Abyysky District

Abyysky District (Russian: Абы́йский улу́с; Yakut: Абый улууһа, Abıy uluuha, IPA: [abɯj 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 around the Indigirka River and borders with Allaikhovsky District in the north, Srednekolymsky District in the east, Verkhnekolymsky District in the southeast, Momsky District in the south, and with Ust-Yansky District in the west. The area of the district is 69,400 square kilometers (26,800 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Belaya Gora.^[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 4,425, with the population of Belaya Gora accounting for 50.7% of that number.^[3]

Abyysky District Абыйский улус
District
Other transcription(s)
• Yakut	Абый улууһа
Lake Ozhogino, Abyysky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Abyysky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 68°33′N 146°14′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[1]
Established	May 25, 1930[2]
Administrative center	Belaya Gora[2]
Area [2]
• Total	69,400 km2 (26,800 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	4,425
• Estimate  (January 2016)[4]	4,095
• Density	0.064/km2 (0.17/sq mi)
• Urban	50.7%
• Rural	49.3%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Settlements, 5 Rural okrugs
• Inhabited localities[2]	1 Urban-type settlements[5], 6 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Abyysky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[7]	1 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+11 (MSK+8 [8])
OKTMO ID	98601000
Website	https://mr-abyjskij.sakha.gov.ru/

Population of Abyysky District

2010 Census	4,425[3]
2002 Census	4,750[9]
1989 Census	6,097[10]
1979 Census	4,803[11]

Geography

The Indigirka River and its tributary Uyandina, with the Khatyngnakh, are the main watercourses flowing through the district. The Indigirka is navigable and provides a link to the Kolyma Bay on the East Siberian Sea to the north.^[12] The Aby Lowland with up to 15,000 lakes, including Lake Ozhogino, the largest and fifth largest lake in the Sakha Republic, as well as Lake Suturuokha, is located in the district.^[13]

Climate

Average January temperature is −40.7 °C (−41.3 °F) and average July temperature is +14 °C (57 °F). Average annual precipitation is 218 millimeters (8.6 in).^[14]

History

The district was established on May 25, 1930.^[2] Initially, its administrative center was in the selo of Abyy, but on January 10, 1941 it was moved to Druzhina.^{[citation needed]} On October 4, 1974, it was moved again, this time to Belaya Gora.^[14]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Abyysky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic.^[1] It is divided into one settlement (an administrative division with the administrative center in the urban-type settlement (inhabited locality) of Belaya Gora) and five rural okrugs (naslegs), all of which comprise six rural localities.^[2] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Abyysky Municipal District.^[6] The Settlement of Belaya Gora is incorporated into an urban settlement, and the five rural okrugs are incorporated into five rural settlements within the municipal district.^[7] The urban-type settlement of Belaya Gora serves as the administrative center of both the administrative^[2] and municipal^[6] district.

Inhabited localities

Administrative^[2]/municipal^[7] composition

Settlements/Urban settlements	Population[3]	Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Belaya Gora (Белая Гора)	2,245	urban-type settlement of Belaya Gora (administrative center of the district)
Rural okrugs/Rural settlements	Population	Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Abyysky (Абыйский)	544	selo of Abyy selo of Dyosku
Mayorsky (Майорский)	530	selo of Kuberganya
Mugurdakhsky (Мугурдахский)	421	selo of Syagannakh
Uolbutsky (Уолбутский)	255	selo of Keng-Kyuyol
Urasalakhsky (Урасалахский)	430	selo of Suturuokha

*Administrative centers are shown in bold

Demographics

As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:^[15]

• Yakuts: 81.3%
• Evens: 9.5%
• Russians: 6.6%
• Evenks: 0.7%
• Buryats: 0.4%
• others: 1.5%

References

Notes

1. Constitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45
2. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
3. 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.
4. Sakha Republic (Yakutia) Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Численность населения по районам республики на 1 января 2016 года Archived September 29, 2018, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
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. 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. 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] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.
12. "Geography of the Area". Abyysky District (official website). Abyysky District. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
13. Visit Yakutia - Suturuokha Lake
14. Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Abyysky District (in Russian) Archived October 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
15. "Национальный состав населения". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 17, 2023.

Sources

• Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Abyysky District Archived April 25, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. (in Russian)
• 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.).