Zhigansky District

Zhigansky District Жиганский улус
District
Other transcription(s)
• Sakha	Эдьигээн улууhа
Northern noon, Zhigansky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Zhigansky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 66°46′N 123°16′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[1]
Established	December 10, 1930[2]
Administrative center	Zhigansk[3]
Area [3]
• Total	140,200 km^2 (54,100 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	4,296
• Density	0.031/km^2 (0.079/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	4 rural okrug
• Inhabited localities[3]	5 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Zhigansky Municipal District[5]
• Municipal divisions[6]	0 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [7])
OKTMO ID	98622000
Website	https://mr-zhiganskij.sakha.gov.ru/

Zhigansky District (Russian: Жига́нский улу́с; Yakut: Эдьигээн улууһа, romanized: Ecigên ulûha) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[5] 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).^[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Zhigansk.^[3] Population: 4,296 (2010 Census);^[4] 4,312 (2002 Census);^[8] 5,678 (1989 Soviet census).^[9] The population of Zhigansk accounts for 79.6% of the district's total population.^[4]

Geography

The main river in the district is the Lena. Some of its important tributaries, such as the Menkere, Muna, Khoruongka, Nuora (Strekalovka), Kyuelenke and Motorchuna, have their mouth in the area of the district. The largest lake is Lake Ulakhan-Kyuyol.^[10][11]

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.^[2]

History

The district was established on December 10, 1930.^[2]

Demographics

As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:^[12]

• Evenks: 63.0%
• Yakuts: 25.1%
• Russians: 9.1%
• other ethnicities: 2.8%

Inhabited localities

Municipal composition

Rural settlements	Population	Male	Female	Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Bestyakhsky Nasleg (Бестяхский наслег)	218	111 (50.9%)	107 (49.1%)	selo of Bestyakh
Zhigansky Evenk National Nasleg (Жиганский эвенкийский национальный наслег)	3,421	1,631 (47.8%)	1,785 (52.2%)	selo of Zhigansk (administrative center of the district) selo of Dzhardzhan
Kystatyam (Кыстатыам)	397	202 (50.9%)	195 (49.1%)	selo of Kystatyam
Lindinsky Nasleg (Линдинский наслег)	260	131 (50.4%)	129 (49.6%)	selo of Bakhanay

Divisional source:^[13]
Population source:^[4]
*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,^[4] clarified in the regional census data as inhabiting Dzardzhan.^[14]

References

Notes

1. Constitution of the Sakha Republic
2. Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Zhigansky District 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. Law #172-Z #351-III
6. Law #173-Z #354-III
7. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
8. 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).
9. 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.
10. "Топографска карта Q-51 52; M 1:1 000 000 - Topographic USSR Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved April 17, 2022.
11. Google Earth
12. "Национальный состав населения". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
13. Olenyoksy Ulus (Raion) Archived November 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Official website of the Sakha Republic
14. 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) (in 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.).

66°46′55″N 123°22′05″E