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Lensky District
Ленский улус
District
Other transcription(s)
 • SakhaЛенскэй улууһа
Flag of Lensky District
Flag
Coat of arms of Lensky District
Coat of arms
Location of Lensky District in the Sakha Republic
Location of Lensky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 60°43′N 114°55′E / 60.717°N 114.917°E / 60.717; 114.917
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic[1]
EstablishedJanuary 30, 1930[2]
Administrative centerLensk[3]
Area
[3]
 • Total
77,000 km2 (30,000 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[4]
 • Total
39,765
 • Density0.52/km2 (1.3/sq mi)
 • Urban
87.0%
 • Rural
13.0%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Towns under district jurisdiction, 2 Settlements, 8 Rural okrugs
 • Inhabited localities[3]1 cities/towns, 2 Urban-type settlements[5], 16 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asLensky Municipal District[6]
 • Municipal divisions[7]3 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 Edit this on Wikidata[8])
OKTMO ID98627000
Websitehttp://www.lensk-gov.ru/

Lensky District (Template:Lang-ru; Template:Lang-sah) 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 southwest of the republic and borders with Mirninsky District in the north, Suntarsky District in the northeast, Olyokminsky District in the east, and with Irkutsk Oblast in the south and west. The area of the district is 77,000 square kilometers (30,000 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the town of Lensk.[3] Population: 39,765 (2010 Census);[4] 38,669 (2002 Census);[9] 49,702 (1989 Soviet census).[10] The population of Lensk accounts for 62.8% of the district's total population.[4]

Geography

The main river in the district is the Lena with its tributaries the Vitim and the Nyuya.

Climate

Average January temperature is −32 °C (−26 °F) and average July temperature is +16–17 °C (61–63 °F).[2] Annual precipitation is 300–400 millimeters (12–16 in).[2]

History

The district was established on January 30, 1930.[2]

Demographics

As of the 1989 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[2]

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on timber industry, production of construction materials, and food industry.[2]

Inhabited localities

Municipal composition
Towns / Cities Population Male Female Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Lensk
(Ленск) 		24,966 12,327 (49.4%) 12,639 (50.6%)
  • Town of Lensk (administrative centre of the district)
Urban settlements Population Male Female Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Vitim Urban Settlement
(Витим) 		4,376 2,277 (52.0%) 2,099 (48.0%)
Peleduy Urban Settlement
(Пеледуй) 		5,262 2,742 (52.1%) 2,520 (47.9%)
Rural settlements Population Male Female Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Bechenchinsky Nasleg
(Беченчинский) 		786 397 (50.5%) 389 (49.5%)
Murbaysky Nasleg
(Мурбайский) 		350 173 (49.4%) 177 (50.6%)
Natorsky Nasleg
(Наторский) 		441 219 (49.7%) 222 (50.3%)
Nyuysky Nasleg
(Нюйский) 		1,544 771 (49.9%) 773 (50.1%)
Orto-Nakharinsky Nasleg
(Орто-Нахаринский) 		689 342 (49.6%) 347 (50.4%)
Saldykelsky Nasleg
(Салдыкельский) 		424 211 (49.8%) 231 (50.2%)
Tolonsky Nasleg
(Толонский) 		426 221 (51.9%) 225 (48.1%)
Yaroslavsky Nasleg
(Ярославский) 		501 256 (51.1%) 245 (49.9%)

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

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b Constitution of the Sakha Republic
  2. ^ a b c d e f Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Lensky District Template:Ru icon
  3. ^ a b c d e Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  4. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b 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. ^ 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).
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Lensky 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.).

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