Bulunsky District

District in Sakha Republic, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Bulunsky District (Russian: Булу́нский улу́с; Yakut: Булуҥ улууһа, Buluŋ uluuha) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic and borders Ust-Yansky District in the east, Verkhoyansky District in the southeast, Eveno-Bytantaysky and Zhigansky Districts in the south, Olenyoksky District in the west, and Anabarsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 223,600 square kilometers (86,300 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban-type settlement of Tiksi.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 9,054, with the population of Tiksi accounting for 55.9% of that number.[3]

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Bulunsky District
Булунский улус
Other transcription(s)
  YakutБулуҥ улууhа
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Cape Krest-Tumsa in the Lena River delta, a protected area of Russia in Bulunsky District
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Location of Bulunsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 70°41′N 127°21′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic[1]
EstablishedDecember 10, 1930[2]
Administrative centerTiksi[2]
Area
  Total
223,600 km2 (86,300 sq mi)
Population
  Total
9,054
  Density0.040/km2 (0.10/sq mi)
  Urban
55.9%
  Rural
44.1%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Settlements, 8 Rural okrugs
  Inhabited localities[2]1 urban-type settlements[4], 9 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asBulunsky Municipal District[5]
  Municipal divisions[6]1 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 [7])
OKTMO ID98612000
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Population of Bulunsky District
2010 Census9,054[3]
2002 Census9,775[8]
1989 Census17,257[9]
1979 Census14,671[10]
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Geography

The district is washed by the Laptev Sea in the north. The main river in the district is the Lena, with its tributaries Eyekit, Molodo and Syungyude. Other rivers include the Olenyok, with the Khorbusuonka and the Kyuyutingde, as well as the Omoloy and the Khara-Ulakh. There are many lakes in the Lena River delta. The Lena Delta Wildlife Reserve is located in the district.[11]

Climate

Average January temperature varies from −32 °C (−26 °F) on the coast to −40 °C (−40 °F) in the interior and average July temperature varies from +4 °C (39 °F) in the north to +14 °C (57 °F) in the south. Average precipitation ranges from 150 to 200 millimeters (5.9 to 7.9 in) in the north and from 250 to 300 millimeters (9.8 to 11.8 in) in the south.

History

The district was established on December 10, 1930.[2] Initially, its administrative center was in the selo of Kyusyur. In 1957, the administrative center was moved to Tiksi.

Administrative and municipal status

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Perspective

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bulunsky 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 Tiksi) and eight rural okrugs (naslegs), all of which comprise nine rural localities.[2] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Bulunsky Municipal District.[5] The Settlement of Tiksi is incorporated into an urban settlement, and the eight rural okrugs are incorporated into six rural settlements within the municipal district.[6] The urban-type settlement of Tiksi serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[5] district.

Inhabited localities

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Administrative[2]/municipal[6] composition
Settlements/Urban settlements Population[3] Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Tiksi
(Тикси)
2,756
Rural okrugs/Rural settlements Population Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Borogonsky Rural Okrug/Rural Settlement
(Борогонский)
526
Bulunsky Rural Okrug/Rural Settlement
(Булунский)
1,345
Bykovsky Rural Okrug/Rural Settlement
(Быковский)
517
Siktyakhsky Rural Okrug/Rural Settlement
(Сиктяхский)
287
Tumatsky Rural Okrug
(Туматский)
10
  • selo of Sklad
    (municipally, a part of Tyumetinsky Rural Settlement)
Tyumyetinsky Rural Okrug/Rural Settlement
(Тюметинский)
757
Khara-Ulakhsky Rural Okrug/Rural Settlement
(Хара-Улахский)
522
Ystannakhsky Rural Okrug
(Ыстаннахский)
27
  • selo of Ust-Olenyok
    (municipally, a part of Tyumetinsky Rural Settlement)
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Bulunsky District's stand at the fish industry fair in Vladivostok
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Historical population
YearPop.±%
195910,176    
197012,620+24.0%
197914,671+16.3%
198917,257+17.6%
20029,775−43.4%
20109,054−7.4%
20217,706−14.9%
Source: Census data
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*Administrative centers are shown in bold

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on reindeer husbandry and fishing. Tiksi is a sea port on the Northern Sea Route.

Demographics

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

References

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