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Nizhnekolymsky District


FieldValue
en_nameNizhnekolymsky District
ru_nameНижнеколымский улус
loc_name1Аллараа Халыма улууhа
loc_lang1Sakha
image_map
map_captionLocation of Nizhnekolymsky District in the Sakha Republic
image_viewNortheast Science Station View.jpg
image_captionView from Northeast Science Station, Nizhnekolymsky District
coordinates
image_flagFlag of Nizhnekolymsk rayon (Yakutia).png
image_coaCoat of Arms of Nizhnekolymsk rayon (Yakutia).png
federal_subjectSakha Republic
federal_subject_ref
adm_ctr_nameChersky
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urban-type_settlement_of_district_significance_typeSettlements
no_of_urban-type_settlements_of_district_significance1
selsoviet_type1Rural okrugs
no_of_selsoviets_type13
no_of_urban-type_settlements1
no_of_rural_localities12
counts_ref
mun_formation1Nizhnekolymsky Municipal District
mun_formation1_ref
mun_formation1_no_of_urban_settlements1
mun_formation1_no_of_rural_settlements3
mun_formation1_counts_ref
area_km287100
area_km2_ref
pop_2010census4664
urban_pop_2010census61.3%
rural_pop_2010census38.7%
established_dateMay 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 settlementsPopulationMaleFemaleInhabited localities in jurisdictionRural settlementsPopulationMaleFemaleRural localities in jurisdiction*
Chersky
(Черский)28571332 (46.6%)1525 (53.4%)
Rural National Yukagir Settlement of "Olerinsky Suktul"
(Сельское национальное юкагирское поселение "Олеринский Суктул")741369 (49.8%)372 (50.2%)
Pokhodsky Nasleg
(Походский наслег)255134 (52.5%)121 (47.5%)
Khalarchinsky Nasleg
(Халарчинский наслег)811396 (48.8%)415 (51.2%)

Divisional source:

Population source:

*Administrative centers are shown in bold

References

Notes

Sources

References

  1. Law #173-Z #354-III
  2. Constitution of the Sakha Republic
  3. Law #172-Z #351-III
  4. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  5. {{ru-pop-ref. 2002Census
  6. Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. [http://www.sitc.ru/monitoring/nkolyuma/index.shtml Nizhnekolymsky District] {{in lang. ru
  7. "Национальный состав населения". [[Federal State Statistics Service (Russia).
  8. [http://sakha.gov.ru/node/12538 Nizhnekolymsky Ulus (Raion)] Official website of the Sakha Republic
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