Iyengra (Russian: Иенгра; Yakut: Иенҥэ, İenŋe) is a rural locality (a selo), the only inhabited locality, and the administrative center of Iyengrinsky Rural Okrug of Neryungrinsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Iyengra River, 65 kilometers (40 mi) from Neryungri, the administrative center of the district.[1] Its population as of the 2010 Census was 1,104,[2][3] down from 1,216 recorded during the 2002 Census.[1]
Iyengra
Иенгра | |
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Location of Iyengra  | |
  Iyengra Location of Iyengra  Iyengra Iyengra (Sakha Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 56°14′N 124°51′E / 56.233°N 124.850°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Administrative district | Neryungrinsky District[1] |
| Rural okrug | Iyengrinsky Rural Okrug[1] |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Elevation | 851 m (2,792 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,104 |
| • Capital of | Iyengrinsky Rural Okrug[1] |
| • Municipal district | Neryungrinsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Rural settlement | Iyengra Rural Settlement[4] |
| • Capital of | Iyengra Rural Settlement[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6  [5]) |
| Postal code(s)[6] | 678996 |
| OKTMO ID | 98660405101 |
History
editIt was founded in 1926 and named after the river on which it is located.[citation needed] The river's name derives from an Evenk word meaning horn, referring to the river's branches reputedly resembling the antlers of a deer when seen from the local hills.
Demographics
editThe population is mainly ethnic Evenks, with 856 of the 1,104 inhabitants reporting as Evenks during the 2010 Census.[citation needed]
Economy and transportation
editThe local economy is mainly based around reindeer herding, fishing, hunting, and fur farming.
The Amur–Yakutsk Mainline railway passes nearby, with a station in Zolotinka.
References
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b This figure is given for Iyengra Rural Settlement, a municipal formation of Neryungrinsky Municipal District. According to Law #173-Z 353-III, Iyengra is the only inhabited locality on the territory of this municipal formation.
- ^ a b c Law #173-Z 353-III
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
Sources
edit- Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Neryungrinsky District. (in Russian)
- 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.).