Bulunsky District (Russian: Булу́нский улу́с; Yakut: Булуҥ улууһа, Buluŋ 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 north of the republic and borders Ust-Yansky District in the east, Verkhoyansky District in the southeast, Eveno-Bytantaysky and Zhigansky Districts in the south, Olenyoksky District in the west, and Anabarsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 223,600 square kilometers (86,300 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban-type settlement of Tiksi.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 9,054, with the population of Tiksi accounting for 55.9% of that number.[3]
Bulunsky District Булунский улус | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Yakut | Булуҥ улууhа |
Coordinates: 70°41′N 127°21′E / 70.683°N 127.350°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
Established | December 10, 1930[2] |
Administrative center | Tiksi[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 223,600 km2 (86,300 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 9,054 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 8,339 (−7.9%) |
• Density | 0.040/km2 (0.10/sq mi) |
• Urban | 55.9% |
• Rural | 44.1% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 1 Settlements, 8 Rural okrugs |
• Inhabited localities[2] | 1 Urban-type settlements[5], 9 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Bulunsky Municipal District[6] |
• Municipal divisions[7] | 1 urban settlements, 6 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 [8]) |
OKTMO ID | 98612000 |
2010 Census | 9,054[3] |
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2002 Census | 9,775[9] |
1989 Census | 17,257[10] |
1979 Census | 14,671[11] |
Geography
The district is washed by the Laptev Sea in the north. The main river in the district is the Lena, with its tributaries Eyekit, Molodo and Syungyude. Other rivers include the Olenyok, with the Khorbusuonka and the Kyuyutingde, as well as the Omoloy and the Khara-Ulakh. There are many lakes in the Lena River delta. The Lena Delta Wildlife Reserve is located in the district.[12]
Climate
Average January temperature varies from −32 °C (−26 °F) on the coast to −40 °C (−40 °F) in the interior and average July temperature varies from +4 °C (39 °F) in the north to +14 °C (57 °F) in the south. Average precipitation ranges from 150 to 200 millimeters (5.9 to 7.9 in) in the north and from 250 to 300 millimeters (9.8 to 11.8 in) in the south.
History
The district was established on December 10, 1930.[2] Initially, its administrative center was in the selo of Kyusyur. In 1957, the administrative center was moved to Tiksi.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bulunsky 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 Tiksi) and eight rural okrugs (naslegs), all of which comprise nine rural localities.[2] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Bulunsky Municipal District.[6] The Settlement of Tiksi is incorporated into an urban settlement, and the eight rural okrugs are incorporated into six rural settlements within the municipal district.[7] The urban-type settlement of Tiksi 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 |
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Tiksi (Тикси) | 2,756 |
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Rural okrugs/Rural settlements | Population | Rural localities in jurisdiction* |
Borogonsky Rural Okrug/Rural Settlement (Борогонский) | 526 | |
Bulunsky Rural Okrug/Rural Settlement (Булунский) | 1,345 |
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Bykovsky Rural Okrug/Rural Settlement (Быковский) | 517 |
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Siktyakhsky Rural Okrug/Rural Settlement (Сиктяхский) | 287 |
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Tumatsky Rural Okrug (Туматский) | 10 |
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Tyumyetinsky Rural Okrug/Rural Settlement (Тюметинский) | 757 |
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Khara-Ulakhsky Rural Okrug/Rural Settlement (Хара-Улахский) | 522 |
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Ystannakhsky Rural Okrug (Ыстаннахский) | 27 |
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1959 | 10,176 | — |
1970 | 12,620 | +24.0% |
1979 | 14,671 | +16.3% |
1989 | 17,257 | +17.6% |
2002 | 9,775 | −43.4% |
2010 | 9,054 | −7.4% |
2021 | 7,706 | −14.9% |
Source: Census data |
*Administrative centers are shown in bold
Economy
The economy of the district is mostly based on reindeer husbandry and fishing. Tiksi is a sea port on the Northern Sea Route.
Demographics
As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[13]
References
Notes
Sources
- Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Bulunsky District. (in Russian)
- 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.).
External links
- Media related to Bulunsky District at Wikimedia Commons