Anabarsky District

Anabarsky District
Анабарский улус (Russian)
Анаабыр улууhа (Yakut)

Location of Anabarsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 72°07′N 114°21′E / 72.117°N 114.350°E / 72.117; 114.350Coordinates: 72°07′N 114°21′E / 72.117°N 114.350°E / 72.117; 114.350

Anabar Bay in Anabarsky District
Coat of arms
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative structure (as of June 2009)
Administrative center selo of Saskylakh[2]
Administrative divisions:[2]
Rural okrugs 3
Inhabited localities:[2]
Rural localities 3
Municipal structure (as of April 2012)
Municipally incorporated as Anabarsky Municipal District[3]
Municipal divisions:[4]
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 2
Statistics
Area (June 2009) 55,600 km2 (21,500 sq mi)[2]
Population (2010 Census) 3,501 inhabitants[5]
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Population (January 2016 est.) 3,431 inhabitants[6]
Density 0.06/km2 (0.16/sq mi)[7]
Time zone YAKT (UTC+09:00)[8]
Established December 30, 1930[2]
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Population of Anabarsky District
2010 Census 3,501[5]
2002 Census 4,024[9]
1989 Census 3,903[10]
1979 Census 2,161[11]

Anabarsky District (Russian: Анаба́рский улу́с; Yakut: Анаабыр улууһа, Anaabır uluuha, IPA: [anaːbɯɾ uluːha]) is an administrative[1] and municipal[3] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the republic and borders with Bulunsky District in the east, Olenyoksky District in the south, and with Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai in the west. The area of the district is 55,600 square kilometers (21,500 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Saskylakh.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 3,501, with the population of Saskylakh accounting for 66.2% of that number.[5]

Geography

The district is washed by the Laptev Sea in the north. The landscape of the district is mostly flat. The main river is the Anabar and the largest lake is Lake Sappyya.

Climate

Average January temperature ranges from −34 to −36 °C (−29 to −33 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +4 to +10 °C (39 to 50 °F). Average annual precipitation is 150–200 millimeters (5.9–7.9 in).

History

The district was established on December 30, 1930.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Anabarsky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic.[1] The district is divided into three rural okrugs (naslegs) which comprise three rural localities.[2] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Anabarsky Municipal District.[3] Its three rural okrugs are incorporated into two rural settlements within the municipal district.[4] The selo of Saskylakh serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[3] district.

Inhabited localities

Administrative[2]/municipal[4] composition
Rural okrugs/Rural settlements Population[5] Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Saskylakhsky Rural Okrug/Rural Settlement
(Саскылахский)		 2,317
  • selo of Saskylakh (administrative center of the district)
Ebelyakhsky Rural Okrug
(Эбеляхский)		 36
  • selo of Ebelyakh
    (municipally, a part of Saskylakhsky Rural Settlement)
Yuryung-Khainsky Rural Okrug/Rural Settlement
(Юрюнг-Хаинский)		 1,148

*Administrative centers are shown in bold

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on mining, reindeer husbandry, fishing, and hunting. There are deposits of diamonds in the district.

Demographics

As of the 2002 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:

The village of Yuryung-Khaya is the only settlement in the Sakha Republic where Dolgans form a majority of the population.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Constitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  3. 1 2 3 4 Law #172-Z #351-III
  4. 1 2 3 Law #173-Z #354-III
  5. 1 2 3 4 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  6. ↑ Sakha Republic (Yakutia) Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Численность населения по районам республики на 1 января 2016 года Population of the districts of the republic on January 1, 2016 (Russian)
  7. ↑ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value is only approximate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  8. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  9. ↑ Russian 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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  10. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  11. ↑ "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.)". Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года (All-Union Population Census of 1979) (in Russian). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1979. Retrieved 2008-11-25.

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