Megino-Kangalassky District (Russian: Ме́гино-Кангала́сский улу́с; Yakut: Мэҥэ-Хаҥалас улууһа, Meŋe Xaŋalas uluuha, IPA: [meŋe xaŋalas 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 central part of the republic, on the Lena River opposite Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. The area of the district is 11,700 square kilometers (4,500 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Mayya.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 31,278, with the population of Mayya accounting for 23,.3% of that number.[3]
Megino-Kangalassky District
Мегино-Кангаласский улус | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Yakut | Мэҥэ-Хаҥалас улууһа |
Coordinates: 61°58′N 129°55′E / 61.967°N 129.917°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
Established | February 10, 1930[2] |
Administrative center | Mayya[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 11,700 km2 (4,500 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 31,278 |
• Density | 2.7/km2 (6.9/sq mi) |
• Urban | 11.2% |
• Rural | 88.8% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Settlements, 29 Rural okrugs |
• Inhabited localities[2] | 1 Urban-type settlements[4], 35 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Megino-Kangalassky Municipal District[5] |
• Municipal divisions[6] | 1 urban settlements, 30 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 [7]) |
OKTMO ID | 98629000 |
Website | https://mr-megino-kangalasskij.sakha.gov.ru |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1970 | 25,210 | — |
1979 | 27,636 | +9.6% |
1989 | 31,623 | +14.4% |
2002 | 32,288 | +2.1% |
2010 | 31,278 | −3.1% |
2021 | 33,298 | +6.5% |
Source: Census data |
Geography
editThe district borders Ust-Aldansky District in the north, Churapchinsky District in the east, Amginsky District in the southeast, Khangalassky District in the southwest, and is bounded by the Lena River in the west. The main rivers are the Tamma, Myla and Suola.[8] The famous Mount Suullar Myraan is located in the district, by the Suola River bank.[9]
History
editThe district was established on February 10, 1930[2] through the merger of Meginsky and Vostochno-Kangalassky Districts.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
editWithin the framework of administrative divisions, Megino-Kangalassky 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 Nizhny Bestyakh) and twenty-nine rural okrugs (naslegs), all of which comprise thirty-five rural localities.[2] The selo of Mayya serves as its administrative center.[2]
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Megino-Kangalassky Municipal District.[5] The Settlement of Nizhny Bestyakh is incorporated into an urban settlement, and the twenty-nine rural okrugs are incorporated into thirty rural settlements within the municipal district.[6] The urban-type settlement of Nizhny Bestyakh serves as the administrative center of the municipal district.[5]
Inhabited localities
editSettlements/Urban settlements | Population[3] | Inhabited localities in jurisdiction |
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Nizhny Bestyakh (Нижний Бестях) |
3,518 |
|
Rural okrugs/Rural settlements | Population[3] | Rural localities in administrative jurisdiction* |
Altansky (Алтанский) |
502 | |
Arangassky (Арангасский) |
353 |
|
Batarinsky (Батаринский) |
502 |
|
Bedeminsky (Бедеминский) |
541 |
|
Byuteydyakhsky (Бютейдяхский) |
703 |
|
Dogdoginsky (Догдогинский) |
364 | |
Doydunsky (Дойдунский) |
132 |
|
Dollunsky (Доллунский) |
578 |
|
Zhabylsky (Жабыльский) |
718 |
|
Zhankhadinsky (Жанхадинский) |
1,185 | |
Meginsky (Мегинский) |
883 |
|
Megyuryonsky (Мегюрёнский) |
497 | |
Meldekhsinsky (Мелдехсинский) |
505 |
|
Moruksky (Морукский) |
426 |
|
Nakharinsky 1-y (Нахаринский 1-й) |
534 |
|
Nakharinsky 2-y (Нахаринский 2-й) |
622 |
|
Neryuktyayinsky (Нерюктяйинский) |
2,022 |
|
Rassolodinsky (Рассолодинский) |
472 |
|
Taragaysky (Тарагайский) |
892 |
|
Tomtorsky (Томторский) |
430 |
|
Tyllyminsky 1-y (Тыллыминский 1-й) |
701 |
|
Tyllyminsky 2-y (Тыллыминский 2-й) |
118 |
|
Tyungyulyunsky (Тюнгюлюнский) |
2,308 |
|
Khaptagaysky (Хаптагайский) |
1,004 |
|
Kharansky (Харанский) |
1,139 |
|
Khodorinsky (Ходоринский) |
611 |
|
Kholguminsky (Холгуминский) |
295 |
|
Khorobutsky (Хоробутский) |
1,002 |
|
Chyamayykinsky (Чыамайыкинский) |
434 |
|
Rural localities which are not a part of a settlement or a rural okrug | Population | Rural localities |
7,288 |
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*Administrative centers are shown in bold
Demographics
editAs of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[10]
See also
edit- Lena Plateau
- Uorullubut kus, a western and central forest
References
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c Constitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
- ^ a b c d Law #172-Z #351-III
- ^ a b c Law #173-Z #354-III
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ "Топографска карта P-51,52; M 1:1 000 000 - Topographic USSR Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- ^ Suola River
- ^ "Национальный состав населения". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
Sources
edit- Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Megino-Kangalassky District. (in Russian)
- 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.).