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Anabarsky District


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en_nameAnabarsky District
ru_nameАнабарский улус
loc_name1Анаабыр улууhа
loc_lang1Yakut
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map_captionLocation of Anabarsky District in the Sakha Republic
image_viewРека Анабар.jpg
image_captionAnabar River, Anabarsky District
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image_coaCoat of Arms of Anabarsky national rayon (Yakutia).svg
federal_subjectSakha Republic
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adm_ctr_nameSaskylakh
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selsoviet_type1Rural okrugs
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mun_formation1Anabarsky Municipal District
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mun_formation1_no_of_urban_settlements0
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area_km255600
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pop_2010census3501
urban_pop_2010census0%
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pop_latest_dateJanuary 2016
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established_dateDecember 30, 1930
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Anabarsky District (; , Anaabır 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 northwest of the republic and borders with Bulunsky District in the east, Olenyoksky District in the south, and with Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai in the west. The area of the district is 55600 km2. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Saskylakh. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 3,501, with the population of Saskylakh accounting for 66.2% of that number.

Geography

The district is washed by the Laptev Sea in the north. The landscape of the district is mostly flat. The main rivers are the Anabar, with its tributaries the Suolama and Udya, as well as the Uele. The Anabar and Uele have their mouth in Anabar Bay. There are numerous lakes, the largest one is Lake Sappyya.

Climate

Average January temperature ranges from -34 to and average July temperature ranges from +4 to. Average annual precipitation is 150 -.

History

The district was established on December 30, 1930.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Anabarsky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic. The district is divided into three rural okrugs (naslegs) which comprise three rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Anabarsky Municipal District. Its three rural okrugs are incorporated into two rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Saskylakh serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

Inhabited localities

Rural okrugs/Rural settlementsPopulationRural localities in jurisdiction*
Saskylakhsky Rural Okrug/Rural Settlement
(Саскылахский)2,317
Ebelyakhsky Rural Okrug
(Эбеляхский)36
Yuryung-Khainsky Rural Okrug/Rural Settlement
(Юрюнг-Хаинский)1,148

*Administrative centers are shown in bold

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on mining, reindeer husbandry, fishing, and hunting. There are deposits of diamonds in the district.

Demographics

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

  • Dolgans: 44.4%
  • Evenks: 30.9%
  • Yakuts: 19.3%
  • Russians: 2.5%
  • Evens: 0.6%
  • Yukaghirs: 0.5%
  • Ukrainians: 0.5%
  • others: 1.3%

The village of Yuryung-Khaya is the only settlement in the Sakha Republic where Dolgans form a majority of the population.

References

Notes

Sources

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

References

  1. Law #173-Z #354-III
  2. 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 ''Population of the districts of the republic on January 1, 2016'' {{in lang). ru
  3. Constitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45
  4. Law #172-Z #351-III
  5. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  6. {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
  7. "Топографска карта S-49-XXIX,XXX; M 1:1 000 000 - Topographic USSR Chart (in Russian)".
  8. "Национальный состав населения". [[Federal State Statistics Service (Russia).
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