Zhigansky District

Zhigansky District (Russian: Жига́нский улу́с; Yakut: Эдьигээн улууһа, romanized: Ecigên ulûha) 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 northern central part of the republic and borders with Bulunsky District in the north, Eveno-Bytantaysky National District in the east, Kobyaysky District in the southeast, Vilyuysky District in the southwest, and with Olenyoksky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 140,200 square kilometers (54,100 sq mi).^[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Zhigansk.^[3] Population: 4,296 (2010 Census);^[4] 4,312 (2002 Census);^[8] 5,678 (1989 Soviet census).^[9] The population of Zhigansk accounts for 79.6% of the district's total population.^[4]

Zhigansky District Жиганский улус
District
Other transcription(s)
• Sakha	Эдьигээн улууhа
Northern noon, Zhigansky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Zhigansky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 66°46′N 123°16′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[1]
Established	December 10, 1930[2]
Administrative center	Zhigansk[3]
Area [3]
• Total	140,200 km2 (54,100 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	4,296
• Density	0.031/km2 (0.079/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	4 rural okrug
• Inhabited localities[3]	5 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Zhigansky Municipal District[5]
• Municipal divisions[6]	0 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [7])
OKTMO ID	98622000
Website	https://mr-zhiganskij.sakha.gov.ru/

Geography

The main river in the district is the Lena. Some of its important tributaries, such as the Menkere, Muna, Khoruongka, Nuora (Strekalovka), Kyuelenke and Motorchuna, have their mouth in the area of the district. The largest lake is Lake Ulakhan-Kyuyol.^[10][11]

Climate

Average January temperature ranges from −36 °C (−33 °F) in the east to −40 °C (−40 °F) in the west and average July temperature ranges from +14 °C (57 °F) to +16 °C (61 °F). Annual precipitation ranges from 250–300 millimeters (9.8–11.8 in) in the west to 300–400 millimeters (12–16 in) in the east.^[2]

History

The district was established on December 10, 1930.^[2]

Demographics

As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:^[12]

• Evenks: 63.0%
• Yakuts: 25.1%
• Russians: 9.1%
• other ethnicities: 2.8%

Inhabited localities

Municipal composition

Rural settlements	Population	Male	Female	Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Bestyakhsky Nasleg (Бестяхский наслег)	218	111 (50.9%)	107 (49.1%)	selo of Bestyakh
Zhigansky Evenk National Nasleg (Жиганский эвенкийский национальный наслег)	3,421	1,631 (47.8%)	1,785 (52.2%)	selo of Zhigansk (administrative center of the district) selo of Dzhardzhan
Kystatyam (Кыстатыам)	397	202 (50.9%)	195 (49.1%)	selo of Kystatyam
Lindinsky Nasleg (Линдинский наслег)	260	131 (50.4%)	129 (49.6%)	selo of Bakhanay

Divisional source:^[13]
Population source:^[4]
*Administrative centers are shown in bold
Note: The figures given in the table above include 2010 census reports of one person (male) living in the intersettlement territory,^[4] clarified in the regional census data as inhabiting Dzardzhan.^[14]