Olenyoksky District (Russian: Оленёкский улу́с; Yakut: Өлөөн улууһа, Ölöön uluuha, IPA: [øløːn uluːha]), or Olenyoksky-Evenki National District,[8] is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic and borders with Anabarsky District in the north, Bulunsky and Zhigansky Districts in the east, Vilyuysky, Verkhnevilyuysky, and Nyurbinsky Districts in the southeast, Mirninsky District in the south and southwest, and with Evenkiysky District Krasnoyarsk Krai in the west and northwest. The area of the district is 318,000 square kilometers (123,000 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Olenyok.[3] Population: 4,127 (2010 Census);[4] 4,091 (2002 Census);[9] 3,993 (1989 Soviet census).[10] The population of Olenyok accounts for 55.1% of the district's total population.[4] With a population density of 0.013 people per square kilometer, Olenyoksky District is one of the most sparsely populated places in the world.
Olenyoksky District
Оленёкский улус | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Sakha | Өлөөн улууhа |
 Flag .png) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Olenyoksky District in the Sakha Republic | |
| Coordinates: 68°30′15″N 112°26′50″E / 68.50417°N 112.44722°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Established | October 1, 1935[2] |
| Administrative center | Olenyok[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 318,000 km2 (123,000 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,127 |
| • Density | 0.013/km2 (0.034/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 4 rural okrug |
| • Inhabited localities[3] | 4 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Olenyoksky Municipal District[5] |
| • Municipal divisions[6] | 0 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6  [7]) |
| OKTMO ID | 98642000 |
| Website | https://mr-olenekskij.sakha.gov.ru/ |
Geography
editThe main rivers in the district are the Olenyok, with its tributaries Arga-Sala (with its tributaries Kengeede, Kukusunda. Kyuyonelikeen and Kyuyonelekeen), Alakit, Siligir, Merchimden, Ukukit, Birekte, Kuoyka and Beyenchime, as well as the Anabar. The largest lake is Lake Eyik, located at the southern end of the district.[11]
Average January temperature ranges from −36 to −40 °C (−33 to −40 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +12 to +14 °C (54 to 57 °F).[2]
History
editThe district was established on October 1, 1935.[2]
Demographics
editAs of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[12]
Economy
editThe economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture.[2] There are deposits of diamonds, natural gas, and construction materials.
Inhabited localities
edit| Rural settlements | Population | Male | Female | Rural localities in jurisdiction* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shologonsky National Nasleg (Шологонский национальный наслег) |
344 | 178 (51.7%) | 166 (48.3%) | |
| Kirbeysky National Nasleg (Кирбейский национальный наслег) |
846 | 433 (51.2%) | 413 (48.8%) |
|
| Olenyoksky National Nasleg (Оленекский национальный наслег) |
2,273 | 1,090 (48.0%) | 1,183 (52.0%) |
|
| Zhilindinsky National Nasleg (Жилиндинский национальный наслег) |
664 | 336 (50.6%) | 328 (49.4%) |
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Divisional source:[13]
Population source:[4]
*Administrative centers are shown in bold
References
editNotes
edit- ^ a b Constitution of the Sakha Republic
- ^ a b c d Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Olenyoksky District Archived September 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ a b Law #172-Z #351-III
- ^ Law #173-Z #354-III
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Ferguson, Jenanne (2019). Words like Birds: Sakha Language Discourses and Practices in the City. Lincoln & London: University of Nebraska Press. p. 111.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Топографска карта R-49 50; M 1:1 000 000 - Topographic USSR Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ "Национальный состав населения". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ Olenyoksy Ulus (Raion) Official website of the Sakha Republic
Sources
edit- 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.).