature is −42 °C (−44 °F) and average July temperature is +17–+18 °C (63–64 °F).[8] Average annual precipitation is 200–250 millimeters (7.9–9.8 in).[8]

History

The district was established on February 10, 1930.[8]

Demographics

A bulk of the district's population are Yakuts (96.7%); Russians account for about 2% and others ethnicities—for 1.3%.

Inhabited localities

Municipal composition
Rural settlements Population Male Female Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Arbynsky Nasleg
(Арбынский)		 268 137 (51.1%) 131 (48.9%)
Betyunsky Nasleg
(Бетюнский)		 608 303 (49.8%) 305 (50.2%)
Edeysky Nasleg
(Едейский)		 1,219 617 (50.6%) 602 (49.4%)
Iskrovsky Nasleg
(Искровский)		 202 106 (52.5%) 96 (47.5%)
Kebekyonsky Nasleg
(Кебекёнский)		 544 284 (52.2%) 260 (47.8%)
Lensky Nasleg
(Ленский)		 8,890 4,097 (46.1%) 4,793 (53.9%)
  • selo of Namtsy (administrative centre of the district)
Maymaginsky Nasleg
(Маймагинский)		 157 73 (46.5%) 84 (53.5%)
Modutsky Nasleg
(Модутский)		 986 487 (49.4%) 499 (50.6%)
Nikolsky Nasleg
(Никольский)		 427 205 (48.0%) 222 (52.0%)
Partizansky Nasleg
(Партизанский)		 937 456 (48.7%) 481 (51.3%)
Salbansky Nasleg
(Салбанский)		 345 180 (52.2%) 165 (47.8%)
Tastakhsky Nasleg
(Тастахский)		 273 131 (48.0%) 142 (52.0%)
Tyubinsky Nasleg
(Тюбинский)		 408 212 (52.0%) 196 (48.0%)
Frunzensky Nasleg
(Фрунзенский)		 155 77 (49.7%) 78 (50.3%)
Khamagattinsky Nasleg
(Хамагаттинский)		 1,727 822 (47.6%) 905 (52.4%)
Khatyn-Arinsky Nasleg
(Хатын-Аринский)		 2,654 1,290 (48.6%) 1,364 (51.4%)
Khatyryksky Nasleg
(Хатырыкский)		 1,084 542 (50.0%) 542 (50.0%)
Khomustakhsky 1-y Nasleg
(Хомустахский 1-й)		 1,502 748 (49.8%) 754 (50.2%)
Khomustakhsky 2-y Nasleg
(Хомустахский 2-й)		 812 415 (51.1%) 397 (48.9%)

Divisional source:[11]
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 3 4 Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Namsky 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. ↑ 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. ↑ Namsky Ulus (Raion) Official website of the Sakha Republic

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