Gorny District
Горный улус
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Sakha | Горнай улууһа |
Berdigestyakh, on the Maatta River
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Location of Gorny District in the Sakha Republic
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| Coordinates: 62°06′N 126°42′E / 62.100°N 126.700°E / 62.100; 126.700 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Established | June 25, 1931[2] |
| Administrative center | Berdigestyakh[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45,600 km2 (17,600 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 11,706 |
| • Estimate
(2018)[4]
| 11,975 (+2.3%) |
| • Density | 0.26/km2 (0.66/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 9Rural okrugs |
| • Inhabited localities[2] | 1Urban-type settlements[5], 16 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporatedas | Gorny Municipal District[6] |
| • Municipal divisions[7] | 0 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6  [8]) |
| OKTMOID | 98620000 |
| 2010 Census | 11,706[3] |
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| 2002 Census | 11,422[9] |
| 1989 Census | 10,034[10] |
| 1979 Census | 7,977[11] |
Gorny District (Russian: Го́рный улу́с; Yakut: Горнай улууһа, Gornay 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 center of the republic and borders Vilyuysky and Kobyaysky Districts in the north, Namsky District and the territory of the city of republic significanceofYakutsk in the east, Khangalassky District in the south, Olyokminsky District in the southwest, and Verkhnevilyuysky District in the west. The area of the district is 45,600 square kilometers (17,600 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (aselo) of Berdigestyakh.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 11,706, with the population of Berdigestyakh accounting for 55.2% of that number.[3]
The main rivers in the district are the Sinyaya, Chyna, Kenkeme, Khanchaly, Tyugyuene, Matta and Sitte, all of which are tributaries of the Lena.
Average January temperature ranges from −36 °C (−33 °F) in the west to −40 °C (−40 °F) in the east and average July temperature is +16–+17 °C (61–63 °F). Average annual precipitation is 200–250 millimeters (7.9–9.8 in).[12]
The district was established on June 25, 1931.[2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gorny District is one of the thirty-four in the republic.[1] The district is divided into nine rural okrugs (naslegs) which comprise sixteen rural localities.[2] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Gorny Municipal District.[6] Its nine rural okrugs are incorporated into nine rural settlements within the municipal district.[7] The seloofBerdigestyakh serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[6] district.
| Rural okrugs/Rural settlements | Population | Rural localities in jurisdiction* |
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| Atamaysky (Атамайский) |
673 |
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| Berdigestyakhsky (Бердигестяхский) |
6,472 |
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| Kirovsky (Кировский) |
633 |
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| Maganinsky (Маганинский) |
536 |
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| Maltaninsky (Малтанинский) |
671 |
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| Mytakhsky (Мытахский) |
620 | |
| Odununsky (Одунунский) |
1,016 |
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| Oktyabrsky (Октябрьский) |
541 |
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| Shologonsky (Шологонский) |
544 |
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*Administrative centers are shown in bold
The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture.[12]
As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[13]
