Earth:Nizhnekolymsky District
Template:Infobox Russian district Nizhnekolymsky District (Russian: Нижнеколы́мский улу́с; Yakut: Аллараа Халыма улууһа, Allaraa Xalıma uluuha) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the republic and borders with Allaikhovsky District in the west, Srednekolymsky District in the south, and with Bilibinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in the east. The area of the district is 87,100 square kilometers (33,600 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Chersky.[3] Population: 4,664 (2010 Census);[4] 5,932 (2002 Census);[5] 13,692 (1989 Census).[6] The population of Chersky accounts for 61.3% of the district's total population.[4]
Geography
The district is washed by the East Siberian Sea in the north. The main river in the district is the Kolyma. Other rivers include the Alazeya, its tributary Rossokha, and the Chukochya. There are many lakes in the district, among them Lake Nerpichye, Lake Chukochye, Lake Bolshoye Morskoye, and Lake Ilyrgyttyn. Mount Kisilyakh-Tas is located in the district.
Climate
Average January temperature ranges from −32 °C (−26 °F) in the north to −38 °C (−36 °F) in the south and average July temperature ranges from +4 °C (39 °F) in the north to +12 °C (54 °F) in the south.[7] Annual precipitation is 150–200 millimeters (5.9–7.9 in).[7]
History
The district was established on May 20, 1931.[7]
Demographics
As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[8]
- Russians: 39.7%
- Yakuts: 17.6%
- Evens: 14.7%
- Chukchi: 12.2%
- Yukaghir: 10.0%
- Ukrainians: 1.5%
- Tatars: 1.0
- others: 3.3%
Economy
The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture and fishing.[7]
Inhabited localities
| Urban settlements | Population | Male | Female | Inhabited localities in jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chersky (Черский) |
2857 | 1332 (46.6%) | 1525 (53.4%) |
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| Rural settlements | Population | Male | Female | Rural localities in jurisdiction* |
| Rural National Yukagir Settlement of "Olerinsky Suktul" (Сельское национальное юкагирское поселение "Олеринский Суктул") |
741 | 369 (49.8%) | 372 (50.2%) |
|
| Pokhodsky Nasleg (Походский наслег) |
255 | 134 (52.5%) | 121 (47.5%) |
|
| Khalarchinsky Nasleg (Халарчинский наслег) |
811 | 396 (48.8%) | 415 (51.2%) |
|
Divisional source:[9]
Population source:[4]
*Administrative centers are shown in bold
References
Notes
- ↑ Constitution of the Sakha Republic
- ↑ Law #172-Z #351-III
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census]. Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.gks.ru/free_doc/new_site/perepis2010/croc/perepis_itogi1612.htm.
- ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 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" (in Russian) (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002]. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls.
- ↑ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989]. Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Nizhnekolymsky District (in Russian)
- ↑ "Национальный состав населения". Federal State Statistics Service. https://14.rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/2(106).xlsx. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ↑ Nizhnekolymsky Ulus (Raion) Official website of the Sakha Republic
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