Allaikhovsky District (Russian: Алла́иховский улу́с; Yakut: Аллайыаха улууһа, Allayıaxa 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 northeast of the republic towards the mouth of the Indigirka River and borders with the East Siberian Sea in the north, Nizhnekolymsky District in the east, Srednekolymsky District in the southeast, Abyysky District in the south, and with Ust-Yansky District in the west. The area of the district is 107,300 square kilometers (41,400 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Chokurdakh.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 3,050, with the population of Chokurdakh accounting for 77.6% of that number.[3]
Allaikhovsky District
Аллаиховский улус | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Yakut | Аллайыаха улууhа |
 Church in Russkoye Ustye, Allaikhovsky District | |
.png) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Allaikhovsky District in the Sakha Republic | |
| Coordinates: 70°50′N 146°58′E / 70.833°N 146.967°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Established | May 20, 1931[2] |
| Administrative center | Chokurdakh[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 107,300 km2 (41,400 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,050 |
• Estimate (January 2016)[4] | 2,682 |
| • Density | 0.028/km2 (0.074/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 77.6% |
| • Rural | 22.4% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Settlements, 5 Rural okrugs |
| • Inhabited localities[2] | 1 Urban-type settlements[5], 6 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Allaikhovsky Municipal District[6] |
| • Municipal divisions[7] | 1 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (UTC+11:00  [8]) |
| OKTMO ID | 98606000 |
| Website | https://mr-allaihovskij.sakha.gov.ru/ |
| 2010 Census | 3,050[3] |
|---|---|
| 2002 Census | 3,421[9] |
| 1989 Census | 5,218[10] |
| 1979 Census | 4,963[11] |
Geography
editIt is located north of the Arctic Circle, in the lower reaches of the Indigirka River. Most of the district is part of the Yana-Indigirka Lowland and Kolyma Lowland. The Polousny Range and the Ulakhan-Sis are located to the south and the Kondakov Highland rises to the east. The Indigirka and its numerous tributaries, such as the Bolshaya Ercha and the Allaikha River, as well as the Khroma —with the Uryung-Ulakh, the Kyuyol-Yuryakh, Bogdashkina and Gusinaya in the far northern end, flow through the district. Lake Soluntakh is one of the largest in the district.[12]
History
editThe district was established on May 20, 1931.[2]
Administrative and municipal status
editWithin the framework of administrative divisions, Allaikhovsky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic.[1] It is divided into one settlement (an administrative division with the administrative center in the urban-type settlement (inhabited locality) of Chokurdakh) and five rural okrugs (naslegs), all of which comprise six rural localities.[2] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Allaikhovsky Municipal District.[6] The Settlement of Chokurdakh is incorporated into an urban settlement, four rural okrugs are incorporated into four rural settlements within the municipal district, and the territory of the fifth rural okrug is managed by the municipal district as inter-settlement territory.[7] The urban-type settlement of Chokurdakh serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[6] district.
Inhabited localities
edit| Settlements/Urban settlements | Population[3] | Inhabited localities in jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| Chokurdakh (Чокурдах) |
2,756 |
|
| Rural okrugs/Rural settlements | Population | Rural localities in jurisdiction* |
| Berelekhsky (Берелехский) |
155 | |
| Byyagnyrsky (Быягнырский) |
117 |
|
| Russko-Ustinsky (Русско-Устьинский) |
157 |
|
| Yukagirsky (Юкагирский) |
254 |
|
| Oyotungsky (Ойотунгский) |
0 |
|
*Administrative centers are shown in bold
Economy
editThe main forms of business are reindeer husbandry, fishing, and fur trade. There are deposits of tin and gold in the district.[13]
Demographics
editAs of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[14]
Climate
editAverage January temperature ranges from −32 to −38 °C (−26 to −36 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +4 °C (39 °F) in the north to +12 °C (54 °F) in the south.
References
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c Constitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sakha Republic (Yakutia) Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Численность постоянного населения по муниципальным образованиям Archived September 29, 2018, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d Law #172-Z #351-III
- ^ a b c Law #173-Z #354-III
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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.
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.
- ^ "R-55_56 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- ^ Yakutiatravel.com. Information about Allaikhovsky District Archived February 18, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Национальный состав населения". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
Sources
edit- Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Allaikhovsky District. (in Russian)
- 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.).
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