Ust-Aldansky District Explained

En Name:Ust-Aldansky District
Ru Name:Усть-Алданский улус
Loc Name1:Уус-Алдан улууhа
Loc Lang1:Sakha
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Coordinates:58.6667°N 146°W
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Ust-Aldansky rayon (Yakutia).png
Federal Subject:Sakha Republic
Adm Data As Of:June 2009
Adm Ctr Type:selo
Adm Ctr Name:Borogontsy
Selsoviet Type1:Rural okrugs
No Of Selsoviets Type1:21
No Of Rural Localities:35
Mun Data As Of:December 2008
Mun Formation1:Ust-Aldansky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:0
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:21
Mun Formation1 Counts Ref:[1]
Area As Of:June 2009
Area Km2:18300
Pop 2010Census:22155
Urban Pop 2010Census:0%
Rural Pop 2010Census:100%
Established Date:January 9, 1930
Date:March 2013

Ust-Aldansky District (Russian: link=no|Усть-Алда́нский улу́с; Yakut: Уус-Алдан улууһа, Uus-Aldan uluuha, pronounced as /uːs-aldan uluːha/) is an administrative[2] and municipal[3] 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 with Kobyaysky District in the north, Tomponsky District in the northeast, Tattinsky District in the east, Churapchinsky District in the southeast, Megino-Kangalassky District in the south, and with Namsky District in the west. The area of the district is 18300km2.[4] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Borogontsy. Population: 22,372 (2002 Census); The population of Borogontsy accounts for 23.6% of the district's total population.

Geography

The landscape of the district is mostly flat. Its main rivers include the Lena and the Aldan.[5] There are many lakes in the district, the largest of which are Lakes Myuryu, Oner, and Targyldzhyma.

History

The district was established on January 9, 1930.

Demographics

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

98.9%

0.6%

0.2%

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture.

Inhabited localities

Municipal composition
Rural settlementsPopulationMaleFemaleRural localities in jurisdiction*
Batagaysky Nasleg
(Russian: Батагайский)
542261 (48.2%)281 (51.8%)
Bayagantaysky Nasleg
(Russian: Баягантайский)
699350 (50.1%)349 (49.9%)
Bert-Usovsky Nasleg
(Russian: Берт-Усовский)
783380 (48.5%)403 (51.5%)
Borogonsky Nasleg
(Russian: Борогонский)
1,009506 (50.1%)503 (49.9%)
Byariyinsky Nasleg
(Russian: Бярийинский)
297159 (53.5%)138 (46.5%)
Dyupsyunsky Nasleg
(Russian: Дюпсюнский)
1,536752 (49.0%)784 (51.0%)
Kurbusakhsky Nasleg
(Russian: Курбусахский)
1,105562 (50.9%)543 (49.1%)
Legyoysky Nasleg
(Russian: Легёйский)
1,527719 (47.1%)808 (52.9%)
Legyoysky 2-y Nasleg
(Russian: Легёйский 2-й)
614285 (46.4%)329 (53.6%)
Myuryunsky Nasleg
(Russian: Мюрюнский)
6,0152,813 (46.8%)3,202 (53.2%)
Nayakhinsky Nasleg
(Russian: Наяхинский)
1,020504 (49.4%)516 (50.6%)
Oltyokhsky Nasleg
(Russian: Ольтёхский)
1,040502 (48.3%)538 (51.7%)
Onyorsky Nasleg
(Russian: Онёрский)
616298 (48.4%)318 (51.6%)
Ospyokhsky Nasleg
(Russian: Оспёхский)
319156 (48.9%)163 (51.1%)
Ospyokhsky 1-y Nasleg
(Russian: Оспёхский 1-й)
534270 (50.6%)264 (49.4%)
Suottunsky Nasleg
(Russian: Суоттунский)
1,929938 (48.6%)991 (51.4%)
Tit-Arynsky Nasleg
(Russian: Тит-Арынский)
238143 (49.7%)145 (50.3%)
Tyulyakhsky Naleg
(Russian: Тюляхский)
538269 (50.0%)269 (50.0%)
Khorinsky Nalseg
(Russian: Хоринский)
593276 (46.5%)317 (53.5%)
Khorinsky 1-y Nalseg
(Russian: Хоринский 1-й)
664316 (47.6%)348 (52.4%)
Cherikteysky Nasleg
(Russian: Чериктейский)
487235 (48.3%)252 (51.7%)
Divisional source:[7]

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Law #173-Z #354-III
  2. Constitution of the Sakha Republic
  3. Law #172-Z #351-III
  4. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  5. Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Ust-Aldansky District
  6. Web site: Национальный состав населения. Federal State Statistics Service. 17 June 2023.
  7. http://sakha.gov.ru/node/12549 Ust-Aldansky Ulus (Raion)