Ust-Aldansky District

Not to be confused with Aldansky District.

Ust-Aldansky District (Russian: Усть-Алда́нский улу́с; Yakut: Уус-Алдан улууһа, Uus-Aldan uluuha, IPA: [uːs-aldan uluːha]) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[5] 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 with Kobyaysky District in the north, Tomponsky District in the northeast, Tattinsky District in the east, Churapchinsky District in the southeast, Megino-Kangalassky District in the south, and with Namsky District in the west. The area of the district is 18,300 square kilometers (7,100 sq mi).^[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Borogontsy.^[3] Population: 22,155 (2010 Census);^[4] 22,372 (2002 Census);^[8] 21,389 (1989 Soviet census).^[9] The population of Borogontsy accounts for 23.6% of the district's total population.^[4]

Ust-Aldansky District Усть-Алданский улус
District
Other transcription(s)
• Sakha	Уус-Алдан улууhа
Druzhba Museum, Ust-Aldansky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Ust-Aldansky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 58°40′N 125°21′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[1]
Established	January 9, 1930[2]
Administrative center	Borogontsy[3]
Area [3]
• Total	18,300 km2 (7,100 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	22,155
• Density	1.2/km2 (3.1/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	21 Rural okrugs
• Inhabited localities[3]	35 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Ust-Aldansky Municipal District[5]
• Municipal divisions[6]	0 urban settlements, 21 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+9 (UTC+09:00 [7])
OKTMO ID	98652000

Geography

The landscape of the district is mostly flat. Its main rivers include the Lena and the Aldan.^[2] There are many lakes in the district, the largest of which are Lakes Myuryu, Oner, and Targyldzhyma.^[2]

History

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

Demographics

As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:^[10]

• Yakuts: 98.9%
• Evenks: 0.6%
• Russians: 0.2%
• other ethnicities: 0.3%

Economy

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

Inhabited localities

Municipal composition

Rural settlements	Population	Male	Female	Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Batagaysky Nasleg (Батагайский)	542	261 (48.2%)	281 (51.8%)	selo of Khomustakh
Bayagantaysky Nasleg (Баягантайский)	699	350 (50.1%)	349 (49.9%)	selo of Tanda
Bert-Usovsky Nasleg (Берт-Усовский)	783	380 (48.5%)	403 (51.5%)	selo of Syrdakh selo of Chiryapchi
Borogonsky Nasleg (Борогонский)	1,009	506 (50.1%)	503 (49.9%)	selo of Tumul selo of Ary-Tit selo of Elyasin
Byariyinsky Nasleg (Бярийинский)	297	159 (53.5%)	138 (46.5%)	selo of Byariye
Dyupsyunsky Nasleg (Дюпсюнский)	1,536	752 (49.0%)	784 (51.0%)	selo of Dyupsya selo of Byadi selo of Stoyka
Kurbusakhsky Nasleg (Курбусахский)	1,105	562 (50.9%)	543 (49.1%)	selo of Us-Kyuyol selo of Balagannakh selo of Okoyemovka
Legyoysky Nasleg (Легёйский)	1,527	719 (47.1%)	808 (52.9%)	selo of Kepteni selo of Daly selo of Khomustakh
Legyoysky 2-y Nasleg (Легёйский 2-й)	614	285 (46.4%)	329 (53.6%)	selo of Tuluna
Myuryunsky Nasleg (Мюрюнский)	6,015	2,813 (46.8%)	3,202 (53.2%)	selo of Borogontsy (Administrative centre of the district) selo of Myndaba selo of Tomtor
Nayakhinsky Nasleg (Наяхинский)	1,020	504 (49.4%)	516 (50.6%)	selo of Balyktakh
Oltyokhsky Nasleg (Ольтёхский)	1,040	502 (48.3%)	538 (51.7%)	selo of Beydinga selo of Arylakh
Onyorsky Nasleg (Онёрский)	616	298 (48.4%)	318 (51.6%)	selo of Eselyakh
Ospyokhsky Nasleg (Оспёхский)	319	156 (48.9%)	163 (51.1%)	selo of Dygdal
Ospyokhsky 1-y Nasleg (Оспёхский 1-й)	534	270 (50.6%)	264 (49.4%)	selo of Usun-Kyuyol
Suottunsky Nasleg (Суоттунский)	1,929	938 (48.6%)	991 (51.4%)	selo of Ogorodtakh selo of Sasylykan selo of Khonogor
Tit-Arynsky Nasleg (Тит-Арынский)	238	143 (49.7%)	145 (50.3%)	selo of Tit-Ary
Tyulyakhsky Naleg (Тюляхский)	538	269 (50.0%)	269 (50.0%)	selo of Kylayy
Khorinsky Nalseg (Хоринский)	593	276 (46.5%)	317 (53.5%)	selo of Mayagas
Khorinsky 1-y Nalseg (Хоринский 1-й)	664	316 (47.6%)	348 (52.4%)	selo of Charang
Cherikteysky Nasleg (Чериктейский)	487	235 (48.3%)	252 (51.7%)	selo of Cheriktey

Divisional source:^[11]
Population source:^[4]
*Administrative centers are shown in bold

References

Notes

1. Constitution of the Sakha Republic
2. Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Ust-Aldansky District Archived September 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
3. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
4. 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. Law #172-Z #351-III
6. Law #173-Z #354-III
7. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
8. 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).
9. 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.
10. "Национальный состав населения". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
11. Ust-Aldansky Ulus (Raion) Official website of the Sakha Republic

Sources

• Верховный Совет Республики Саха (Якутия). 4 апреля 1992 г. «Конституция (основной закон) Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Конституционного закона №1077-З №1035-IV от 8 июня 2012 г. «О внесении изменений и дополнений в Конституцию (основной закон) Республики Саха (Якутия)». Опубликован: "Якутские ведомости", №7, 26 апреля 1992 г. (Supreme Council of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. April 4, 1992 Constitution (Basic Law) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Constitutional Law #1077-Z No. 1035-IV of June 8, 2012 On Amending and Supplementing the Constitution (Basic Law) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. ).
• Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №172-З №351-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом муниципального района муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1535-З №597-V от 27 ноября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в статьи 1 и 2 Закона Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом муниципального района муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #172-Z No. 351-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Municipal District Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1535-Z No. 597-V of November 27, 2015 On Amending Articles 1 and 2 of the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Municipal District Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
• Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №173-З №353-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1058-З №1007-IV от 25 апреля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #173-Z No. 353-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1058-Z No. 1007-IV of April 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).