Churapchinsky District (original) (raw)

District in Sakha Republic, Russia

Churapchinsky District Чурапчинский улус
District
Other transcription(s)
• Yakut Чурапчы улууһа
The selo of Dyabyla in Churapchinsky DistrictThe selo of Dyabyla in Churapchinsky District
Flag of Churapchinsky DistrictFlagCoat of arms of Churapchinsky DistrictCoat of arms
MapLocation of Churapchinsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 62°00′N 132°26′E / 62.000°N 132.433°E / 62.000; 132.433
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic[1]
Established March 25, 1930[2]
Administrative center Churapcha[2]
Government
• Type Local government
• Head Stepan Sargydaev
Area[2]
• Total 12,600 km2 (4,900 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)[3]
• Total 20,387
• Density 1.6/km2 (4.2/sq mi)
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions 17 Rural okrugs
• Inhabited localities[2] 30 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as Churapchinsky Municipal District[4]
• Municipal divisions[5] 0 urban settlements, 17 rural settlements
Time zone UTC+9 (MSK+6 Edit this on Wikidata[6])
OKTMO ID 98658000

Population of Churapchinsky District

2010 Census 20,387[3]
2002 Census 19,466[7]
1989 Census 18,516[8]
1979 Census 16,203[9]

Churapchinsky District (Russian: Чурапчинский улу́с; Yakut: Чурапчы улууһа, Çurapçı uluuha, IPA: [t͡ʃuɾapˈt͡ʃɯ uluːha]) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic and borders Tattinsky District in the north, Ust-Maysky District in the east and southeast, Amginsky District in the south, Megino-Kangalassky District in the west, and Ust-Aldansky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 12,600 square kilometers (4,900 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Churapcha.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 20,387, with the population of Churapcha accounting for 43.0% of that number.[3]

The landscape of the district is mostly flat.[10] The main rivers in the district are the Amga and the Tatta.[10] There are many lakes in the district, the largest of which is Lake Churapcha.[10]

Average January temperature is −42 °C (−44 °F) and average July temperature is +16 to +17 °C (61 to 63 °F).[10] Average annual precipitation is about 200–250 millimeters (7.9–9.8 in).[10]

The district was established on March 25, 1930.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

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Within the framework of administrative divisions, Churapchinsky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic.[1] The district is divided into seventeen rural okrugs (naslegs) which comprise thirty rural localities.[2] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Churapchinsky Municipal District.[4] Its seventeen rural okrugs are incorporated into seventeen rural settlements within the municipal district.[5] The selo of Churapcha serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[4] district.

Inhabited localities

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Administrative[2]/municipal[5] composition

Rural okrugs/Rural settlements Population[3] Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Alagarsky(Алагарский) 728 selo of Chyappara
Arylakhsky(Арылахский) 348 selo of Arylakh
Bakhsytsky(Бахсытский) 414 selo of Tolon selo of Lebiya
Boltoginsky(Болтогинский) 653 selo of Kharbala 2-ya selo of Kyndal
Bolugursky(Болугурский) 1047 selo of Myndagay selo of Kystyk-Kugda
Kytanakhsky(Кытанахский) 518 selo of Kilyanki
Mugudaysky(Мугудайский) 837 selo of Maralayy
Ozhulunsky(Ожулунский) 1187 selo of Dyabyla selo of Vasily-Alasa selo of Yuryakh-Kyuyore
Solovyevsky(Соловьевский) 579 selo of Myryla selo of Khakhyyakh
Sylansky(Сыланский) 1061 selo of Usun-Kyuyol selo of Berya selo of Dyarla selo of Ogusur selo of Ulakhan-Kyuyol
Tyolyoysky(Тёлёйский) 506 selo of Diring (aka Tyolyoy-Diring) selo of Myandiye
Khadarsky(Хадарский) 614 selo of Yuryung-Kyuyol selo of Uorga
Khatylinsky(Хатылинский) 704 selo of Kharbala 1-ya
Khayakhsytsky(Хаяхсытский) 553 selo of Tuora-Kyuyol
Khoptoginsky(Хоптогинский) 1271 selo of Diring selo of Ulakhan-Ebya
Chakyrsky(Чакырский) 598 selo of Tolon
Churapchinsky(Чурапчинский) 8769 selo of Churapcha (administrative center of the district)

*Administrative centers are shown in bold

As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[11]

Businesses in the district specialize mainly in agriculture and the raising of cattle and horses.[12]

  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 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. ^ a b c d Law #172-Z #351-III
  5. ^ a b c Law #173-Z #354-III
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ 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).
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ a b c d e Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Churapchinsky District Archived March 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  11. ^ "Национальный состав населения". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  12. ^ Yakutiatravel.com. Information about Churapchinsky Ulus