Megino-Kangalassky District (Russian: Ме́гино-Кангала́сский улу́с; Yakut: Мэҥэ-Хаҥалас улууһа, Menge Khangalas uluuha, IPA: [meŋe xaŋalas uluːha]) 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 central part of the republic, on the Lena River opposite Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. The area of the district is 11,700 square kilometers (4,500 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Mayya.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 31,278, with the population of Mayya accounting for 23,.3% of that number.[3]

Megino-Kangalassky District Мегино-Кангаласский улус
District
Other transcription(s)
• Yakut	Мэҥэ-Хаҥалас улууһа
Grazing livestock near the selo of Mayya in Megino-Kangalassky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Megino-Kangalassky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 61°58′N 129°55′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic[1]
Established	February 10, 1930[2]
Administrative center	Mayya[2]
Area [2]
• Total	11,700 km2 (4,500 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	31,278
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	30,971 (−1%)
• Density	2.7/km2 (6.9/sq mi)
• Urban	11.2%
• Rural	88.8%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Settlements, 29 Rural okrugs
• Inhabited localities[2]	1 Urban-type settlements[5], 35 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Megino-Kangalassky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[7]	1 Urban settlements, 30 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [8])
OKTMO ID	98629000
Website	https://mr-megino-kangalasskij.sakha.gov.ru

Geography

The district borders Ust-Aldansky District in the north, Churapchinsky District in the east, Amginsky District in the southeast, Khangalassky District in the southwest, and is bounded by the Lena River in the west. The main rivers are the Tamma, Myla and Suola.[9] The famous Mount Suullar Myraan is located in the district, by the Suola River bank.[10]

History

The district was established on February 10, 1930[2] through the merger of Meginsky and Vostochno-Kangalassky Districts.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Megino-Kangalassky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic.[1] It is divided into one settlement (an administrative division with the administrative center in the urban-type settlement (inhabited locality) of Nizhny Bestyakh) and twenty-nine rural okrugs (naslegs), all of which comprise thirty-five rural localities.[2] The selo of Mayya serves as its administrative center.[2]

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Megino-Kangalassky Municipal District.[6] The Settlement of Nizhny Bestyakh is incorporated into an urban settlement, and the twenty-nine rural okrugs are incorporated into thirty rural settlements within the municipal district.[7] The urban-type settlement of Nizhny Bestyakh serves as the administrative center of the municipal district.[6]

Inhabited localities

*Administrative centers are shown in bold

Demographics

The population of the district is predominantly made up of ethnic Yakuts, who represented 91% of the inhabitants in the 2002 Census.^{[citation needed]} Russians accounted for a further 6.4% of the population, with smaller numbers of Ukrainians and Evenks.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Lena Plateau
• Uorullubut kus, a western and central forest

References

Notes

Sources

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