Eveno-Bytantaysky National District

Eveno-Bytantaysky National District
Эвено-Бытантайский национальный улус (Russian)
Эбээн-Бытантай улууһа (Sakha)

Location of Eveno-Bytantaysky National District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 67°48′N 130°24′E / 67.800°N 130.400°E / 67.800; 130.400Coordinates: 67°48′N 130°24′E / 67.800°N 130.400°E / 67.800; 130.400
Coat of arms
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic[1]
Administrative structure (as of June 2009)
Administrative center selo of Batagay-Alyta[2]
Administrative divisions:[2]
Rural okrugs 3
Inhabited localities:[2]
Rural localities 4
Municipal structure (as of April 2012)
Municipally incorporated as Eveno-Bytantaysky Municipal District[3]
Municipal divisions:[4]
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 3
Statistics
Area (June 2009) 52,300 km2 (20,200 sq mi)[2]
Population (2010 Census) 2,867 inhabitants[5]
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 0.05/km2 (0.13/sq mi)[6]
Time zone YAKT (UTC+09:00)[7]
Established April 21, 1989[2]
Eveno-Bytantaysky National District on WikiCommons
Population of Eveno-Bytantaysky National District
2010 Census 2,867[5]
2002 Census 2,761[8]

Eveno-Bytantaysky National District (Russian: Эве́но-Бытанта́йский национа́льный улу́с; Yakut: Эбээн-Бытантай улууһа, Ebeen-Bıtantay uluuha) is an administrative[1] and municipal[3] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. The area of the district is 52,300 square kilometers (20,200 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Batagay-Alyta.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 2,867, with the population of Batagay-Alyta accounting for 63.9% of that number.[5]

History

The district was established on April 21, 1989,[2] when its territory was split out of Verkhoyansky District.[9] The district's name refers to its designation as a national (ethnic) district for the Evens, who comprised 32.35% of the population in 1989, as well as its location on the Bytantay River.

Geography

The district is located within the Arctic Circle, between the Lena and Yana Rivers. The western section of the district is dominated by the Verkhoyansk Range, the north and east—by the Kular Mountains.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Eveno-Bytantaysky National District is one of the thirty-four in the republic.[1] The district is divided into three rural okrugs (naslegs) which comprise four rural localities.[2] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Eveno-Bytantaysky Municipal District.[3] Its three rural okrugs are incorporated into three rural settlements within the municipal district.[4] The selo of Batagay-Alyta serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[3] district.

Inhabited localities

Administrative[2]/municipal[4] composition
Rural okrugs/Rural settlements Population[5] Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Verkhnebytantaysky
(Верхнебытантайский)		 269
Nizhnebytantaysky
(Нижнебытантайский)		 766
Tyugesirsky
(Тюгесирский)		 1,832

*Administrative centers are shown in bold

Economy

The economy of the district depends mainly on agriculture such as reindeer herding and the breeding of cattle and horses. The district is among the most inaccessible territories of the republic.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Constitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  3. 1 2 3 4 Law #172-Z #351-III
  4. 1 2 3 Law #173-Z #354-III
  5. 1 2 3 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  6. ↑ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value is only approximate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  7. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 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 #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  8. ↑ 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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  9. ↑ Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Eveno-Bytantaysky District (Russian)

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