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Olyokminsky District

Coordinates: 60°23′N 120°26′E / 60.383°N 120.433°E / 60.383; 120.433
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Olyokminsky District
Олёкминский улус
Other transcription(s)
 • SakhaӨлүөхүмэ улууhа
Olyokma river, Olyokminsky District
Olyokma river, Olyokminsky District
Flag of Olyokminsky District
Coat of arms of Olyokminsky District
Map
Location of Olyokminsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 60°23′N 120°26′E / 60.383°N 120.433°E / 60.383; 120.433
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic[1]
EstablishedJanuary 9, 1930[2]
Administrative centerOlyokminsk[3]
Area
 • Total
160,800 km2 (62,100 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
26,785
 • Density0.17/km2 (0.43/sq mi)
 • Urban
35.4%
 • Rural
64.6%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Towns under district jurisdiction, 1 Settlements, 21 Rural okrugs
 • Inhabited localities[3]1 cities/towns, 1 Urban-type settlements[5], 52 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asOlyokminsky Municipal District[6]
 • Municipal divisions[7]1 urban settlements, 22 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 Edit this on Wikidata[8])
OKTMO ID98641000

Olyokminsky District (Russian: Олёкминский улу́с; Yakut: Өлүөхүмэ улууһа, Ölüöxüme uluuha) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the republic and borders with Verkhnevilyuysky District in the north, Gorny and Khangalassky Districts in the northeast, Aldansky District in the east, Neryungrinsky District in the southeast, Zabaykalsky Krai in the southwest, Irkutsk Oblast and Lensky District in the west, and with Suntarsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 160,800 square kilometers (62,100 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the town of Olyokminsk.[3] Population: 26,785 (2010 Census);[4] 27,563 (2002 Census);[9] 30,938 (1989 Soviet census).[10] The population of Olyokminsk accounts for 35.4% of the district's total population.[4]

Geography

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The main rivers of the district include the Lena with its tributaries, such as the Olyokma, Cherendey, Namana, Keyikte and Biryuk. The Olyokma-Chara Plateau is located to the west of the Olyokma's western bank.[11] The Olyokma Nature Reserve is part of the district.

Climate

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Average January temperature ranges from −30 to −35 °C (−22 to −31 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +12 °C (54 °F) in the mountains to +18 °C (64 °F) in the valleys.[2] Average annual precipitation is 200–300 millimeters (7.9–11.8 in).[2]

History

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The district was established on January 9, 1930.[2]

Demographics

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As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[12]

Economy

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The economy of the district is based mostly on agriculture and mining. There are deposits of gold and construction materials in the district. The only deposit of charoite known in the world is located on the district's territory.[citation needed]

Inhabited localities

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Municipal composition
Towns / Cities Population Male Female Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Olyokminsk
(Олекминск)
10,734 5,224 (48.7%) 5,510 (51.3%)
Urban settlements Population Male Female Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Torgo
(Торго)
0 0 (n/a %) 0 (n/a %)
Rural settlements Population Male Female Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Abaginsky Nasleg
(Абагинский)
1,190 559 (47.0%) 631 (53.0%)
Dabansky Nasleg
(Дабанский)
535 263 (49.2%) 272 (50.8%)
Delgeysky Nasleg
(Дельгейский)
569 272 (47.8%) 297 (52.2%)
Zharkhansky National Nasleg
(Жарханский национальный)
1,373 685 (49.9%) 688 (50.1%)
Kindigirsky National Nasleg
(Киндигирский национальный)
354 163 (46.0%) 191 (54.0%)
Kyllakhsky Nasleg
(Кыллахский)
1,146 583 (50.9%) 563 (48.1%)
Kyachchinsky Nasleg
(Кяччинский)
411 228 (55.5%) 183 (44.5%)
Malzhagarsky Nasleg
(Мальжагарский)
1,089 560 (51.4%) 529 (48.6%)
Machinsky Nasleg
(Мачинский)
407 239 (58.7%) 168 (41.3%)
Neryuktyayinsky 1-y Nasleg
(Нерюктяйинский 1-й)
1,436 703 (49.0%) 733 (51.0%)
Neryuktyayinsky 2-y Nasleg
(Нерюктяйинский 2-й)
956 451 (47.2%) 505 (52.8%)
Olyokminsky Nasleg
(Олекминский)
1,027 486 (47.3%) 541 (%)
Sanyyakhtakhsky Nasleg
(Саныяхтахский)
987 532 (53.9%) 455 (46.1%)
Solyansky Nasleg
(Солянский)
433 224 (51.7%) 209 (48.3%)
Troitsky Nasleg
(Троицкий)
353 187 (53.0%) 166 (47.0%)
Tyantsky National Nasleg
(Тянский национальный)
499 272 (54.5%) 227 (45.5%)
Ulakhan-Mungkunsky Nasleg
(Улахан-Мунгкунский)
394 209 (53.0%) 185 (47.0%)
Uritsky Nasleg
(Урицкий)
313 159 (20.8%) 154 (49.2%)
Khorinsky Nasleg
(Хоринский)
812 410 (50.5%) 402 (49.5%)
Chapayevsky Nasleg
(Чапаевский)
932 513 (55.0%) 419 (45.0%)
Charinsky National Nasleg
(Чаринский национальный)
215 109 (50.7%) 106 (49.3%)
Villages Population Male Female Villages in jurisdiction*
Zarechny Village
(Заречный)
620 327 (52.7%) 293 (47.3%)

Divisional source:[13]
Population source:[4]
*Administrative centers are shown in bold

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Constitution of the Sakha Republic
  2. ^ a b c d Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Olyokminsky District Archived September 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  3. ^ a b c d e Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  4. ^ a b c d Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  5. ^ The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
  6. ^ a b Law #172-Z #351-III
  7. ^ Law #173-Z #354-III
  8. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  9. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  10. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  11. ^ Физическая география СССР - Ландшафтные области гор Южной Сибири - Байкальско-Становая область
  12. ^ "Национальный состав населения". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  13. ^ Olyokminsky Ulus (Raion) Official website of the Sakha Republic

Sources

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  • Верховный Совет Республики Саха (Якутия). 4 апреля 1992 г. «Конституция (основной закон) Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Конституционного закона №1077-З №1035-IV от 8 июня 2012 г. «О внесении изменений и дополнений в Конституцию (основной закон) Республики Саха (Якутия)». Опубликован: "Якутские ведомости", №7, 26 апреля 1992 г. (Supreme Council of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. April 4, 1992 Constitution (Basic Law) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Constitutional Law #1077-Z No. 1035-IV of June 8, 2012 On Amending and Supplementing the Constitution (Basic Law) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. ).
  • Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №172-З №351-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом муниципального района муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1535-З №597-V от 27 ноября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в статьи 1 и 2 Закона Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом муниципального района муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #172-Z No. 351-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Municipal District Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1535-Z No. 597-V of November 27, 2015 On Amending Articles 1 and 2 of the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Municipal District Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
  • Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №173-З №353-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1058-З №1007-IV от 25 апреля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #173-Z No. 353-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1058-Z No. 1007-IV of April 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).