Neryungrinsky District

Neryungrinsky District
Нерюнгринский улус (Russian)
Нүөрүҥгүрү улууhа (Sakha)

Location of Neryungrinsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coat of arms
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative structure (as of June 2009)
Administrative center town of Neryungri[2]
Administrative divisions:[2]
Settlements 6
Rural okrugs 1
Inhabited localities:[2]
Cities/towns 1
Urban-type settlements[3] 6
Rural localities 2
Municipal structure (as of December 2008)
Municipally incorporated as Neryungrinsky Municipal District[4]
Municipal divisions:[5]
Urban settlements 6
Rural settlements 1
Statistics
Area (June 2009) 98,900 km2 (38,200 sq mi)[2]
Population (2010 Census) 21,019 inhabitants[6]
• Urban 93.3%
• Rural 6.7%
Density 0.21/km2 (0.54/sq mi)[7]
Time zone YAKT (UTC+09:00)[8]
Established November 6, 1975[9]
Official website
Neryungrinsky District on WikiCommons

Neryungrinsky District (Russian: Нерюнгри́нский улу́с; Yakut: Нүөрүҥгүрү улууһа) 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 south of the republic and borders with Aldansky District in the north, Olyokminsky District in the west and northwest, Irkutsk Oblast in the south, and with Khabarovsk Krai in the east. The area of the district is 98,900 square kilometers (38,200 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Neryungri.[2] Population (excluding the administrative center): 21,019 (2010 Census).[6]

Geography

The landscape of the district is mostly mountainous. The main river in the district is the Aldan with its tributaries the Timpton and the Chulman. The largest lake is Lake Bolshoye Toko.

Climate

Average January temperature ranges from −30 °C (−22 °F) to −34 °C (−29 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +12 °C (54 °F) to +14 °C (57 °F).[9] Annual precipitation is 400–500 millimeters (16–20 in).[9]

History

The district was established on November 6, 1975.[9]

Demographics

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

Economy

There are deposits of gold, coal, iron ore, molybdenum, and construction materials in the district.

Administrative divisions

The district includes seven municipal divisions, covering a total of nine inhabited locations.

Municipal composition
Towns / Cities Population Male Female Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Neryungri Urban Okrug
(Нерюнгри)		 61,747 29,674 (48.1%) 32,073 (51.9%)
Urban settlements Population Male Female Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Berkakit Urban Okrug
(Беркакит)		 4,291 2,036 (47.4%) 2.255 (52.6%)
Zolotinka Urban Okrug
(Золотинка)		 620 304 (49.0%) 316 (51.0%)
Serebryany Bor Urban Okrug
(Серебряный Бор)		 4,163 2,034 (48.9%) 2,129 (51.1%)
Khani Urban Okrug
(Хани)		 764 407 (53.3%) 357 (46.7%)
  • Urban-type settlement of Khani
Chulman Urban Okrug
(Чульман)		 10,077 4,722 (46.9%) 5,355 (53.2%)
Rural settlements Population Male Female Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Iyengirinsky Nasleg
(Иенгринский)		 1,104 516 (46.7%) 588 (53.3%)

Divisional source:[10]
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. 1 2 3 4 5 Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. NeryungrinskyDistrict (Russian)
  10. ↑ Neryungrinsky Ulus (Raion) Official website of the Sakha Republic

Sources

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