Namsky District (Russian: На́мский улу́с; Yakut: Нам улууһа, Nam uluuha) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. The district is located in the center of the republic and borders Ust-Aldansky District in the east, Megino-Kangalassky District in the southeast, the territory of the city of republic significance of Yakutsk in the south, Gorny District in the west, and Kobyaysky District in the north. The area of the district is 11,900 square kilometers (4,600 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Namtsy.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 23,198, with the population of Namtsy accounting for 38.3% of that number.[3]
Namsky District
Намский улус | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Yakut | Нам улууhа |
 Ensieli Valley in Namsky District | |
.png) Flag .png) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Namsky District in the Sakha Republic | |
| Coordinates: 58°40′N 125°21′E / 58.667°N 125.350°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Established | February 10, 1930[2] |
| Administrative center | Namtsy[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,900 km2 (4,600 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 23,198 |
| • Density | 1.9/km2 (5.0/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 18 Rural okrugs |
| • Inhabited localities[2] | 24 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Namsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[5] | 0 urban settlements, 19 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6  [6]) |
| OKTMO ID | 98635000 |
| Website | https://mr-namskij.sakha.gov.ru |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14,787 | — |
| 1979 | 15,508 | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 18,244 | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 21,454 | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 23,198 | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 25,142 | +8.4% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Geography
editThe landscape of the district is the flat territory of the Central Yakutian Lowland. The main river is the Lena with its tributaries, such as the Kenkeme and Khanchaly.[7]
Climate
editAverage January temperature is −42 °C (−44 °F) and average July temperature is +17–+18 °C (63–64 °F).[8] Average annual precipitation is 200–250 millimeters (7.9–9.8 in).[8]
History
editThe district was established on February 10, 1930.[2]
Administrative and municipal status
editWithin the framework of administrative divisions, Namsky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic.[1] It is divided into eighteen rural okrugs (naslegs), which comprise twenty-three rural localities; as well as the selo of Grafsky Bereg, which is not a part of any rural okrug.[2] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Namsky Municipal District.[4] The eighteen rural okrugs and the selo of Grafsky Bereg are incorporated into nineteen rural settlements within the municipal district.[5] The selo of Namtsy serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[4] district.
Inhabited localities
edit| Rural okrugs/Rural settlements | Population[3] | Rural localities in jurisdiction* |
|---|---|---|
| Arbynsky (Арбынский) |
268 | |
| Betyunsky (Бетюнский) |
608 |
|
| Yedeysky (Едейский) |
1,219 |
|
| Iskrovsky (Искровский) |
202 |
|
| Kebekyonsky (Кебекёнский) |
544 |
|
| Lensky (Ленский) |
8,890 |
|
| Modutsky (Модутский) |
986 |
|
| Nikolsky (Никольский) |
427 |
|
| Partizansky (Партизанский) |
937 |
|
| Salbansky (Салбанский) |
345 |
|
| Tastakhsky (Тастахский) |
273 |
|
| Tyubinsky (Тюбинский) |
408 |
|
| Frunzensky (Фрунзенский) |
155 |
|
| Khamagattinsky (Хамагаттинский) |
1,727 |
|
| Khatyn-Arinsky/Khatyn-Arynsky (Хатын-Аринский/Хатын-Арынский) |
2,654 |
|
| Khatyryksky (Хатырыкский) |
1,084 | |
| Khomustakhsky 1-y (Хомустахский 1-й) |
1,502 | |
| Khomustakhsky 2-y (Хомустахский 2-й) |
812 |
|
| Rural localities which are not a part of a rural okrug | Population[9] | Rural localities |
| 904 |
|
*Administrative centers are shown in bold
Demographics
editAs of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[10]
Notable people
edit- Aita Shaposhnikova, poet[11]
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 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ a b Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Namsky District (in Russian)
- ^ Sakha Republic Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Results of the 2010 All-Russian Census. Численность населения по районам, городским и сельским населённым пунктам Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (Population Counts by Districts, Urban and Rural Inhabited Localities) (in Russian)
- ^ "Национальный состав населения". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ "Писатели Якутии - Аита Шапошникова". pnbglaz.narod.ru. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
Sources
edit- Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Namsky 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.).