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Khangalassky District

Field	Value
en_name	Khangalassky District
ru_name	Хангаласский улус
loc_name1	Хаҥалас улууһа
loc_lang1	Sakha
image_map
map_caption	Location of Khangalassky District in the Sakha Republic
image_view	Скалы «Турук Хайа» 22.JPG
image_caption	Turuuk Khaya rocks, a protected area of Russia in Khangalassky District
coordinates
image_coa	Coat of Arms of Khangalassky rayon (Yakutia).png
federal_subject	Sakha Republic
federal_subject_ref
adm_ctr_name	Pokrovsk
adm_ctr_ref
urban-type_settlement_of_district_significance_type	Settlements
no_of_urban-type_settlements_of_district_significance	1
selsoviet_type1	Rural okrugs
no_of_selsoviets_type1	16
no_of_cities_towns	1
no_of_urban-type_settlements	1
no_of_rural_localities	27
counts_ref
mun_formation1	Khangalassky Municipal District
mun_formation1_ref
mun_formation1_no_of_urban_settlements	2
mun_formation1_no_of_rural_settlements	16
mun_formation1_counts_ref
area_km2	24700
area_km2_ref
pop_2010census	24557
urban_pop_2010census	27.3%
rural_pop_2010census	72.7%
pop_2010census_ref
established_date	February 10, 1930
established_date_ref
website	https://mr-hangalasskij.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 Khangalassky District (; , ) 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 Megino-Kangalassky District in the east, Amginsky and Aldansky Districts in the south, Olyokminsky District in the southwest, Gorny District in the northwest, and the territory of the city of republic significance of Yakutsk in the north. The area of the district is 24700 km2. Its administrative center is the town of Pokrovsk. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district, excluding its administrative center, was 24,557.

Geography

The main river in the district is the Lena. The Lena Pillars National Park is located in the district along the right bank of the Lena River and the left bank of the Sinyaya River. The Turuuk Khaya Rocks, a protected area, are unusual rock formations by the Lyutenge River. The Tamma river forms the border between this district and Megino-Kangalassky District in a stretch of its course. Other important rivers are the Menda and the Kenkeme.

The average January temperature is -40 C and the average July temperature is +19 C. Average annual precipitation is about 200 -.

History

The district was established on February 10, 1930 as Zapadno-Kangalassky District (Западно-Кангаласский район). From 1937 to 1992, it was known as Ordzhonikidzevsky District (Орджоникидзевский район).

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Khangalassky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic. It is divided into one town (an administrative division with the administrative center in the town (inhabited locality) of Pokrovsk), one settlement (an administrative division with the administrative center in the urban-type settlement (inhabited locality) of Mokhsogollokh), and sixteen rural okrugs (naslegs), which comprise twenty-seven rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Khangalassky Municipal District. Within the municipal district, the Town of Pokrovsk is incorporated into Pokrovsk Urban Settlement, the Settlement of Mokhsogollokh is incorporated into Mokhsogollokh Urban Settlement, and the sixteen rural okrugs are incorporated into sixteen rural settlements. The town of Pokrovsk serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

Inhabited localities

Towns/Urban settlements	Population	Inhabited localities in jurisdiction	Settlements/Urban settlements	Population	Inhabited localities in jurisdiction	Rural okrugs/Rural settlements	Population	Rural localities in jurisdiction
Pokrovsk
(Покровск)	9,495
Mokhsogollokh
(Мохсоголлох)	6,698
Bestyakhsky
(Бестяхский)	2,449
Zhemkonsky 1-y
(Жемконский 1-й)	1,112
Zhemkonsky 2-y
(Жемконский 2-й)	1,019
Zhersky
(Жерский)	838
Isitsky
(Иситский)	343
Kachikatsky
(Качикатский)	1,426
Malzhagarsky 1-y
(Мальжагарский 1-й)	1,669
Malzhagarsky 2-y
(Мальжагарский 2-й)	1,118
Malzhagarsky 4-y
(Мальжагарский 4-й)	386
Malzhagarsky 5-y
(Мальжагарский 5-й)	453
Nemyuginsky
(Немюгинский)	2,266
Oktyomsky
(Октёмский)	2,169
Sinsky
(Синский)	976
Tyokhtyursky
(Тёхтюрский)	630
Tit-Arynsky (aka Tit-Arinsky)
(Тит-Арынский, aka Тит-Аринский)	766
Tumulsky
(Тумульский)	239

*Administrative centers are shown in bold

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture and production of construction materials. The A360 Lena Highway runs through the district.

Demographics

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

Yakuts: 67.6%
Russians: 27.8%
Evenks: 1.5%
others: 3.1%

References

Notes

Sources

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

References

Law #173-Z #354-III
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
"Visit Yakutia".
"Топографска карта P-51,52; M 1:1 000 000 - Topographic USSR Chart (in Russian)".
{{ru-pop-ref. 2002Census
{{ru-pop-ref. 1989Census
{{ru-pop-ref. 1979Census
"Национальный состав населения". [[Federal State Statistics Service (Russia).

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