Srednekolymsky District

Srednekolymsky District (Russian: Среднеколы́мский улу́с; Yakut: Орто Халыма улууһа, Orto Xalıma uluuha, IPA: [oɾto xalɯma uluːha]) 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 with Verkhnekolymsky District in the south, Abyysky District in the west, Allaikhovsky District in the northwest, Nizhnekolymsky District in the north, Bilibinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in the east, and with Srednekansky District of Magadan Oblast in the southeast. The area of the district is 125,200 square kilometers (48,300 sq mi).^[3] Its administrative center is the town of Srednekolymsk.^[3] Population: 7,897 (2010 Census);^[4] 8,353 (2002 Census);^[8] 9,441 (1989 Soviet census).^[9] The population of Srednekolymsk accounts for 44.6% of the district's total population.^[4]

Srednekolymsky District Среднеколымский улус
District
Other transcription(s)
• Sakha	Орто Халыма улууhа
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Srednekolymsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 67°27′N 153°42′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[1]
Established	May 25, 1930[2]
Administrative center	Srednekolymsk[3]
Area [3]
• Total	125,200 km2 (48,300 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	7,897
• Density	0.063/km2 (0.16/sq mi)
• Urban	44.6%
• Rural	55.4%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Towns under district jurisdiction, 9 Rural okrugs
• Inhabited localities[3]	1 cities/towns, 14 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Srednekolymsky Municipal District[5]
• Municipal divisions[6]	1 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+11 (MSK+8 [7])
OKTMO ID	98646000
Website	https://mr-srednekolymskij.sakha.gov.ru/

Geography

The landscape of the district is mostly flat. The main rivers in the district include the Kolyma, the Alazeya and the Rossokha with the Arga-Yuryakh. There are many lakes, the largest of which are Lakes Pavylon and Balyma. Mount Chubukulakh is located in the district.^[10]

Climate

Average January temperature is −38 °C (−36 °F) and average July temperature is +12 °C (54 °F).^[2] Annual precipitation ranges from 150–200 millimeters (5.9–7.9 in) in the north to 250–300 millimeters (9.8–11.8 in) in the east.^[2]

History

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

Demographics

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

• Yakuts: 79.9%
• Russians: 9.8%
• Evens: 7.8%
• Yukaghirs: 1.0%
• others: 1.5%

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on grazing-based animal husbandry, including reindeer, horse and cattle industries.^[2] There are deposits of construction materials.

Inhabited localities

Municipal composition

Towns	Population	Male	Female	Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Srednekolymsk (Среднеколымск)	3528	1668 (47.3%)	1860 (52.7%)	Town of Srednekolymsk (administrative center of the district) selo of Lobuya
Rural settlements	Population	Male	Female	Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Alazeysky Nasleg (Алазейский наслег)	518	247 (47.7%)	271 (52.3%)	selo of Argakhtakh
Baydinsky Nasleg (Байдинский наслег)	502	247 (47.7%)	271 (52.3%)	selo of Nalimsk
Berezovsky National Nomadic Nasleg (Березовский национальный кочевой наслег)	338	181 (53.6%)	157 (46.4%)	selo of Berezovka selo of Urodan
Kangalassky 1-y Nasleg (Кангаласский 1-й наслег)	557	270 (48.5%)	287 (51.5%)	selo of Aleko-Kyuyol selo of Soyangi
Kangalassky 2-y Nasleg (Кангаласский 2-й наслег)	504	249 (49.4%)	255 (50.6%)	selo of Ebyakh
Myatissky 1-y Nasleg (Мятисский 1-й наслег)	522	256 (49.0%)	266 (51.0%)	selo of Sylgy-Ytar
Myatissky 2-y Nasleg (Мятисский 2-й наслег)	611	309 (50.6%)	302 (49.4%)	selo of Svatay selo of Suchchino
Sen-Kyuyolsky Nasleg (Сень-Кюёльский наслег)	523	259 (49.5%)	264 (50.5%)	selo of Oyusardakh selo of Roman
Khatyngakhsky Nasleg (Хатынгнахский наслег)	294	139 (47.3%)	155 (52.7%)	selo of Khatyngakh

Divisional source:^[12]
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. Srednekolymsky 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. Law #172-Z #351-III
6. Law #173-Z #354-III
7. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
8. 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).
9. 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.
10. "Srednekolymsky Ulus Mountains". PeakVisor.
11. "Национальный состав населения". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
12. Srednekolymsky 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.).