Vilyuysky District
Вилюйский улус
District
Other transcription(s)
 • SakhaБүлүү улууhа
Tukulan "sand dunes", Vilyuysky District
Tukulan "sand dunes", Vilyuysky District
Flag of Vilyuysky District
Flag
Coat of arms of Vilyuysky District
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Vilyuysky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 63°45′N 121°37′E / 63.750°N 121.617°E / 63.750; 121.617
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic[1]
EstablishedJanuary 9, 1930[2]
Administrative centerVilyuysk[3]
Area
[3]
 • Total55,200 km2 (21,300 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[4]
 • Total25,222
 • Estimate 
(2018)[5]
25,014 (−0.8%)
 • Density0.46/km2 (1.2/sq mi)
 • Urban
52.9%
 • Rural
47.1%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Towns under district jurisdiction, 1 Settlements, 19 Rural okrugs
 • Inhabited localities[3]1 cities/towns, 1 Urban-type settlements[6], 25 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asVilyuysky Municipal District[7]
 • Municipal divisions[8]2 urban settlements, 19 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 Edit this on Wikidata[9])
OKTMO ID98618000
Websitehttps://mr-viljujskij.sakha.gov.ru/

Vilyuysky District (Russian: Вилю́йский улу́с; Yakut: Бүлүү улууһа, Bülüü uluuha, IPA: [bylyː uluːha]) is an administrative[1] and municipal[7] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the western central part of the republic and borders with Zhigansky District in the northeast, Kobyaysky District in the east, Gorny District in the south, Verkhnevilyuysky District in the west, and with Olenyoksky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 55,200 square kilometers (21,300 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the town of Vilyuysk.[3] Population: 25,222 (2010 Russian census);[4] 25,696 (2002 Census);[10] 28,704 (1989 Soviet census).[11] The population of Vilyuysk accounts for 40.6% of the district's total population.[4]

Geography

Main rivers in the district include the Vilyuy and its tributaries the Tyung and Chybyda, as well as the Tympylykan and Lungkha tributaries of the Lena.[12]

History

The district was established on January 9, 1930.[2]

Demographics

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

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture.[2]

Inhabited localities

Municipal composition
Towns / Cities Population Male Female Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Vilyuysk Urban Settlement
(Вилюйск) 		10,537 4,669 (45.6%) 5,565 (54.4%)
Urban settlements Population Male Female Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Kysyl-Syr Urban Settlement
(Кысыл-Сыр) 		3,106 1,578 (50.8%) 1,528 (49.2%)
Rural settlements Population Male Female Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Arylakhsky Nasleg
(Арылахский наслег) 		1,051 511 (48.6%) 540 (51.4%)
Bappagayinsky Nasleg
(Баппагайинский наслег) 		651 306 (47.0%) 345 (53.0%)
Bekcheginsky Nasleg
(Бекчегинский наслег) 		477 245 (51.4%) 232 (48.6%)
Borogonsky Nasleg
(Борогонский наслег) 		479 239 (49.9%) 240 (50.1%)
Yekyundinsky Nasleg
(Екюндинский наслег) 		321 146 (45.5%) 175 (54.5%)
Zhemkonsky Nasleg
(Жемконский наслег) 		483 250 (51.8%) 233 (48.2%)
Kyrgydaysky Nasleg
(Кыргыдайский наслег) 		554 279 (50.4%) 275 (49.6%)
Kyuletsky 1-y Nasleg
(Кюлетский 1-й наслег) 		801 396 (49.4%) 405 (50.6%)
Kyuletsky 2-y Nasleg
(Кюлетский 2-й наслег) 		412 209 (50.7%) 203 (49.3%)
Lyokyochyonsky Nasleg
(Лёкёчёнский наслег) 		428 211 (49.3%) 217 (50.7%)
Tasagarsky Nasleg
(Тасагарский наслег) 		544 277 (50.9%) 267 (49.1%)
Togussky Nasleg
(Тогусский наслег) 		601 288 (47.9%) 313 (52.1%)
Pervyy Togussky Nasleg
(Первый Тогусский наслег) 		534 268 (50.2%) 266 (49.8%)
Tylgyninsky Nasleg
(Тылгынинский наслег) 		644 300 (46.6%) 344 (53.4%)
Khagynsky Nasleg
(Хагынский наслег) 		424 206 (48.6%) 218 (51.4%)
Khalbakinsky Nasleg
(Халбакинский наслег) 		743 362 (48.7%) 381 (51.3%)
Chernyshevsky Nasleg
(Чернышевский наслег) 		945 471 (49.8%) 474 (50.2%)
Chochunsky Nasleg
(Чочунский наслег) 		868 444 (51.2%) 424 (48.8%)
Yugyulyatsky Nasleg
(Югюлятский наслег) 		619 324 (52.3%) 295 (47.7%)

Divisional source:[14]
Population source:[4]
*Administrative centers are shown in bold

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b Constitution of the Sakha Republic
  2. ^ a b c Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Vilyuysky District Archived September 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  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. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b Law #172-Z #351-III
  8. ^ Law #173-Z #354-III
  9. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  10. ^ 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. ^ "P-51-52 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  13. ^ "Национальный состав населения". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  14. ^ Vilyuysky Ulus (Raion) Official website of the Sakha Republic

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