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Eveno-Bytantaysky National District
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| en_name | Eveno-Bytantaysky National District |
| ru_name | Эвено-Бытантайский национальный улус |
| loc_name1 | Эвэн Бытантай буган |
| loc_lang1 | Even |
| loc_name2 | Эбээн-Бытантай улууһа |
| loc_lang2 | Yakut |
| image_map | |
| map_caption | Location of Eveno-Bytantaysky National District in the Sakha Republic |
| coordinates | |
| image_coa | Coat of Arms of Eveno-Bytantaisky national rayon (Yakutia).png |
| federal_subject | Sakha Republic |
| federal_subject_ref | |
| adm_ctr_name | Batagay-Alyta |
| adm_ctr_ref | |
| selsoviet_type1 | Rural okrugs |
| no_of_selsoviets_type1 | 3 |
| no_of_rural_localities | 4 |
| counts_ref | |
| mun_formation1 | Eveno-Bytantaysky Municipal District |
| mun_formation1_ref | |
| mun_formation1_no_of_urban_settlements | 0 |
| mun_formation1_no_of_rural_settlements | 3 |
| mun_formation1_counts_ref | |
| area_km2 | 52300 |
| area_km2_ref | |
| pop_2010census | 2867 |
| urban_pop_2010census | 0% |
| rural_pop_2010census | 100% |
| pop_2010census_ref | |
| established_date | April 21, 1989 |
| established_date_ref | |
| website | https://mr-jeveno-bytantajskij.sakha.gov.ru/ |
Eveno-Bytantaysky National District (; ; ) is an administrative and municipal district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. The area of the district is 52300 km2. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Batagay-Alyta. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 2,867, with the population of Batagay-Alyta accounting for 63.9% of that number.
History
The district was established on April 21, 1989, when its territory was split out of Verkhoyansky District. The district's name refers to its designation as a national (ethnic) district for the Evens, who comprised 32.35% of the population in 1989, as well as its location on the Bytantay River.
Geography
The district is located within the Arctic Circle, between the Lena and Yana Rivers. The western section of the district is dominated by the Verkhoyansk Range, the north and east—by the Kular Mountains.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Eveno-Bytantaysky National District is one of the thirty-four in the republic. The district is divided into three rural okrugs (naslegs) which comprise four rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Eveno-Bytantaysky Municipal District. Its three rural okrugs are incorporated into three rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Batagay-Alyta serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.
Inhabited localities
| Rural okrugs/Rural settlements | Population | Rural localities in jurisdiction* |
|---|---|---|
| Verkhnebytantaysky | ||
| (Верхнебытантайский) | 269 | |
| Nizhnebytantaysky | ||
| (Нижнебытантайский) | 766 | |
| Tyugesirsky | ||
| (Тюгесирский) | 1,832 |
*Administrative centers are shown in bold
Demographics
As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:
- Evens: 58.9%
- Yakuts: 39.1%
- Russians: 0.6%
- others: 1.4%
Economy
The economy of the district depends mainly on agriculture such as reindeer herding and the breeding of cattle and horses. The district is among the most inaccessible territories of the republic.
References
Notes
Sources
- Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Eveno-Bytantaysky District.
References
- {{ru-pop-ref. 2002Census
- Constitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45
- Law #172-Z #351-III
- Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
- {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
- Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. [http://www.sitc.ru/monitoring/even/index.shtml Eveno-Bytantaysky District] {{webarchive. link. (February 18, 2013 {{in lang). ru
- Law #173-Z #354-III
- "Национальный состав населения". [[Federal State Statistics Service (Russia).
- (2010). "Good to Eat, Good to Live with: Nomads and Animals in Northern Eurasia and Africa". Center for Northeast Asian Studies.
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