Bulunsky District (russian: Булу́нский улу́с; sah, Булуҥ улууһа) is an administrative
[Constitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45] and municipal
[Law #172-Z #351-III] district (
raion
A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is co ...
, or ''ulus''), one of the
thirty-four
34 (thirty-four) is the natural number following 33 (number), 33 and preceding 35 (number), 35.
In mathematics
34 is the ninth distinct semiprime and has four divisors including one and itself. Its neighbors, 33 and 35, also are distinct semiprime ...
in the
Sakha Republic,
Russia
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. It is located in the north of the republic and borders
Ust-Yansky District
Ust-Yansky District (russian: Усть-Я́нский улу́с; sah, Усуйаана улууһа, ''Usuyaana uluuha'', ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (raion, or ''ulus''), o ...
in the east,
Verkhoyansky District
Verkhoyansky District (russian: Верхоя́нский улу́с; sah, Үөһээ Дьааҥы улууһа, ''Üöhee Djaangy uluuha'', ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (raion, ...
in the southeast,
Eveno-Bytantaysky and
Zhigansky District
Zhigansky District (russian: Жига́нский улу́с; sah, Эдьигээн улууһа) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (raion, or ''ulus''), one of the thirty-four in the ...
s in the south,
Olenyoksky District
Olenyoksky District (russian: Оленёкский улу́с; sah, Өлөөн улууһа, ''Ölöön uluuha'', ), or Olenyoksky-Evenki National District, is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III di ...
in the west, and
Anabarsky District
Anabarsky District (russian: Анаба́рский улу́с; sah, Анаабыр улууһа, ''Anaabyr uluuha'', ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45 and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (raion, or ' ...
in the northwest. The area of the district is .
[Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic] Its
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
is the
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
of
Tiksi
Tiksi ( rus, Ти́кси, , ˈtʲiksʲɪ; sah, Тиксии, ''Tiksii'' – lit. ''a moorage place'') is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Bulunsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located o ...
.
As of the
2010 Census, the total population of the district was 9,054, with the population of Tiksi accounting for 55.9% of that number.
Geography
The district is washed by the
Laptev Sea
The Laptev Sea ( rus, мо́ре Ла́птевых, r=more Laptevykh; sah, Лаптевтар байҕаллара, translit=Laptevtar baỹğallara) is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is located between the northern coast of Siberia, t ...
in the north. The main river in the district is the
Lena
Lena or LENA may refer to:
Places
* Léna Department, a department of Houet Province in Burkina Faso
* Lena, Manitoba, an unincorporated community located in Killarney-Turtle Mountain municipality in Manitoba, Canada
* Lena, Norway, a village in ...
, with its tributaries
Eyekit
The Eyekit (russian: Эекит, sah, Эйэкит) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is a left tributary of the Lena. Its length is from the sources of the Buor Eyekit. The area of its basin including the latter is .
The ...
,
Molodo and
Syungyude
The Syungyude (russian: Сюнгююдэ, sah, Сүҥгүдэ, ''Süŋgüde'') is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is the largest tributary of the Molodo, of the Lena basin. Its length is and the area of its basin .
The Syung ...
. Other rivers include the
Olenyok Olenyok or Olenek may refer to:
*Olenyok (river), a river in Russia
*Olenyok (rural locality), a rural locality (a ''selo'') in the Sakha Republic, Russia
* Olenyok Airport, an airport in the same rural locality
* Olenyok Gulf, a gulf in the Laptev ...
, with the
Khorbusuonka
The Khorbusuonka (russian: Хорбусуонка) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a tributary of the Olenyok with a length of and a drainage basin area of .
The river flows north of the Arctic Circle across a lonely, de ...
and the
Kyuyutingde
The Kyuyutingde (russian: Кюютингдэ) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a tributary of the Olenyok with a length of — including the Debengde at its head— and a drainage basin area of . It flows north of the Arcti ...
, as well as the
Omoloy
The Omoloy (russian: Омолой sah, Омолой) is a river in Siberia, flowing into the Laptev Sea east of the river Lena. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . Administratively the basin of the Omoloy is part of the Sakha (Yakutia) ad ...
and the
Khara-Ulakh. There are many lakes in the Lena River delta. The
Lena Delta Wildlife Reserve
Lena Delta Nature Reserve (russian: Усть-Ленский государственный природный заповедник) is a ''Zapovednik'' (“scientific nature reserve”) located in the delta of the Lena River in Sakha Republic, in ...
is located in the district.
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Climate
Average January temperature varies from on the coast to in the interior and average July temperature varies from in the north to in the south. Average
precipitation
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ranges from in the north and from in the south.
History
The district was established on December 10, 1930.
Initially, its administrative center was in the ''
selo'' of
Kyusyur
Kyusyur (russian: Кюсюр; sah, Күһүүр, translit=Kühüür) is a rural locality (a '' selo''), the only inhabited locality, and the administrative center of Bulunsky Rural Okrug of the Bulunsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, lo ...
. In 1957, the administrative center was moved to Tiksi.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Bulunsky District is one of the
thirty-four
34 (thirty-four) is the natural number following 33 (number), 33 and preceding 35 (number), 35.
In mathematics
34 is the ninth distinct semiprime and has four divisors including one and itself. Its neighbors, 33 and 35, also are distinct semiprime ...
in the republic.
It is divided into one
settlement
Settlement may refer to:
*Human settlement, a community where people live
*Settlement (structural), the distortion or disruption of parts of a building
* Closing (real estate), the final step in executing a real estate transaction
*Settlement (fin ...
(an administrative division with the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
in the
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
(inhabited locality) of
Tiksi
Tiksi ( rus, Ти́кси, , ˈtʲiksʲɪ; sah, Тиксии, ''Tiksii'' – lit. ''a moorage place'') is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Bulunsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located o ...
) and eight
rural okrugs (''naslegs''), all of which comprise nine
rural localities.
As a
municipal division, the district is incorporated as Bulunsky Municipal District.
The Settlement of Tiksi is incorporated into an urban settlement, and the eight rural okrugs are incorporated into six rural settlements within the municipal district.
[Law #173-Z #354-III] The urban-type settlement of Tiksi serves as the administrative center of both the administrative
and municipal
district.
Inhabited localities
Economy
The economy of the district is mostly based on reindeer husbandry and fishing. Tiksi is a sea port on the
Northern Sea Route
The Northern Sea Route (NSR) (russian: Се́верный морско́й путь, ''Severnyy morskoy put'', shortened to Севморпуть, ''Sevmorput'') is a shipping route officially defined by Russian legislation as lying east of No ...
.
Demographics
As of the
2010 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:
*
Russians
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: 29.1%
*
Evenks
The Evenks (also spelled Ewenki or Evenki based on their endonym )Autonym: (); russian: Эвенки (); (); formerly known as Tungus or Tunguz; mn, Хамниган () or Aiwenji () are a Tungusic people of North Asia. In Russia, the Eve ...
: 25.2%
*
Yakuts
The Yakuts, or the Sakha ( sah, саха, ; , ), are a Turkic ethnic group who mainly live in the Republic of Sakha in the Russian Federation, with some extending to the Amur, Magadan, Sakhalin regions, and the Taymyr and Evenk Districts ...
: 23.6%
*
Evens
The Evens ( eve, эвэн; pl. , in Even and , in Russian; formerly called ''Lamuts'') are a people in Siberia and the Russian Far East. They live in regions of the Magadan Oblast and Kamchatka Krai and northern parts of Sakha east of th ...
: 14.2%
*
Ukrainians
Ukrainians ( uk, Українці, Ukraintsi, ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. They are the seventh-largest nation in Europe. The native language of the Ukrainians is Ukrainian language, Ukrainian. The majority ...
: 3.7%
*others: 4.0%
References
Notes
Sources
*Official website of the Sakha Republic. ''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic''
Bulunsky District
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External links
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Districts of the Sakha Republic