Churapchinsky District Explained

En Name:Churapchinsky District
Ru Name:Чурапчинский улус
Loc Name1:Чурапчы улууһа
Loc Lang1:Yakut
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Coordinates:62°N 158°W
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Federal Subject:Sakha Republic
Adm Data As Of:June 2009
Adm Ctr Type:selo
Adm Ctr Name:Churapcha
Selsoviet Type1:Rural okrugs
No Of Selsoviets Type1:17
No Of Rural Localities:30
Mun Data As Of:April 2012
Mun Formation1:Churapchinsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:0
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:17
Mun Formation1 Leader Title:Head
Mun Formation1 Leader Name:Stepan Sargydaev
Area As Of:June 2009
Area Km2:12600
Pop 2010Census:20387
Urban Pop 2010Census:0%
Rural Pop 2010Census:100%
Established Date:March 25, 1930
Date:March 2013
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Population of Churapchinsky District
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:20,387
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:19,466
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:18,516
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:16,203

Churapchinsky District (Russian: Чурапчинский улу́с; Yakut: Чурапчы улууһа, Çurapçı uluuha, pronounced as /t͡ʃuɾapˈt͡ʃɯ uluːha/) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] 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 12600km2.[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Churapcha. 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.

Geography

The landscape of the district is mostly flat.[4] The main rivers in the district are the Amga and the Tatta. There are many lakes in the district, the largest of which is Lake Churapcha.

Average January temperature is and average July temperature is 16C17C. Average annual precipitation is about 200mm250mm.

History

The district was established on March 25, 1930.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Churapchinsky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic. The district is divided into seventeen rural okrugs (naslegs) which comprise thirty rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Churapchinsky Municipal District. 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 and municipal district.

Inhabited localities

Administrative/municipal composition
Rural okrugs/Rural settlementsPopulationRural localities in jurisdiction*
Alagarsky
(Russian: Алагарский)
728
Arylakhsky
(Russian: Арылахский)
348
Bakhsytsky
(Russian: Бахсытский)
414
Boltoginsky
(Russian: Болтогинский)
653
Bolugursky
(Russian: Болугурский)
1047
Kytanakhsky
(Russian: Кытанахский)
518
Mugudaysky
(Russian: Мугудайский)
837
Ozhulunsky
(Russian: Ожулунский)
1187
Solovyevsky
(Russian: Соловьевский)
579
Sylansky
(Russian: Сыланский)
1061
Tyolyoysky
(Russian: Тёлёйский)
506
Khadarsky
(Russian: Хадарский)
614
Khatylinsky
(Russian: Хатылинский)
704
Khayakhsytsky
(Russian: Хаяхсытский)
553
Khoptoginsky
(Russian: Хоптогинский)
1271
Chakyrsky
(Russian: Чакырский)
598
Churapchinsky
(Russian: Чурапчинский)
8769
  • selo of Churapcha (administrative center of the district)

Demographics

As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[6]

98.7%

0.6%

0.2%

Economy

Businesses in the district specialize mainly in agriculture and the raising of cattle and horses.[7]

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Constitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45
  2. Law #172-Z #351-III
  3. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  4. Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Churapchinsky District
  5. Law #173-Z #354-III
  6. Web site: Национальный состав населения. Federal State Statistics Service. 17 June 2023.
  7. Yakutiatravel.com. Information about Churapchinsky Ulus