Vilyuysky District

Vilyuysky District (Russian: Вилю́йский улу́с; Yakut: Бүлүү улууһа, Bülüü uluuha, IPA: [bylyː 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 western central part of the republic and borders with Zhigansky District in the northeast, Kobyaysky District in the east, Gorny District in the south, Verkhnevilyuysky District in the west, and with Olenyoksky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 55,200 square kilometers (21,300 sq mi).^[3] Its administrative center is the town of Vilyuysk.^[3] Population: 25,222 (2010 Census);^[4] 25,696 (2002 Census);^[9] 28,704 (1989 Soviet census).^[10] The population of Vilyuysk accounts for 40.6% of the district's total population.^[4]

Vilyuysky District Вилюйский улус
District
Other transcription(s)
• Sakha	Бүлүү улууhа
Tukulan "sand dunes", Vilyuysky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Vilyuysky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 63°45′N 121°37′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[1]
Established	January 9, 1930[2]
Administrative center	Vilyuysk[3]
Area [3]
• Total	55,200 km2 (21,300 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	25,222
• Density	0.46/km2 (1.2/sq mi)
• Urban	52.9%
• Rural	47.1%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Towns under district jurisdiction, 1 Settlements, 19 Rural okrugs
• Inhabited localities[3]	1 cities/towns, 1 Urban-type settlements[5], 25 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Vilyuysky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[7]	2 urban settlements, 19 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [8])
OKTMO ID	98618000
Website	https://mr-viljujskij.sakha.gov.ru/

Geography

Main rivers in the district include the Vilyuy and its tributaries the Tyung and Chybyda, as well as the Tympylykan and Lungkha tributaries of the Lena.^[11]

History

The district was established on January 9, 1930.^[2]

Demographics

As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:^[12]

• Yakuts: 87.4%
• Russians: 9.1%
• Evens: 2.1%
• other ethnicities: 1.4%

Economy

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

Inhabited localities

Municipal composition

Towns / Cities	Population	Male	Female	Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Vilyuysk Urban Settlement (Вилюйск)	10,537	4,669 (45.6%)	5,565 (54.4%)	Town of Vilyuysk (administrative centre of the district) selo of Sosnovka
Urban settlements	Population	Male	Female	Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Kysyl-Syr Urban Settlement (Кысыл-Сыр)	3,106	1,578 (50.8%)	1,528 (49.2%)	Urban-type settlement of Kysyl-Syr
Rural settlements	Population	Male	Female	Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Arylakhsky Nasleg (Арылахский наслег)	1,051	511 (48.6%)	540 (51.4%)	selo of Khampa
Bappagayinsky Nasleg (Баппагайинский наслег)	651	306 (47.0%)	345 (53.0%)	selo of Ilbenge selo of Arylakh selo of Sortol
Bekcheginsky Nasleg (Бекчегинский наслег)	477	245 (51.4%)	232 (48.6%)	selo of Betyung
Borogonsky Nasleg (Борогонский наслег)	479	239 (49.9%)	240 (50.1%)	selo of Chay
Yekyundinsky Nasleg (Екюндинский наслег)	321	146 (45.5%)	175 (54.5%)	selo of Yekyundyu
Zhemkonsky Nasleg (Жемконский наслег)	483	250 (51.8%)	233 (48.2%)	selo of Ebya
Kyrgydaysky Nasleg (Кыргыдайский наслег)	554	279 (50.4%)	275 (49.6%)	selo of Satagay
Kyuletsky 1-y Nasleg (Кюлетский 1-й наслег)	801	396 (49.4%)	405 (50.6%)	selo of Usun
Kyuletsky 2-y Nasleg (Кюлетский 2-й наслег)	412	209 (50.7%)	203 (49.3%)	selo of Kyulekyan
Lyokyochyonsky Nasleg (Лёкёчёнский наслег)	428	211 (49.3%)	217 (50.7%)	selo of Lyokyochyon
Tasagarsky Nasleg (Тасагарский наслег)	544	277 (50.9%)	267 (49.1%)	selo of Tasagar
Togussky Nasleg (Тогусский наслег)	601	288 (47.9%)	313 (52.1%)	selo of Balagachchy selo of Seyat
Pervyy Togussky Nasleg (Первый Тогусский наслег)	534	268 (50.2%)	266 (49.8%)	selo of Tympy
Tylgyninsky Nasleg (Тылгынинский наслег)	644	300 (46.6%)	344 (53.4%)	selo of Terbyas
Khagynsky Nasleg (Хагынский наслег)	424	206 (48.6%)	218 (51.4%)	selo of Kirovo
Khalbakinsky Nasleg (Халбакинский наслег)	743	362 (48.7%)	381 (51.3%)	selo of Tosu selo of Starovatovo
Chernyshevsky Nasleg (Чернышевский наслег)	945	471 (49.8%)	474 (50.2%)	selo of Chineke
Chochunsky Nasleg (Чочунский наслег)	868	444 (51.2%)	424 (48.8%)	selo of Sydybyl selo of Kyunde
Yugyulyatsky Nasleg (Югюлятский наслег)	619	324 (52.3%)	295 (47.7%)	selo of Kyubyainde

Divisional source:^[13]
Population source:^[4]
*Administrative centers are shown in bold

References

Notes

1. Constitution of the Sakha Republic
2. Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Vilyuysky District Archived September 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
3. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
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.
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. "P-51-52 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved April 18, 2023.
12. "Национальный состав населения". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
13. Vilyuysky Ulus (Raion) Official website of the Sakha Republic

Sources

• 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.).