Nizhnekolymsky District

Nizhnekolymsky District
Нижнеколымский улус (Russian)
Аллараа Халыма улууhа (Sakha)

Location of Nizhnekolymsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 71°25′N 136°10′E / 71.417°N 136.167°E / 71.417; 136.167Coordinates: 71°25′N 136°10′E / 71.417°N 136.167°E / 71.417; 136.167
Coat of arms
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative structure (as of June 2009)
Administrative center settlement of Chersky[2]
Administrative divisions:[2]
Settlements 1
Rural okrugs 3
Inhabited localities:[2]
Urban-type settlements[3] 1
Rural localities 12
Municipal structure (as of December 2008)
Municipally incorporated as Nizhnekolymsky Municipal District[4]
Municipal divisions:[5]
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 3
Statistics
Area (June 2009) 87,100 km2 (33,600 sq mi)[2]
Population (2010 Census) 4,664 inhabitants[6]
• Urban 61.3%
• Rural 38.7%
Density 0.05/km2 (0.13/sq mi)[7]
Time zone SRET (UTC+11:00)[8]
Established May 20, 1931[9]
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Nizhnekolymsky District (Russian: Нижнеколы́мский улу́с; Yakut: Аллараа Халыма 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 northeast of the republic and borders with Allaikhovsky District in the west, Srednekolymsky District in the south, and with Bilibinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in the east. The area of the district is 87,100 square kilometers (33,600 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Chersky.[2] Population: 4,664 (2010 Census);[6] 5,932 (2002 Census);[10] 13,692 (1989 Census).[11] The population of Chersky accounts for 61.3% of the district's total population.[6]

Geography

The district is washed by the East Siberian Sea in the north. The main river in the district is the Kolyma. Other rivers include the Alazeya and the Chukochya. There are many lakes in the district, among them Lake Nerpichye, Lake Chukochye, Lake Bolshoye Morshoye, and Lake Ilyrgyttyn.

Climate

Average January temperature ranges from −32 °C (−26 °F) in the north to −38 °C (−36 °F) in the south and average July temperature ranges from +4 °C (39 °F) in the north to +12 °C (54 °F) in the south.[9] Annual precipitation is 150–200 millimeters (5.9–7.9 in).[9]

History

The district was established on May 20, 1931.[9]

Demographics

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

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture and fishing.[9]

Inhabited localities

Municipal composition
Urban settlements Population Male Female Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Chersky
(Черский)		 2857 1332 (46.6%) 1525 (53.4%)
Rural settlements Population Male Female Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Rural National Yukagir Settlement of "Olerinsky Suktul"
(Сельское национальное юкагирское поселение "Олеринский Суктул")		 741 369 (49.8%) 372 (50.2%)
Pokhodsky Nasleg
(Походский наслег)		 255 134 (52.5%) 121 (47.5%)
Khalarchinsky Nasleg
(Халарчинский наслег)		 811 396 (48.8%) 415 (51.2%)

Divisional source:[12]
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 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.
  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 6 Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Nizhnekolymsky District (Russian)
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ Nizhnekolymsky Ulus (Raion) Official website of the Sakha Republic

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