Abyysky District

Abyysky District (Russian: Абы́йский улу́с; Yakut: Абый улууһа, Abıy uluuha, IPA: [abɯj uluːha]) is an administrative and municipal district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic around the Indigirka River and borders with Allaikhovsky District in the north, Srednekolymsky District in the east, Verkhnekolymsky District in the southeast, Momsky District in the south, and with Ust-Yansky District in the west. The area of the district is 69,400 square kilometers (26,800 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Belaya Gora. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 4,425, with the population of Belaya Gora accounting for 50.7% of that number.

Abyysky District
Абыйский улус
Other transcription(s)
  YakutАбый улууһа
Lake Ozhogino, Abyysky District
Location of Abyysky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 68°33′N 146°14′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic
EstablishedMay 25, 1930
Administrative centerBelaya Gora
Area
  Total69,400 km2 (26,800 sq mi)
Population
  Total4,425
  Estimate 
(2018)
4,018 (−9.2%)
  Density0.064/km2 (0.17/sq mi)
  Urban
50.7%
  Rural
49.3%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Settlements, 5 Rural okrugs
  Inhabited localities1 Urban-type settlements, 6 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asAbyysky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+11 (MSK+8 )
OKTMO ID98601000
Websitehttps://mr-abyjskij.sakha.gov.ru/
Population of Abyysky District
2010 Census4,425
2002 Census4,750
1989 Census6,097
1979 Census4,803
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