Lensky District (Russian: Ле́нский улу́с; Yakut: Ленскэй улууһа, Lyenskey 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 southwest of the republic and borders Mirninsky District in the north, Suntarsky District in the northeast, Olyokminsky District in the east, and Irkutsk Oblast in the south and west. The area of the district is 77,000 square kilometers (30,000 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Lensk.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 39,765, with the population of Lensk accounting for 62.8% of that number.[3]

Lensky District Ленский улус
District
Other transcription(s)
• Sakha	Ленскэй улууһа
Khapchagay Rock in Lensky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Lensky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 60°43′N 114°55′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[1]
Established	January 30, 1930[2]
Administrative center	Lensk[2]
Area [2]
• Total	77,000 km2 (30,000 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	39,765
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	37,077 (−6.8%)
• Density	0.52/km2 (1.3/sq mi)
• Urban	87.0%
• Rural	13.0%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Towns, 2 Settlements, 8 Rural okrugs
• Inhabited localities[2]	1 Cities/towns, 2 Urban-type settlements[5], 16 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Lensky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[7]	3 Urban settlements, 8 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [8])
OKTMO ID	98627000

Geography

The main river in the district is the Lena with its tributaries the Vitim, Peleduy, Derba and Nyuya.

Climate

Average January temperature is −32 °C (−26 °F) and average July temperature is +16–17 °C (61–63 °F).[9] Annual precipitation is 300–400 millimeters (12–16 in).[9]

History

The district was established on January 30, 1930.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lensky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic.[1] It is divided into one town (an administrative division with the administrative center in the town (inhabited locality) of Lensk), two settlements (administrative divisions with the administrative centers in the urban-type settlements (inhabited localities) of Peleduy and Vitim), and eight rural okrugs (naslegs), all of which comprise sixteen rural localities.[2] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Lensky Municipal District.[6] Within the municipal district, the Town of Lensk is incorporated into Lensk Urban Settlement, the two settlements are incorporated into two urban settlements, and the eight rural okrugs are incorporated into eight rural settlements.[7] The town of Lensk serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[2] and municipal[6] district.

Inhabited localities

*Administrative centers are shown in bold

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on timber industry, production of construction materials, and food industry.[9]

Demographics

As of the 1989 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:[9]

• Russians: 76.9%
• Yakuts: 8.7%
• Evens: 0.1%
• Evenks: 0.1%
• other ethnicities: 14.2%

See also

• Lena Plateau

References

Notes

Sources

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