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Churapchinsky District
District in Sakha Republic, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Churapchinsky District (Russian: Чурапчинский улу́с; Yakut: Чурапчы улууһа, Çurapçı uluuha, Yakut pronunciation: [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]
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Geography
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]
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History
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
*Administrative centers are shown in bold
Demographics
As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[11]
Economy
Businesses in the district specialize mainly in agriculture and the raising of cattle and horses.[12]
References
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