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Nizhnekolymsky District
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| en_name | Nizhnekolymsky District |
| ru_name | Нижнеколымский улус |
| loc_name1 | Аллараа Халыма улууhа |
| loc_lang1 | Sakha |
| image_map | |
| map_caption | Location of Nizhnekolymsky District in the Sakha Republic |
| image_view | Northeast Science Station View.jpg |
| image_caption | View from Northeast Science Station, Nizhnekolymsky District |
| coordinates | |
| image_flag | Flag of Nizhnekolymsk rayon (Yakutia).png |
| image_coa | Coat of Arms of Nizhnekolymsk rayon (Yakutia).png |
| federal_subject | Sakha Republic |
| federal_subject_ref | |
| adm_ctr_name | Chersky |
| 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 | 3 |
| no_of_urban-type_settlements | 1 |
| no_of_rural_localities | 12 |
| counts_ref | |
| mun_formation1 | Nizhnekolymsky Municipal District |
| mun_formation1_ref | |
| mun_formation1_no_of_urban_settlements | 1 |
| mun_formation1_no_of_rural_settlements | 3 |
| mun_formation1_counts_ref | |
| area_km2 | 87100 |
| area_km2_ref | |
| pop_2010census | 4664 |
| urban_pop_2010census | 61.3% |
| rural_pop_2010census | 38.7% |
| established_date | May 20, 1931 |
| established_date_ref |
|urban-type_settlement_of_district_significance_type=Settlements |no_of_urban-type_settlements_of_district_significance=1 |no_of_urban-type_settlements=1 Nizhnekolymsky 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 northeast of the republic and borders with Allaikhovsky District in the west, Srednekolymsky District in the south, and with Bilibinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in the east. The area of the district is 87100 km2. Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Chersky. Population: 5,932 (2002 Census); The population of Chersky accounts for 61.3% of the district's total population.
Geography
The district is washed by the East Siberian Sea in the north. The main river in the district is the Kolyma. Other rivers include the Alazeya, its tributary Rossokha, and the Chukochya. There are many lakes in the district, among them Lake Nerpichye, Lake Chukochye, Lake Bolshoye Morskoye, and Lake Ilyrgyttyn. Mount Kisilyakh-Tas is located in the district.
Climate
Average January temperature ranges from -32 C in the north to -38 C in the south and average July temperature ranges from +4 C in the north to +12 C in the south. Annual precipitation is 150 -.
History
The district was established on May 20, 1931.
Demographics
As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:
- Russians: 39.7%
- Yakuts: 17.6%
- Evens: 14.7%
- Chukchi: 12.2%
- Yukaghir: 10.0%
- Ukrainians: 1.5%
- Tatars: 1.0
- others: 3.3%
Economy
The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture and fishing.
Inhabited localities
| Urban settlements | Population | Male | Female | Inhabited localities in jurisdiction | Rural settlements | Population | Male | Female | Rural localities in jurisdiction* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chersky | |||||||||
| (Черский) | 2857 | 1332 (46.6%) | 1525 (53.4%) | ||||||
| Rural National Yukagir Settlement of "Olerinsky Suktul" | |||||||||
| (Сельское национальное юкагирское поселение "Олеринский Суктул") | 741 | 369 (49.8%) | 372 (50.2%) | ||||||
| Pokhodsky Nasleg | |||||||||
| (Походский наслег) | 255 | 134 (52.5%) | 121 (47.5%) | ||||||
| Khalarchinsky Nasleg | |||||||||
| (Халарчинский наслег) | 811 | 396 (48.8%) | 415 (51.2%) |
Divisional source:
Population source:
*Administrative centers are shown in bold
References
Notes
Sources
References
- Law #173-Z #354-III
- Constitution of the Sakha Republic
- Law #172-Z #351-III
- Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
- {{ru-pop-ref. 2002Census
- Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. [http://www.sitc.ru/monitoring/nkolyuma/index.shtml Nizhnekolymsky District] {{in lang. ru
- "Национальный состав населения". [[Federal State Statistics Service (Russia).
- [http://sakha.gov.ru/node/12538 Nizhnekolymsky Ulus (Raion)] Official website of the Sakha Republic
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