Lensky District
Ленский улус
District
Other transcription(s)
 • SakhaЛиэнскэй улууһа
Khapchagay Rock in Lensky District
Khapchagay Rock in Lensky District
Flag of Lensky District
Flag
Coat of arms of Lensky District
Coat of arms
Map
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[2]
Area
[2]
 • Total77,000 km2 (30,000 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total39,765
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
37,077 (−6.8%)
 • Density0.52/km2 (1.3/sq mi)
 • Urban
87.0%
 • Rural
13.0%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Towns, 2 Settlements, 8 Rural okrugs
 • Inhabited localities[2]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

Lensky District (Russian: Ле́нский улу́с; Yakut: Лиэнскэй улууһа, Lienskey uluuha) 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 Mirninsky District in the north, Suntarsky District in the northeast, Olyokminsky District in the east, and Irkutsk Oblast in the south and west. The area of the district is 77,000 square kilometers (30,000 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Lensk.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 39,765, with the population of Lensk accounting for 62.8% of that number.[3]

Geography

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

Climate

Average January temperature is −32 °C (−26 °F) and average July temperature is +16–17 °C (61–63 °F).[9] Annual precipitation is 300–400 millimeters (12–16 in).[9]

History

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

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lensky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic.[1] It is divided into one town (an administrative division with the administrative center in the town (inhabited locality) of Lensk), two settlements (administrative divisions with the administrative centers in the urban-type settlements (inhabited localities) of Peleduy and Vitim), and eight rural okrugs (naslegs), all of which comprise sixteen rural localities.[2] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Lensky Municipal District.[6] Within the municipal district, the Town of Lensk is incorporated into Lensk Urban Settlement, the two settlements are incorporated into two urban settlements, and the eight rural okrugs are incorporated into eight rural settlements.[7] The town of Lensk serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[6] district.

Inhabited localities

Administrative[2]/municipal[7] composition
Towns/Urban settlements Population[3] Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Lensk
(Ленск) 		24,966
  • Town of Lensk (administrative center of the district)
Settlements/Urban settlements Population[3] Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Vitim
(Витим) 		4,376
Peleduy
(Пеледуй) 		5,262
Rural okrugs/Rural settlements Population[3] Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Bechenchinsky
(Беченчинский) 		786
Murbaysky
(Мурбайский) 		350
Natorsky
(Наторский) 		441
Nyuysky
(Нюйский) 		1,544
Orto-Nakharinsky
(Орто-Нахаринский) 		689
Saldykelsky
(Салдыкельский) 		424
Tolonsky
(Толонский) 		426
Yaroslavsky
(Ярославский) 		501

*Administrative centers are shown in bold

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on timber industry, production of construction materials, and food industry.[9]

Demographics

Population of Lensky District
2010 Census39,765[3]
2002 Census38,669[10]
1989 Census49,702[11]
1979 Census40,019[12]

As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[13]

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Constitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  3. ^ a b c d e f 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.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  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 c d Law #172-Z #351-III
  7. ^ a b c Law #173-Z #354-III
  8. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  9. ^ a b c Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Lensky District (in Russian)
  10. ^ 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).
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.
  13. ^ "Национальный состав населения". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 17, 2023.

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