Neryungrinsky District

Neryungrinsky District Нерюнгринский улус
District
Other transcription(s)
• Sakha	Нүөрүҥгүрү улууhа
Neryungrinskiy
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Neryungrinsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 55.9°N 124.9°E / 55.9; 124.9
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[1]
Established	November 6, 1975[2]
Administrative center	Neryungri[3]
Area [3]
• Total	98,900 km^2 (38,200 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	21,019
• Density	0.21/km^2 (0.55/sq mi)
• Urban	93.3%
• Rural	6.7%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	6 Settlements, 1 Rural okrugs
• Inhabited localities[3]	1 cities/towns, 6 Urban-type settlements[5], 2 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Neryungrinsky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[7]	6 urban settlements, 1 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [8])
OKTMO ID	98660000
Website	http://www.neruadmin.ru/

Neryungrinsky District (Russian: Нерюнгри́нский улу́с; Yakut: Нүөрүҥгүрү улууһа, Nüörüŋgürü uluuha, IPA: [nyøɾyŋgyɾy uluːha]) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[6] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is the southernmost district of Sakha and borders Aldansky District in the north, Olyokminsky District in the west and south, Amur Oblast and a small area of Zabaykalsky Krai in the west, and Khabarovsk Krai in the east. The area of the district is 98,900 square kilometers (38,200 sq mi).^[3] Its administrative center is the town of Neryungri.^[3] Population (excluding the administrative center): 21,019 (2010 Census).^[4]

Geography

The landscape of the district is mostly mountainous. The Toko-Stanovik range and lake Bolshoye Toko are located in the eastern part. The main river in the district is the Aldan with its tributaries the Timpton and the Chulman. Lake Bolshoye Toko is the deepest lake in Yakutia.^[9]

Climate

Average January temperature ranges from −30 °C (−22 °F) to −34 °C (−29 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +12 °C (54 °F) to +14 °C (57 °F).^[2] Annual precipitation is 400–500 millimeters (16–20 in).^[2]

History

The district was established on November 6, 1975.^[2]

Demographics

As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:^[10]

• Russians: 82.4%
• Ukrainians: 3.5%
• Yakuts: 2.7%
• Buryats: 2.5%
• Evenks: 2.0%
• Tatars: 1.2%
• other ethnicities: 5.7%

Economy

There are deposits of gold, coal, iron ore, molybdenum, and construction materials in the district.

Administrative divisions

The district includes seven municipal divisions, covering a total of nine inhabited locations.

Municipal composition

Towns / Cities	Population	Male	Female	Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Neryungri Urban Okrug (Нерюнгри)	61,747	29,674 (48.1%)	32,073 (51.9%)	Town of Neryungri (administrative centre of the district)
Urban settlements	Population	Male	Female	Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Berkakit Urban Okrug (Беркакит)	4,291	2,036 (47.4%)	2.255 (52.6%)	Urban-type settlement of Berkakit
Zolotinka Urban Okrug (Золотинка)	620	304 (49.0%)	316 (51.0%)	Urban-type settlement of Zolotinka Urban-type settlement of Nagorny
Serebryany Bor Urban Okrug (Серебряный Бор)	4,163	2,034 (48.9%)	2,129 (51.1%)	Urban-type settlement of Serebryany Bor
Khani Urban Okrug (Хани)	764	407 (53.3%)	357 (46.7%)	Urban-type settlement of Khani
Chulman Urban Okrug (Чульман)	10,077	4,722 (46.9%)	5,355 (53.2%)	Urban-type settlement of Chulman selo of Bolshoy Khatymi
Rural settlements	Population	Male	Female	Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Iyengirinsky Nasleg (Иенгринский)	1,104	516 (46.7%)	588 (53.3%)	selo of Iyengra

Divisional source:^[11]
Population source:^[4]
*Administrative centers are shown in bold

References

Notes

1. Constitution of the Sakha Republic
2. Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. NeryungrinskyDistrict Archived September 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
3. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
4. 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.
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. Озеро Большое Токо и Хребет Токинский
10. "Национальный состав населения". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
11. Neryungrinsky Ulus (Raion) Official website of the Sakha Republic

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.).