Churapchinsky District

Churapchinsky District (Russian: Чурапчинский улу́с; Yakut: Чурапчы улууһа, Çurapçı uluuha, Yakut pronunciation: [t͡ʃuɾapˈt͡ʃɯ uluːha]) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[4] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic and borders Tattinsky District in the north, Ust-Maysky District in the east and southeast, Amginsky District in the south, Megino-Kangalassky District in the west, and Ust-Aldansky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 12,600 square kilometers (4,900 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Churapcha.^[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 20,387, with the population of Churapcha accounting for 43.0% of that number.^[3]

Churapchinsky District Чурапчинский улус
District
Other transcription(s)
• Yakut	Чурапчы улууһа
The selo of Dyabyla in Churapchinsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Churapchinsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 62°00′N 132°26′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[1]
Established	March 25, 1930[2]
Administrative center	Churapcha[2]
Government
• Type	Local government
• Head	Stepan Sargydaev
Area [2]
• Total	12,600 km2 (4,900 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	20,387
• Density	1.6/km2 (4.2/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	17 Rural okrugs
• Inhabited localities[2]	30 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Churapchinsky Municipal District[4]
• Municipal divisions[5]	0 urban settlements, 17 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [6])
OKTMO ID	98658000

Population of Churapchinsky District

2010 Census	20,387[3]
2002 Census	19,466[7]
1989 Census	18,516[8]
1979 Census	16,203[9]

Geography

The landscape of the district is mostly flat.^[10] The main rivers in the district are the Amga and the Tatta.^[10] There are many lakes in the district, the largest of which is Lake Churapcha.^[10]

Average January temperature is −42 °C (−44 °F) and average July temperature is +16 to +17 °C (61 to 63 °F).^[10] Average annual precipitation is about 200–250 millimeters (7.9–9.8 in).^[10]

History

The district was established on March 25, 1930.^[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Churapchinsky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic.^[1] The district is divided into seventeen rural okrugs (naslegs) which comprise thirty rural localities.^[2] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Churapchinsky Municipal District.^[4] Its seventeen rural okrugs are incorporated into seventeen rural settlements within the municipal district.^[5] The selo of Churapcha serves as the administrative center of both the administrative^[2] and municipal^[4] district.

Inhabited localities

Administrative^[2]/municipal^[5] composition

Rural okrugs/Rural settlements	Population[3]	Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Alagarsky (Алагарский)	728	selo of Chyappara
Arylakhsky (Арылахский)	348	selo of Arylakh
Bakhsytsky (Бахсытский)	414	selo of Tolon selo of Lebiya
Boltoginsky (Болтогинский)	653	selo of Kharbala 2-ya selo of Kyndal
Bolugursky (Болугурский)	1047	selo of Myndagay selo of Kystyk-Kugda
Kytanakhsky (Кытанахский)	518	selo of Kilyanki
Mugudaysky (Мугудайский)	837	selo of Maralayy
Ozhulunsky (Ожулунский)	1187	selo of Dyabyla selo of Vasily-Alasa selo of Yuryakh-Kyuyore
Solovyevsky (Соловьевский)	579	selo of Myryla selo of Khakhyyakh
Sylansky (Сыланский)	1061	selo of Usun-Kyuyol selo of Berya selo of Dyarla selo of Ogusur selo of Ulakhan-Kyuyol
Tyolyoysky (Тёлёйский)	506	selo of Diring (aka Tyolyoy-Diring) selo of Myandiye
Khadarsky (Хадарский)	614	selo of Yuryung-Kyuyol selo of Uorga
Khatylinsky (Хатылинский)	704	selo of Kharbala 1-ya
Khayakhsytsky (Хаяхсытский)	553	selo of Tuora-Kyuyol
Khoptoginsky (Хоптогинский)	1271	selo of Diring selo of Ulakhan-Ebya
Chakyrsky (Чакырский)	598	selo of Tolon
Churapchinsky (Чурапчинский)	8769	selo of Churapcha (administrative center of the district)

*Administrative centers are shown in bold

Demographics

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

• Yakuts: 98.7%
• Evenks: 0.6%
• Russians: 0.2%
• others: 0.5%

Economy

Businesses in the district specialize mainly in agriculture and the raising of cattle and horses.^[12]