Vilyuysky District
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Vilyuysky District (Russian: Вилю́йский улу́с; Yakut: Бүлүү улууһа, Bülüü uluuha, IPA: [bylyː uluːha]) is an administrative[1] and municipal[7] 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 Russian census);[4] 25,696 (2002 Census);[10] 28,704 (1989 Soviet census).[11] The population of Vilyuysk accounts for 40.6% of the district's total population.[4]
Vilyuysky District
Вилюйский улус | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Sakha | Бүлүү улууhа |
Coordinates: 63°45′N 121°37′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
Established | January 9, 1930[2] |
Administrative center | Vilyuysk[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 55,200 km2 (21,300 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 25,222 |
• Estimate (2018)[5] | 25,014 (−0.8%) |
• 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[6], 25 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Vilyuysky Municipal District[7] |
• Municipal divisions[8] | 2 urban settlements, 19 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 [9]) |
OKTMO ID | 98618000 |
Website | https://mr-viljujskij.sakha.gov.ru/ |