Ust-Yansky District (Russian: Усть-Я́нский улу́с; Yakut: Усуйаана улууһа, Usuyaana uluuha, IPA: [usujaːna uluːha]) 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 north of the republic in the Yana River delta on the coast of the Laptev Sea and borders with Allaikhovsky and Abyysky Districts in the east, Momsky District in the south, Verkhoyansky District in the southwest, and with Bulunsky District in the west. The area of the district is 120,300 square kilometers (46,400 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Deputatsky.[3] Population: 6,810 (2021 Census);[9] 8,056 (2010 Census);[4] 10,009 (2002 Census);[10] 41,265 (1989 Soviet census).[11] The population of Deputatsky accounts for 37.0% of the district's total population.[4]
Ust-Yansky District
Усть-Янский улус | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Sakha | Усуйаана улууһа |
 Ship by the Kyundyulyun, Ust-Yansky District | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ust-Yansky District in the Sakha Republic | |
| Coordinates: 71°25′N 136°10′E / 71.417°N 136.167°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Established | January 5, 1967[2] |
| Administrative center | Deputatsky[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 120,300 km2 (46,400 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,056 |
| • Density | 0.067/km2 (0.17/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 54.0% |
| • Rural | 46.0% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 3 Settlements, 7 Rural okrugs |
| • Inhabited localities[3] | 3 Urban-type settlements[5], 7 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Ust-Yansky Municipal District[6] |
| • Municipal divisions[7] | 3 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (UTC+10:00  [8]) |
| OKTMO ID | 98656000 |
| Website | https://mr-ust-janskij.sakha.gov.ru/ |
Geography
editThe main rivers in the district include the Yana, the Omoloy with the Ulakhan-Kyuegyulyur, the Sellyakh, as well as the Chondon with its tributary the Nuchcha. The Kyundyulyun, northernmost spur of the Chersky Range, rises north of Ust-Kuyga. There are numerous lakes in the district. Orotko is one of the largest.[12][13][14]
Average January temperature ranges from −32 to −40 °C (−26 to −40 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +4 to +12 °C (39 to 54 °F).[2] Annual precipitation ranges from 150–200 millimeters (5.9–7.9 in) in the north to 250–300 millimeters (9.8–11.8 in) in the south.[2]
History
editThe district was established on January 5, 1967.[2]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15,436 | — |
| 1979 | 24,845 | +61.0% |
| 1989 | 41,265 | +66.1% |
| 2002 | 10,009 | −75.7% |
| 2010 | 8,056 | −19.5% |
| 2021 | 6,810 | −15.5% |
| Source: Census data | ||
As of the 1989 Census, the district had a population of 41,265 inhabitants, with an ethnic composition as follows:[2]
However, a great deal of the ethnic Russian population left with the economic downturn following the collapse of the Soviet Union, so much so that the district lost over three-quarters of its population during the 1990s.
In the 2021 census, the indigenous Yakuts again formed a majority of inhabitants, with the total population now just 6,810. In that year, the ethnic composition of the district was:[15]
- Yakuts: 48.5%
- Russians: 20.7%
- Evens: 20.2%
- Yukaghirs: 2.8%
- Ukrainians: 2.7%
- other ethnicities: 5.1%
Economy
editThe main industries are gold mining, reindeer herding, fishing, and fur trade. There are deposits of gold, tin, tungsten, mercury, lead, zinc, and brown coal.[2]
Inhabited localities
edit| Urban settlements | Population | Male | Female | Inhabited localities in jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deputatsky (Депутатский) |
2983 | 1447 (48.5%) | 1536 (51.5%) |
|
| Nizhneyansk (Нижнеянск) |
391 | 208 (53.2%) | 183 (46.8%) | |
| Ust-Kuyga (Усть-Куйга) |
979 | 516 (52.7%) | 463 (47.3%) | |
| Rural settlements | Population | Male | Female | Rural localities in jurisdiction* |
| Kazachinsky National Nasleg (Казачинский национальный наслег) |
1367 | 665 (48.6%) | 702 (51.4%) | |
| Omoloysysky National Nasleg (Омолойский национальный наслег) |
433 | 223 (51.5%) | 210 (48.5%) |
|
| Silyannyakhsky National Nasleg (Силянняхский национальный наслег) |
771 | 377 (48.9%) | 394 (51.1%) |
|
| Tumatsky National Nasleg (Туматский национальный наслег) |
533 | 286 (53.7%) | 247 (46.3%) |
|
| Ust-Yansky National Nasleg (Усть-Янский национальный наслег) |
317 | 166 (52.4%) | 151 (47.6%) |
|
| Uyandinsky National Nasleg (Уяндинский национальный наслег) |
154 | 84 (54.5%) | 70 (45.5%) |
|
| Yukagir National (Nomadic) Nasleg (Юкагирский национальный кочевой наслег) |
128 | 67 (52.3%) | 61 (47.7%) |
|
Divisional source:[16]
Population source:[4]
*Administrative centers are shown in bold
References
editNotes
edit- ^ a b Constitution of the Sakha Republic
- ^ a b c d e f Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Ust-Yansky District (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.
- ^ 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 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.
- ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "R-53_54 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ Topographic map - Kular
- ^ "Национальный состав населения". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ Ust-Yansky 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.).
External links
edit- Легенды северного края. Шаман Байдарым. (in Russian) (Legends of Baydarym, a famous Ust-Yansky shaman)