Zhigansky District

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Zhigansky District
Жиганский улус (Russian)
Эдьигээн улууhа (Sakha)
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Location of Zhigansky District in the Sakha Republic
Coat of arms
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative structure (as of June 2009)
Administrative center selo of Zhigansk[2]
Administrative divisions:[2]
rural okrug 4
Inhabited localities:[2]
Rural localities 5
Municipal structure (as of December 2008)
Municipally incorporated as Zhigansky Municipal District[3]
Municipal divisions:[4]
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 4
Statistics
Area (June 2009) 140,200 km2 (54,100 sq mi)[2]
Population (2010 Census) 4,296 inhabitants[5]
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
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Time zone YAKT (UTC+09:00)[7]
Established December 10, 1930[8]
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Zhigansky District (Russian: Жига́нский улу́с; Yakut: Эдьигээн улууһа) is an administrative[1] and municipal[3] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the northern central part of the republic and borders with Bulunsky District in the north, Eveno-Bytantaysky National District in the east, Kobyaysky District in the southeast, Vilyuysky District in the southwest, and with Olenyoksky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 140,200 square kilometers (54,100 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Zhigansk.[2] Population: 4,296 (2010 Census);[5] 4,312 (2002 Census);[9] 5,678 (1989 Census).[10] The population of Zhigansk accounts for 79.6% of the district's total population.[5]

Geography

The main river in the district is the Lena. The largest lake is Lake Ulakhan-Kyuyol.

Climate

Average January temperature ranges from −36 °C (−33 °F) in the east to −40 °C (−40 °F) in the west and average July temperature ranges from +14 °C (57 °F) to +16 °C (61 °F). Annual precipitation ranges from 250–300 millimeters (9.8–11.8 in) in the west to 300–400 millimeters (12–16 in) in the east.[8]

History

The district was established on December 10, 1930.[8]

Demographics

As of the 1989 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[8]

Inhabited localities

Municipal composition
Rural settlements Population Male Female Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Bestyakhsky Nasleg
(Бестяхский наслег)
218 111 (50.9%) 107 (49.1%)
Zhigansky Evenk National Nasleg
(Жиганский эвенкийский национальный наслег)
3,421 1,631 (47.8%) 1,785 (52.2%)
Kystatyam
(Кыстатыам)
397 202 (50.9%) 195 (49.1%)
Lindinsky Nasleg
(Линдинский наслег)
260 131 (50.4%) 129 (49.6%)

Divisional source:[11]
Population source:[5]
*Administrative centers are shown in bold
Note: The figures given in the table above include 2010 census reports of one person (male) living in the intersettlement territory,[5] clarified in the regional census data as inhabiting Dzardzhan.[12]

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Constitution of the Sakha Republic
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  3. 3.0 3.1 Law #172-Z #351-III
  4. Law #173-Z #354-III
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  7. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Zhigansky District (Russian)
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  11. Olenyoksy Ulus (Raion) Official website of the Sakha Republic
  12. Sakha Republic Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Results of the 2010 All-Russian Census. Численность населения по районам, городским и сельским населённым пунктам (Population Counts by Districts, Urban and Rural Inhabited Localities) (Russian)

Sources

  • 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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