Megino-Kangalassky District

Megino-Kangalassky District (Russian: Ме́гино-Кангала́сский улу́с; Yakut: Мэҥэ-Хаҥалас улууһа, Meñe Xañalas uluuha, IPA: [meŋe xaŋalas 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 central part of the republic, on the Lena River opposite Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. It 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 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
District
Other transcription(s)
 • YakutМэҥэ-Хаҥалас улууһа
Grazing livestock near the selo of Mayya in Megino-Kangalassky District
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Coat of arms
Location of Megino-Kangalassky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 61°58′N 129°55′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic[1]
EstablishedFebruary 10, 1930[2]
Administrative centerMayya[2]
Area
 • Total11,700 km2 (4,500 sq mi)
Population
 • Total31,278
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
30,971 (−1%)
 • Density2.7/km2 (6.9/sq mi)
 • Urban
11.2%
 • Rural
88.8%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Settlements, 29 Rural okrugs
 • Inhabited localities[2]1 Urban-type settlements[5], 35 Rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asMegino-Kangalassky Municipal District[6]
 • Municipal divisions[7]1 Urban settlements, 30 Rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 [8])
OKTMO ID98629000
Websitehttps://mr-megino-kangalasskij.sakha.gov.ru

The famous Mount Suullar Myraan is located in the district, by the Suola River valley.[9]

History

The district was established on February 10, 1930[2] through the merger of Meginsky and Vostochno-Kangalassky Districts.

Administrative and municipal status

Within 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.[6] 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.[7] The urban-type settlement of Nizhny Bestyakh serves as the administrative center of the municipal district.[6]

Inhabited localities
Administrative[2]/municipal[7] composition
Settlements/Urban settlements Population[3] Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
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
  • selo of Matta
  • selo of Kerdyugen
    (municipally, a part of Doydunsky Rural Settlement)
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
  • selo of Mayya (administrative center of the administrative district)
    (municipally, a part of Mayya Rural Settlement)

*Administrative centers are shown in bold

Demographics
Population of Megino-Kangalassky District
2010 Census31,278[3]
2002 Census32,288[10]
1989 Census31,623[11]
1979 Census27,636[12]

The population of the district is predominantly made up of ethnic Yakuts, who represented 91% of the inhabitants in the 2002 Census. Russians accounted for a further 6.4% of the population, with smaller numbers of Ukrainians and Evenks.

See also

References

Notes
  1. Constitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45
  2. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  3. 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.
  4. "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. 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.
  6. Law #172-Z #351-III
  7. Law #173-Z #354-III
  8. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  9. Suola River
  10. Russian 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).
  11. "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.
  12. "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России" [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.

Sources
  • 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.).

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