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Nizhnekolymsky District

Coordinates: 71°25′N 136°10′E / 71.417°N 136.167°E / 71.417; 136.167
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Nizhnekolymsky District
Нижнеколымский улус
District
Other transcription(s)
 • SakhaАллараа Халыма улууhа
View from Northeast Science Station, Nizhnekolymsky District
View from Northeast Science Station, Nizhnekolymsky District
Coat of arms of Nizhnekolymsky District
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Nizhnekolymsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 71°25′N 136°10′E / 71.417°N 136.167°E / 71.417; 136.167
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic[1]
EstablishedMay 20, 1931[2]
Administrative centerChersky[3]
Area
[3]
 • Total
87,100 km2 (33,600 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[4]
 • Total
4,664
 • Density0.054/km2 (0.14/sq mi)
 • Urban
61.3%
 • Rural
38.7%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Settlements, 3 Rural okrugs
 • Inhabited localities[3]1 Urban-type settlements[5], 12 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asNizhnekolymsky Municipal District[6]
 • Municipal divisions[7]1 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+11 (MSK+8 Edit this on Wikidata[8])
OKTMO ID98637000

Nizhnekolymsky District (Russian: Нижнеколы́мский улу́с; Yakut: Аллараа Халыма улууһа, Allaraa Xalıma uluuha) 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 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);[9] 13,692 (1989 Soviet census).[10] The population of Chersky accounts for 61.3% of the district's total population.[4]

Geography

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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

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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.[2] Annual precipitation is 150–200 millimeters (5.9–7.9 in).[2]

History

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The district was established on May 20, 1931.[2]

Demographics

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As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[11]

Economy

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The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture and fishing.[2]

Inhabited localities

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Municipal composition
Urban settlements Population Male Female Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Chersky
(Черский) 		2857 1332 (46.6%) 1525 (53.4%)
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:[12]
Population source:[4]
*Administrative centers are shown in bold

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Constitution of the Sakha Republic
  2. ^ a b c d e Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Nizhnekolymsky District (in Russian)
  3. ^ a b c d e Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b Law #172-Z #351-III
  7. ^ Law #173-Z #354-III
  8. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  9. ^ 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).
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Национальный состав населения". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  12. ^ Nizhnekolymsky Ulus (Raion) Official website of the Sakha Republic

Sources

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  • 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.).

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