Amginsky District (Russian: Амги́нский улу́с; Yakut: Амма улууһа, Amma uluuha) 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 southeast of the republic and borders with Churapchinsky District in the north, Ust-Maysky District in the east and southeast, Aldansky District in the south and southwest, and with Khangalassky and Megino-Kangalassky Districts in the northwest. The area of the district is 29,400 square kilometers (11,400 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Amga.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 17,183, with the population of Amga accounting for 38.0% of that number.[3]

Amginsky District Амгинский улус
District
Other transcription(s)
• Yakut	Амма улууhа
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Amginsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 60°24′N 130°54′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[1]
Established	January 9, 1930[2]
Administrative center	Amga[2]
Area [2]
• Total	29,400 km2 (11,400 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	17,183
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	16,722 (−2.7%)
• Density	0.58/km2 (1.5/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	14 Rural okrugs
• Inhabited localities[2]	21 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Amginsky Municipal District[5]
• Municipal divisions[6]	0 Urban settlements, 14 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+9 (UTC+09:00 [7])
OKTMO ID	98608000
Website	https://mr-amginskij.sakha.gov.ru/

Geography

Amginsky is on flat terrain of the Prilenskoye Plateau (Lena Plateau). The main river in the district is the Amga, which flows from southwest to northwest through the middle of district. The Amga enters the Aldan River about 140 km northeast of Amginsky District, which in turn flows west to the Lena River. The Tatta and the Suola River also flow through the district.[11] Amginsky District is about 100 km southeast of Yakutsk on the Lena.

Climate

Average January temperature ranges from −42 to −38 °C (−44 to −36 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +16 to +18 °C (61 to 64 °F). Average precipitation is about 200–250 millimeters (7.9–9.8 in).

History

The district was established on January 9, 1930.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Amginsky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic.[1] The district is divided into fourteen rural okrugs (naslegs) which comprise twenty-one rural localities.[2] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Amginsky Municipal District.[5] Its fourteen rural okrugs are incorporated into fourteen rural settlements within the municipal district.[6] The selo of Amga serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[5] district.

Inhabited localities

*Administrative centers are shown in bold

Economy

Because of the flat terrain and relatively mild summer climate, Amginsky District supports agriculture, primarily livestock, potatoes, fodder crops and timber. There are also deposits of construction materials.[11]

Demographics

As of the 2002 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:^{[citation needed]}

• Yakuts: 90.8%
• Russians: 5.4%
• Evenks: 1.5%
• Evens: 0.8%
• Ukrainians: 0.2%
• others: 1.4%

References

Notes

Sources

• Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Amginsky 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.).

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