Abyysky Ulus
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| Abyysky Ulus (English) Абыйский улус (Russian) |
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 Location of Abyysky Ulus in the Sakha Republic |
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| Administrative center | Settlement of Belaya Gora |
| Area | |
| Area - Rank |
69,400 km² n/a |
| Population (as of the 2002 Census) | |
| Population - Rank - Density - Urban - Rural |
4,750 inhabitants n/a 0.1 inhab. / km² 52% 48% |
| Local government | |
| Head | n/a |
| Legislative body | n/a |
| Administrative structure (as of 2007) | |
| Cities/towns | — |
| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Naslegs | 5 |
| Rural localities | 6 |
| Events | |
| Established | May 25, 1930 |
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| Official website n/a |
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Abyysky Ulus (Russian: Абыйский улус) is an ulus (district) in the northern section of the Sakha Republic, Russia, centered around the Indigirka River. It borders Allaikhovsky Ulus in the north, Srednekolymsky Ulus in the east, Verkhnekolymsky Ulus in the south-east, Momsky Ulus in the south, and Ust-Yansky Ulus in the west. The administrative center of the ulus is the settlement of Belaya Gora.
The ulus has a surface area of 69,400 km² and has been suffering a steady decline in the number of its inhabitants. In 1989, the ulus still had 6,097 inhabitants, whereas in 1995, it only had 5,900 inhabitants[1]. By 2002, the population had dwindled down to 4,750.
Abyysky Ulus is divided into one settlement and five naslegs, which comprise a total of six rural localities.[2] The main forms of business are reindeer husbandry and fishing.[1]
[edit] Administrative divisions
Abyysky Ulus is administratively divided into five naslegs and has jurisdiction over one settlement.[2]
- Settlements under the ulus' jurisdiction
- Belaya Gora (Белая Гора)
- Naslegs under the ulus' jurisdiction
- Abyysky (Абыйский)
- Administrative center: selo of Abyy (Абый)
- Mayorsky natsionalny (Майорский национальный)
- Administrative center: selo of Kebergene (Кебергене)
- Mugurdakhsky (Мугурдахский)
- Administrative center: selo of Syagannakh (Сыаганнах)
- Uolbutsky (Уолбутский)
- Administrative center: selo of Kiyeng-Kyuyol (Киенг-Кюёль)
- Urasalakhsky (Урасалахский)
- Administrative center: selo of Suturuokha (Сутуруоха)
[edit] References
- ^ a b – Abyisky uluss
- ^ a b Charter of the Municipal Formation of "Abyysky Ulus (District)" of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, adopted on September 29, 2002
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