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Srednekolymsky District


FieldValue
en_nameSrednekolymsky District
ru_nameСреднеколымский улус
loc_name1Орто Халыма улууhа
loc_lang1Sakha
image_map
map_captionLocation of Srednekolymsky District in the Sakha Republic
coordinates
image_coaCoat of Arms of Srednekolymskiy rayon (Yakutia).png
federal_subjectSakha Republic
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adm_ctr_nameSrednekolymsk
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town_of_district_significance_typeTowns under district jurisdiction
no_of_towns_of_district_significance1
selsoviet_type1Rural okrugs
no_of_selsoviets_type19
no_of_cities_towns1
no_of_rural_localities14
counts_ref
mun_formation1Srednekolymsky Municipal District
mun_formation1_ref
mun_formation1_no_of_urban_settlements1
mun_formation1_no_of_rural_settlements9
mun_formation1_counts_ref
area_km2125200
area_km2_ref
pop_2010census7897
urban_pop_2010census44.6%
rural_pop_2010census55.4%
established_dateMay 25, 1930
established_date_ref
websitehttps://mr-srednekolymskij.sakha.gov.ru/

Srednekolymsky District (; , Orto Xalıma 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 north of the republic and borders with Verkhnekolymsky District in the south, Abyysky District in the west, Allaikhovsky District in the northwest, Nizhnekolymsky District in the north, Bilibinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in the east, and with Srednekansky District of Magadan Oblast in the southeast. The area of the district is 125200 km2. Its administrative center is the town of Srednekolymsk. Population: 8,353 (2002 Census); The population of Srednekolymsk accounts for 44.6% of the district's total population.

Geography

The landscape of the district is mostly flat. The main rivers in the district include the Kolyma, the Alazeya and the Rossokha with the Arga-Yuryakh. There are many lakes, the largest of which are Lakes Pavylon and Balyma. Mount Chubukulakh is located in the district.

Climate

Average January temperature is -38 C and average July temperature is +12 C. Annual precipitation ranges from 150 - in the north to 250 - in the east.

History

The district was established on May 25, 1930.

Demographics

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

  • Yakuts: 79.9%
  • Russians: 9.8%
  • Evens: 7.8%
  • Yukaghirs: 1.0%
  • others: 1.5%

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on grazing-based animal husbandry, including reindeer, horse and cattle industries. There are deposits of construction materials.

Inhabited localities

TownsPopulationMaleFemaleInhabited localities in jurisdictionRural settlementsPopulationMaleFemaleRural localities in jurisdiction*
Srednekolymsk
(Среднеколымск)35281668 (47.3%)1860 (52.7%)
Alazeysky Nasleg
(Алазейский наслег)518247 (47.7%)271 (52.3%)
Baydinsky Nasleg
(Байдинский наслег)502247 (47.7%)271 (52.3%)
Berezovsky National Nomadic Nasleg
(Березовский национальный кочевой наслег)338181 (53.6%)157 (46.4%)
Kangalassky 1-y Nasleg
(Кангаласский 1-й наслег)557270 (48.5%)287 (51.5%)
Kangalassky 2-y Nasleg
(Кангаласский 2-й наслег)504249 (49.4%)255 (50.6%)
Myatissky 1-y Nasleg
(Мятисский 1-й наслег)522256 (49.0%)266 (51.0%)
Myatissky 2-y Nasleg
(Мятисский 2-й наслег)611309 (50.6%)302 (49.4%)
Sen-Kyuyolsky Nasleg
(Сень-Кюёльский наслег)523259 (49.5%)264 (50.5%)
Khatyngakhsky Nasleg
(Хатынгнахский наслег)294139 (47.3%)155 (52.7%)

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. "Srednekolymsky Ulus Mountains".
  7. Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. [http://www.sitc.ru/monitoring/sredkolyumsk/index.shtml Srednekolymsky District] {{webarchive. link. (September 21, 2012 {{in lang). ru
  8. "Национальный состав населения". [[Federal State Statistics Service (Russia).
  9. [http://sakha.gov.ru/node/12544 Srednekolymsky Ulus (Raion)] Official website of the Sakha Republic
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