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Gorny District


FieldValue
en_nameGorny District
ru_nameГорный улус
loc_name1Горнай улууһа
loc_lang1Sakha
image_map
map_captionLocation of Gorny District in the Sakha Republic
image_viewБердигестях с высоты птичьего полета.jpg
image_captionBerdigestyakh, on the Maatta River
coordinates
image_flagFlag of Gorny ulus (Yakutia).svg
image_coaCoat of Arms of Gorny rayon (Yakutia).png
federal_subjectSakha Republic
federal_subject_ref
adm_ctr_nameBerdigestyakh
adm_ctr_ref
selsoviet_type1Rural okrugs
no_of_urban-type_settlements1
no_of_selsoviets_type19
no_of_rural_localities16
counts_ref
mun_formation1Gorny Municipal District
mun_formation1_ref
mun_formation1_no_of_urban_settlements0
mun_formation1_no_of_rural_settlements9
mun_formation1_counts_ref
area_km245600
area_km2_ref
pop_2010census11706
urban_pop_2010census0%
rural_pop_2010census100%
established_dateJune 25, 1931
established_date_ref

|no_of_urban-type_settlements=1 Gorny District (; , Gornay 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 center of the republic and borders Vilyuysky and Kobyaysky Districts in the north, Namsky District and the territory of the city of republic significance of Yakutsk in the east, Khangalassky District in the south, Olyokminsky District in the southwest, and Verkhnevilyuysky District in the west. The area of the district is 45600 km2. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Berdigestyakh. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 11,706, with the population of Berdigestyakh accounting for 55.2% of that number.

Geography

The main rivers in the district are the Sinyaya, Chyna, Kenkeme, Khanchaly, Tyugyuene, Matta and Sitte, all of which are tributaries of the Lena.

Climate

Average January temperature ranges from -36 C in the west to -40 C in the east and average July temperature is +16 -. Average annual precipitation is 200 -.

History

The district was established on June 25, 1931.

Administrative and municipal status

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

Inhabited localities

Rural okrugs/Rural settlementsPopulationRural localities in jurisdiction*
Atamaysky
(Атамайский)673
Berdigestyakhsky
(Бердигестяхский)6,472
Kirovsky
(Кировский)633
Maganinsky
(Маганинский)536
Maltaninsky
(Малтанинский)671
Mytakhsky
(Мытахский)620
Odununsky
(Одунунский)1,016
Oktyabrsky
(Октябрьский)541
Shologonsky
(Шологонский)544

*Administrative centers are shown in bold

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture.

Demographics

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

  • Yakuts: 96.5%
  • Evenks: 1.0%
  • Russians: 0.6%
  • others ethnicities: 1.9%

References

Notes

Sources

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

References

  1. {{ru-pop-ref. 2002Census
  2. {{ru-pop-ref. 1989Census
  3. {{ru-pop-ref. 1979Census
  4. Constitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45
  5. Law #172-Z #351-III
  6. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  7. {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
  8. Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. [http://www.sitc.ru/monitoring/gornyuy/index.shtml Gorny District] {{webarchive. link. (September 21, 2012 {{in lang). ru
  9. Law #173-Z #354-III
  10. "Национальный состав населения". [[Federal State Statistics Service (Russia).
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