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Abyysky District


FieldValue
en_nameAbyysky District
ru_nameАбыйский улус
loc_name1Абый улууһа
loc_lang1Yakut
image_map
map_captionLocation of Abyysky District in the Sakha Republic
image_viewСтарожилы озера Ожогино.jpg
image_captionLake Ozhogino, Abyysky District
coordinates
image_flagFlag of Abyysky rayon (Yakutia).png
image_coaCoat of Arms of Abyisky rayon (Yakutia).png
federal_subjectSakha Republic
federal_subject_ref
adm_ctr_nameBelaya Gora
adm_ctr_ref
urban-type_settlement_of_district_significance_typeSettlements
no_of_urban-type_settlements_of_district_significance1
selsoviet_type1Rural okrugs
no_of_selsoviets_type15
no_of_urban-type_settlements1
no_of_rural_localities6
counts_ref
mun_formation1Abyysky Municipal District
mun_formation1_ref
mun_formation1_no_of_urban_settlements1
mun_formation1_no_of_rural_settlements5
mun_formation1_counts_ref
area_km269400
area_km2_ref
pop_2010census4425
urban_pop_2010census50.7%
rural_pop_2010census49.3%
pop_2010census_ref
pop_latest4095
pop_latest_dateJanuary 2016
pop_latest_ref
established_dateMay 25, 1930
established_date_ref
websitehttps://mr-abyjskij.sakha.gov.ru/

|urban-type_settlement_of_district_significance_type=Settlements |no_of_urban-type_settlements_of_district_significance=1 |no_of_urban-type_settlements=1 Abyysky District (; , Abıy uluuha, ) is an administrative and municipal district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic around the Indigirka River and borders with Allaikhovsky District in the north, Srednekolymsky District in the east, Verkhnekolymsky District in the southeast, Momsky District in the south, and with Ust-Yansky District in the west. The area of the district is 69400 km2. Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Belaya Gora. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 4,425, with the population of Belaya Gora accounting for 50.7% of that number.

Geography

The Indigirka River and its tributary Uyandina, with the Khatyngnakh, are the main watercourses flowing through the district. The Indigirka is navigable and provides a link to the Kolyma Bay on the East Siberian Sea to the north. The Aby Lowland with up to 15,000 lakes, including Lake Ozhogino, the largest and fifth largest lake in the Sakha Republic, as well as Lake Suturuokha, is located in the district.

Climate

Average January temperature is -40.7 C and average July temperature is +14 C. Average annual precipitation is 218 mm.

History

The district was established on May 25, 1930. Initially, its administrative center was in the selo of Abyy, but on January 10, 1941 it was moved to Druzhina. On October 4, 1974, it was moved again, this time to Belaya Gora.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Abyysky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic. It is divided into one settlement (an administrative division with the administrative center in the urban-type settlement (inhabited locality) of Belaya Gora) and five rural okrugs (naslegs), all of which comprise six rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Abyysky Municipal District. The Settlement of Belaya Gora is incorporated into an urban settlement, and the five rural okrugs are incorporated into five rural settlements within the municipal district. The urban-type settlement of Belaya Gora serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

Inhabited localities

Settlements/Urban settlementsPopulationInhabited localities in jurisdictionRural okrugs/Rural settlementsPopulationRural localities in jurisdiction*
Belaya Gora
(Белая Гора)2,245
Abyysky
(Абыйский)544
Mayorsky
(Майорский)530
Mugurdakhsky
(Мугурдахский)421
Uolbutsky
(Уолбутский)255
Urasalakhsky
(Урасалахский)430

*Administrative centers are shown in bold

Demographics

As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:

  • Yakuts: 81.3%
  • Evens: 9.5%
  • Russians: 6.6%
  • Evenks: 0.7%
  • Buryats: 0.4%
  • others: 1.5%

References

Notes

Sources

  • Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Abyysky District .

References

  1. Sakha Republic (Yakutia) Territorial Branch of the [[Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Federal State Statistics Service]]. [http://sakha.gks.ru/wps/wcm/connect/rosstat_ts/sakha/resources/92049f804c5c75979146937dff7d05ed/d2_032016.xls Численность населения по районам республики на 1 января 2016 года] {{Webarchive. link. (September 29, 2018 {{in lang). ru
  2. {{ru-pop-ref. 2002Census
  3. {{ru-pop-ref. 1989Census
  4. {{ru-pop-ref. 1979Census
  5. Constitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45
  6. Law #172-Z #351-III
  7. ''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic''
  8. {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
  9. "Geography of the Area". Abyysky District.
  10. [http://visit-yakutia.com/#!/abyyskiy/places/997 Visit Yakutia - Suturuokha Lake]
  11. Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. [http://www.sitc.ru/monitoring/abiy/index.shtml Abyysky District] {{in lang. ru {{webarchive. link. (October 3, 2010)
  12. Law #173-Z #354-III
  13. "Национальный состав населения". [[Federal State Statistics Service (Russia).
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