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Ust-Maysky District


FieldValue
en_nameUst-Maysky District
ru_nameУсть-Майский улус
loc_name1Уус-Маайа улууhа
loc_lang1Sakha
image_map
map_captionLocation of Ust-Maysky District in the Sakha Republic
image_viewYnykchan1990.jpg
image_captionYnykchan, 1990, Ust-Maysky District
coordinates
image_flagFlag of Ust-Maysky district.png
image_coaCoat of Arms of Ust-Maisky rayon (Yakutia).png
federal_subjectSakha Republic
federal_subject_ref
adm_ctr_nameUst-Maya
adm_ctr_ref
urban-type_settlement_of_district_significance_typeSettlements
no_of_urban-type_settlements_of_district_significance6
selsoviet_type1Rural okrugs
no_of_selsoviets_type15
no_of_urban-type_settlements6
no_of_rural_localities10
counts_ref
mun_formation1Ust-Maysky Municipal District
mun_formation1_ref
mun_formation1_no_of_urban_settlements5
mun_formation1_no_of_rural_settlements5
mun_formation1_counts_ref
area_km295300
area_km2_ref
pop_2010census8629
urban_pop_2010census72.4%
rural_pop_2010census27.6%
established_dateMay 20, 1931
established_date_ref
websitehttp://www.ustmaya-msu.ru/

|urban-type_settlement_of_district_significance_type=Settlements |no_of_urban-type_settlements_of_district_significance=6 |no_of_urban-type_settlements=6 Ust-Maysky District (; , Uus-Maaya 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 east of the republic and borders with Oymyakonsky District in the northeast, Okhotsky District and Ayano-Maysky District of Khabarovsk Krai in the east and south, Aldansky District in the southwest, Amginsky District in the west, Churapchinsky and Tattinsky Districts in the northwest, and with Tomponsky District in the north. The area of the district is 95300 km2. Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Ust-Maya. Population: 11,568 (2002 Census); The population of Ust-Maya accounts for 33.9% of the district's total population.

Geography

The main rivers in the district are the Aldan and its tributaries the Maya and Allakh-Yun.

Average January temperature ranges from -40 to and average July temperature ranges from +14 C in the mountains to +16 C in the river valleys. Annual precipitation ranges from 250 to.

History

The district was established on May 20, 1931. The administrative centre of the district was Solnechny from 1972–1992, after which it moved to Ust-Maya.

Demographics

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

  • Russians: 54.0%
  • Evenks: 28.4%
  • Yakuts: 9.9%
  • Ukrainians: 1.9%
  • Evens: 1.1%
  • other ethnicities: 4.7%

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on mining, timber industry, and production of construction materials. There are deposits of gold, lead, zinc, rare metals, and construction materials.

Inhabited localities

Urban settlementsPopulationMaleFemaleInhabited localities in jurisdictionRural settlementsPopulationMaleFemaleRural localities in jurisdiction*VillagesPopulationMaleFemaleRural localities in jurisdiction*Inhabited localities in the inter-settlement territoryPopulationMaleFemaleInhabited localities in jurisdiction
Zvyozdochka
(Звездочка)408279 (68.4%)129 (31.6%)
Solnechny
(Солнечный)1,034534 (51.6%)500 (48.4%)
Ust-Maya
(Усть-Мая)2,9521,429 (48.4%)1,523 (51.6%)
Eldikan
(Эльдикан)1,515726 (47.9%)789 (52.1%)
Yugoryonok
(Югоренок)272176 (64.7%)96 (35.3%)
Kyupsky National Nasleg
(Кюпский национальный)536263 (49.1%)273 (50.9%)
Petropavlovsky National Nasleg
(Петропавловский национальный)985478 (48.5%)507 (51.5%)
Ezhansky National Nasleg
(Эжанский национальный)360179 (49.7%)181 (50.3%)
Belkachi
(Белькачи)17996 (53.6%)83 (46.4%)
Ust-Mil
(Усть-Миль)292147 (50.3%)145 (49.7%)
Allakh-Yun
(Аллах-Юнь)9655 (57.3%)41 (42.7%)

Divisional source:

Population source:

*Administrative centers are shown in bold

References

Notes

Sources

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

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/ust-maisky/index.shtml Ust-Maysky District] {{in lang. ru
  7. "Национальный состав населения". [[Federal State Statistics Service (Russia).
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