Suntarsky_District Knowpia

Suntarsky District

Сунтарский улус
Suntarsky District Сунтарский улус
District
Other transcription(s)
• Sakha	Сунтаар улууhа
	Selo of Toybokhoy, Suntarsky District
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Suntarsky District in the Sakha Republic
	Coordinates: 62°8′N 117°43′E / 62.133°N 117.717°E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic
Established	January 9, 1930
Administrative center	Suntar
Area
• Total	57,800 km2 (22,300 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)
• Total	25,140
• Estimate (2018)	23,609 (−6.1%)
• Density	0.43/km2 (1.1/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	26 rural okrug
• Inhabited localities	39 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Suntarsky Municipal District
• Municipal divisions	0 urban settlements, 26 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 )
OKTMO ID	98648000
Website	https://mr-suntarskij.sakha.gov.ru/

Suntarsky District (Russian: Сунта́рский улу́с; Yakut: Сунтаар улууһа, Suntaar uluuha, IPA: [suntaːɾ uluːha]) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[6] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the western central part of the republic and borders with Nyurbinsky District in the north and northeast, Verkhnevilyuysky District in the east, Olyokminsky District in the southeast, Lensky District in the southwest, and with Mirninsky District in the west. The area of the district is 57,800 square kilometers (22,300 sq mi).^[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Suntar.^[3] Population: 25,140 (2010 Russian census);^[4] 25,485 (2002 Census);^[9] 26,035 (1989 Soviet census).^[10] The population of Suntar accounts for 39.9% of the district's total population.^[4]

Geography edit

The main river in the district is the Vilyuy.

Climate edit

Average January temperature ranges from −34 to −50 °C (−29 to −58 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +17 to +18 °C (63 to 64 °F).^[2] Annual precipitation is about 250–300 millimeters (9.8–11.8 in).^[2]

History edit

The district was established on January 9, 1930.^[2]

Demographics edit

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

Yakuts: 97.8%
Evens: 0.7%
Russians: 0.6%
other: 0.9%

Economy edit

The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture.^[2] There are deposits of gold, brown coal, gypsum, anhydrite, construction materials, and others minerals.

Transportation edit

The Vilyuy Highway runs through the district, connecting it with Yakutsk, Vilyuysk, and Mirny. There is an airport in Suntar.

Inhabited localities edit

Municipal composition
Rural settlements	Population	Male	Female	Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Allaginsky Nasleg (Аллагинский)	447	224 (50.1%)	223 (49.9%)	selo of Allaga
Arylakhsky Nasleg (Арылахский)	667	319 (47.8%)	348 (52.2%)	selo of Usun-Kyuyol
Bordonsky Nasleg (Бордонский)	904	461 (51.0%)	443 (49.0%)	selo of Sardanga
Vilyuchansky Nasleg (Вилючанский)	672	327 (48.7%)	345 (51.3%)	selo of Khordogoy selo of Oyusut
Zharkhansky Nasleg (Жарханский)	513	253 (49.3%)	260 (50.7%)	selo of Arylakh (Zharkhan)
Ilimnirsky Nasleg (Илимнирский)	250	140 (56.0%)	110 (44.0%)	selo of Ilimnir
Kempendyaysky Nasleg (Кемпендяйский)	448	204 (45.5%)	244 (54.5%)	selo of Kempendyay selo of Chayygda
Krestyakhsky Nasleg (Крестяхский)	882	453 (51.4%)	429 (48.6%)	selo of Krestyakh
Kuokuninsky Nasleg (Куокунинский)	591	310 (52.5%)	281 (47.5%)	selo of Kuokunu
Kutaninsky Nasleg (Кутанинский)	1,013	498 (49.2%)	515 (50.8%)	selo of Kutana selo of Tumul
Kyukyaisky Nasleg (Кюкяйский)	394	206 (52.3%)	188 (47.7%)	selo of Kyukey
Kyundyayinsky Nasleg (Кюндяйинский)	832	416 (50.0%)	416 (50.0%)	selo of Kyundyae selo of Kharyalakh selo of Elgyan
Mar-Kyuyolsky Nasleg (Мар-Кюёльский)	506	249 (49.2%)	257 (50.8%)	selo of Mar-Kyuyol
Nakharinsky Nasleg (Нахаринский)	113	62 (54.9%)	51 (45.1%)	selo of Nakhara
Suntarsky Nasleg (Сунтарский)	10,034	4,661 (46.5%)	5,373 (53.5%)	selo of Suntar (Administrative centre of the district)
Tenkinsky Nasleg (Тенкинский)	93	50 (53.8%)	43 (46.2%)	selo of Tenkya
Toybokhoysky Nasleg (Тойбохойский)	1,600	769 (48.1%)	831 (51.9%)	selo of Toybokhoy
Tolonsky Nasleg (Толонский)	127	67 (52.8%)	60 (47.2%)	selo of Tolon
Tuoydakhsky Nasleg (Туойдахский)	157	92 (58.6%)	65 (41.4%)	selo of Tuoydakh
Tyubyaysky Nasleg (Тюбяйский)	305	154 (50.5%)	151 (49.5%)	selo of Tyubyay selo of Neryuktyay
Tyubyay-Zharkhansky Nasleg (Тюбяй-Жарханский)	664	330 (49.7%)	334 (50.3%)	selo of Arylakh selo of Milyake selo of Ygyatta
Ustinsky Nasleg (Устьинский)	337	163 (48.4%)	174 (51.6%)	selo of Ustye
Khadansky Nasleg (Хаданский)	436	232 (53.2%)	204 (46.8%)	selo of Agdary selo of Tolon selo of Eyikyar
Khorinsky Nasleg (Хоринский)	272	133 (48.6%)	139 (51.1%)	selo of Khoro
Sheinsky Nasleg (Шеинский)	851	422 (49.6%)	429 (50.4%)	selo of Sheya selo of Byas-Sheya selo of Komsomol
Elgyaysky Nasleg (Эльгяйский)	2,032	974 (47.9%)	1,058 (52.7%)	selo of Elgyay selo of Bordon 3-y

Divisional source:^[12]
Population source:^[4]
*Administrative centers are shown in bold

References edit

Notes edit

^ ^a ^b Constitution of the Sakha Republic
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Suntarsky District (in Russian)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 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.
^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Law #172-Z #351-III
^ Law #173-Z #354-III
^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
^ 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).
^ 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.
^ "Национальный состав населения". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
^ Suntarsky Ulus (Raion) Official website of the Sakha Republic

Sources edit

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.).