Allaikhovsky District
District in Sakha Republic, Russia
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Allaikhovsky District (Russian: Алла́иховский улу́с; Yakut: Аллайыаха улууһа, Allayıaxa 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 northeast of the republic towards the mouth of the Indigirka River and borders with the East Siberian Sea in the north, Nizhnekolymsky District in the east, Srednekolymsky District in the southeast, Abyysky District in the south, and with Ust-Yansky District in the west. The area of the district is 107,300 square kilometers (41,400 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Chokurdakh.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 3,050, with the population of Chokurdakh accounting for 77.6% of that number.[3]
Allaikhovsky District
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Yakut | Аллайыаха улууhа |
Church in Russkoye Ustye, Allaikhovsky District | |
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 Location of Allaikhovsky District in the Sakha Republic | |
| Coordinates: 70°50′N 146°58′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Established | May 20, 1931[2] |
| Administrative center | Chokurdakh[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 107,300 km2 (41,400 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,050 |
| 2,682 | |
| • Density | 0.0284/km2 (0.0736/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 77.6% |
| • Rural | 22.4% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Settlements, 5 Rural okrugs |
| • Inhabited localities[2] | 1 urban-type settlements[5], 6 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Allaikhovsky Municipal District[6] |
| • Municipal divisions[7] | 1 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (UTC+11:00  [8]) |
| OKTMO ID | 98606000 |
| Website | https://mr-allaihovskij.sakha.gov.ru/ |
| 2010 Census | 3,050[3] |
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| 2002 Census | 3,421[9] |
| 1989 Census | 5,218[10] |
| 1979 Census | 4,963[11] |
Geography
It is located north of the Arctic Circle, in the lower reaches of the Indigirka River. Most of the district is part of the Yana-Indigirka Lowland and Kolyma Lowland. The Polousny Range and the Ulakhan-Sis are located to the south and the Kondakov Highland rises to the east. The Indigirka and its numerous tributaries, such as the Bolshaya Ercha and the Allaikha River, as well as the Khroma —with the Uryung-Ulakh, the Kyuyol-Yuryakh, Bogdashkina and Gusinaya in the far northern end, flow through the district. Lake Soluntakh is one of the largest in the district.[12]
History
The district was established on May 20, 1931.[2]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Allaikhovsky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic.[1] It is divided into one settlement (an administrative division with the administrative center in the urban-type settlement (inhabited locality) of Chokurdakh) and five rural okrugs (naslegs), all of which comprise six rural localities.[2] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Allaikhovsky Municipal District.[6] The Settlement of Chokurdakh is incorporated into an urban settlement, four rural okrugs are incorporated into four rural settlements within the municipal district, and the territory of the fifth rural okrug is managed by the municipal district as inter-settlement territory.[7] The urban-type settlement of Chokurdakh serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[6] district.
Inhabited localities
| Settlements/Urban settlements | Population[3] | Inhabited localities in jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| Chokurdakh (Чокурдах) |
2,756 |
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| Rural okrugs/Rural settlements | Population | Rural localities in jurisdiction* |
| Berelekhsky (Берелехский) |
155 | |
| Byyagnyrsky (Быягнырский) |
117 |
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| Russko-Ustinsky (Русско-Устьинский) |
157 |
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| Yukagirsky (Юкагирский) |
254 |
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| Oyotungsky (Ойотунгский) |
0 |
|
*Administrative centers are shown in bold
Economy
The main forms of business are reindeer husbandry, fishing, and fur trade. There are deposits of tin and gold in the district.[13]
Demographics
As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[14]
Climate
Average January temperature ranges from −32 to −38 °C (−26 to −36 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +4 °C (39 °F) in the north to +12 °C (54 °F) in the south.