Churapchinsky District
Чурапчинский улус
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Yakut | Чурапчы улууһа |
The seloofDyabyla in Churapchinsky District
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Location of Churapchinsky District in the Sakha Republic
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| Coordinates: 62°00′N 132°26′E / 62.000°N 132.433°E / 62.000; 132.433 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Established | March 25, 1930[2] |
| Administrative center | Churapcha[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local government |
| • Head | Stepan Sargydaev |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12,600 km2 (4,900 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 20,387 |
| • Estimate
(2018)[4]
| 21,161 (+3.8%) |
| • Density | 1.6/km2 (4.2/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 17Rural okrugs |
| • Inhabited localities[2] | 30rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporatedas | Churapchinsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Municipal divisions[6] | 0 urban settlements, 17 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6  [7]) |
| OKTMOID | 98658000 |
| 2010 Census | 20,387[3] |
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| 2002 Census | 19,466[8] |
| 1989 Census | 18,516[9] |
| 1979 Census | 16,203[10] |
Churapchinsky District (Russian: Чурапчинский улу́с; Yakut: Чурапчы улууһа, Çurapçı uluuha, IPA: [t͡ʃuɾapˈt͡ʃɯ 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 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 (aselo) 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]
The landscape of the district is mostly flat.[11] The main rivers in the district are the Amga and the Tatta.[11] There are many lakes in the district, the largest of which is Lake Churapcha.[11]
Average January temperature is −42 °C (−44 °F) and average July temperature is +16 to +17 °C (61 to 63 °F).[11] Average annual precipitation is about 200–250 millimeters (7.9–9.8 in).[11]
The district was established on March 25, 1930.[2]
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.[5] Its seventeen rural okrugs are incorporated into seventeen rural settlements within the municipal district.[6] The seloofChurapcha serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[5] district.
| Rural okrugs/Rural settlements | Population[3] | Rural localities in jurisdiction* |
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| Alagarsky (Алагарский) |
728 | |
| Arylakhsky (Арылахский) |
348 |
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| Bakhsytsky (Бахсытский) |
414 | |
| Boltoginsky (Болтогинский) |
653 |
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| Bolugursky (Болугурский) |
1047 |
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| Kytanakhsky (Кытанахский) |
518 |
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| Mugudaysky (Мугудайский) |
837 |
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| Ozhulunsky (Ожулунский) |
1187 |
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| Solovyevsky (Соловьевский) |
579 |
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| Sylansky (Сыланский) |
1061 |
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| Tyolyoysky (Тёлёйский) |
506 | |
| Khadarsky (Хадарский) |
614 |
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| Khatylinsky (Хатылинский) |
704 |
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| Khayakhsytsky (Хаяхсытский) |
553 |
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| Khoptoginsky (Хоптогинский) |
1271 |
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| Chakyrsky (Чакырский) |
598 |
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| Churapchinsky (Чурапчинский) |
8769 |
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*Administrative centers are shown in bold
As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[12]
Businesses in the district specialize mainly in agriculture and the raising of cattle and horses.[13]
