Verkhnevilyuysky District

Verkhnevilyuysky District
Верхневилюйский улус (Russian)
Үөһээ Бүлүү улууhа (Sakha)

Location of Verkhnevilyuysky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 63°27′02″N 120°17′54″E / 63.45056°N 120.29833°E / 63.45056; 120.29833Coordinates: 63°27′02″N 120°17′54″E / 63.45056°N 120.29833°E / 63.45056; 120.29833
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative structure (as of June 2009)
Administrative center selo of Verkhnevilyuysk[2]
Administrative divisions:[2]
rural okrug 21
Inhabited localities:[2]
Rural localities 29
Municipal structure (as of December 2008)
Municipally incorporated as Verkhnevilyuysky Municipal District[3]
Municipal divisions:[4]
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 21
Statistics
Area (June 2009) 42,000 km2 (16,000 sq mi)[2]
Population (2010 Census) 21,661 inhabitants[5]
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 0.52/km2 (1.3/sq mi)[6]
Time zone YAKT (UTC+09:00)[7]
Established February 10, 1935
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Verkhnevilyuysky District (Russian: Верхневилю́йский улу́с; Yakut: Үөһээ Бүлүү улууһа) is an administrative[1] and municipal[3] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the western central part of the republic and borders with Vilyuysky District in the east, Gorny District in the southeast, Olyokminsky District in the south, Suntarsky and Nyurbinsky Districts in the west, and with Olenyoksky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 42,000 square kilometers (16,000 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Verkhnevilyuysk.[2] Population: 21,661 (2010 Census);[5] 21,383 (2002 Census);[8] 20,626 (1989 Census).[9] The population of Verkhnevilyuysk accounts for 29.8% of the district's total population.[5]

Geography

The main rivers in the district include the Vilyuy, the Tyukyan, and the Tyung.

Climate

Average January temperature ranges from −36 °C (−33 °F) in the south to −40 °C (−40 °F) in the north and average July temperature ranges from +12 °C (54 °F) to +14 °C (57 °F). Annual precipitation is 200–250 millimeters (7.9–9.8 in).

History

The district was established on February 10, 1935.

Demographics

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

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture.

Inhabited localities

Municipal composition
Rural settlements Population Male Female Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Balagannakhsky Nasleg
(Балаганнахский)		 335 169 (50.4%) 166 (49.6%)
Botulunsky Nasleg
(Ботулунский)		 917 461 (50.3%) 456 (49.7%)
Byrakansky Nasleg
(Быраканский)		 254 128 (50.4%) 126 (49.6%)
Verkhnevilyuysky Nasleg
(Верхневилюйский)		 6,457 3,015 (46.7%) 3,442 (53.3%)
Dalyrsky Nasleg
(Далырский)		 1,002 505 (50.4%) 497 (49.6%)
Dyullyukinsky Nasleg
(Дюллюкинский)		 1,259 611 (48.5%) 648 (51.5%)
Edyugeysky Nasleg
(Едюгейский)		 2,309 1,153 (49.9%) 1,156 (50.1%)
Kentinsky Nasleg
(Кентикский)		 780 396 (50.8%) 384 (49.2%)
Kyrykyysky Nasleg
(Кырыкыйский)		 442 218 (49.3%) 228 (50.7%)
Magassky Nasleg
(Магасский)		 538 269 (50.0%) 269 (50.0%)
Meyiksky Nasleg
(Мейикский)		 685 364 (53.1%) 321 (46.9%)
Namsky Nasleg
(Намский)		 1,328 623 (46.9%) 705 (53.1%)
Onkhoysky Nasleg
(Онхойский)		 620 315 (50.8%) 305 (49.2%)
Orgyotsky Nasleg
(Оргётский)		 579 277 (47.8%) 302 (52.2%)
Orosunsky Nasleg
(Оросунский)		 730 344 (47.1%) 386 (52.9%)
Surguluksky Nasleg
(Сургулукский)		 460 237 (51.5%) 223 (48.5%)
Tamalkansky Nasleg
(Тамалаканский)		 643 316 (49.1%) 327 (50.9%)
Tuobuyinsky Nasleg
(Туобуйинский)		 338 175 (51.8%) 163 (48.2%)
Kharbalakhsky Nasleg
(Харбалахский)		 548 272 (49.6%) 276 (50.4%)
Khomustakhsky Nasleg
(Хомустахский)		 216 112 (51.9%) 104 (48.1%)
Khorinsky Nasleg
(Хоринский)		 1,221 607 (49.7%) 614 (50.3%)

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. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ Verkhnevilyuysky Ulus (Raion) Official website of the Sakha Republic

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