Zhigansky District (Russian: Жига́нский улу́с; Yakut: Эдьигээн улууһа, Ecigeen 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 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 (aselo) of Zhigansk.[3] Population: 4,296 (2010 Russian census);[4] 4,312 (2002 Census);[9] 5,678 (1989 Soviet census).[10] The population of Zhigansk accounts for 79.6% of the district's total population.[4]
Zhigansky District
Жиганский улус
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Sakha | Эдьигээн улууhа |
Northern noon, Zhigansky District
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Location of Zhigansky District in the Sakha Republic
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| Coordinates: 66°46′N 123°16′E / 66.767°N 123.267°E / 66.767; 123.267 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Established | December 10, 1930[2] |
| Administrative center | Zhigansk[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 140,200 km2 (54,100 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,296 |
| • Estimate
(2018)[5]
| 4,222 (−1.7%) |
| • Density | 0.031/km2 (0.079/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 4rural okrug |
| • Inhabited localities[3] | 5rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporatedas | Zhigansky Municipal District[6] |
| • Municipal divisions[7] | 0 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6  [8]) |
| OKTMOID | 98622000 |
| Website | https://mr-zhiganskij.sakha.gov.ru/ |
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.[11][12]
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]
The district was established on December 10, 1930.[2]
As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[13]
| Rural settlements | Population | Male | Female | Rural localities in jurisdiction* |
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| Bestyakhsky Nasleg (Бестяхский наслег) |
218 | 111 (50.9%) | 107 (49.1%) | |
| Zhigansky Evenk National Nasleg (Жиганский эвенкийский национальный наслег) |
3,421 | 1,631 (47.8%) | 1,785 (52.2%) |
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| Kystatyam (Кыстатыам) |
397 | 202 (50.9%) | 195 (49.1%) |
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| Lindinsky Nasleg (Линдинский наслег) |
260 | 131 (50.4%) | 129 (49.6%) |
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Divisional source:[14]
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.[15]
66°46′55″N 123°22′05″E / 66.78194°N 123.36806°E / 66.78194; 123.36806
