Eveno-Bytantaysky National District (russian: Эве́но-Бытанта́йский национа́льный улу́с; sah, Эбээн-Бытантай улууһа, ''Ebeen-Bıtantay uluuha'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45 and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (

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, or ''ulus''), one of the

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in the

Sakha Republic Sakha, officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia),, is the largest republic of Russia, located in the Russian Far East, along the Arctic Ocean, with a population of roughly 1 million. Sakha comprises half of the area of its governing Far Eas ...

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. The area of the district is .Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic Its

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is the

rural locality In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are describ ...

(a '' selo'') of

Batagay-Alyta Batagay-Alyta (russian: Батагай-Алыта; sah, Баатаҕай Алыыта, ''Baatağay Alııta'', ), also known as Sakkyryr (russian: Саккырыр; sah, Саккырыыр, ''Saqqırıır'', ) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') an ...

. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 2,867, with the population of Batagay-Alyta accounting for 63.9% of that number.

History

The district was established on April 21, 1989, when its territory was split out of

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, ...

.Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring
Eveno-Bytantaysky District
The district's name refers to its designation as a national (ethnic) district for the

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 the ...

, who comprised 32.35% of the population in 1989, as well as its location on the

Bytantay River The Bytantay (russian: Бытантай; sah, Бытантай) is a river in the Republic of Sakha in Russia. It is a left hand tributary of the Yana, and is long, with a drainage basin of . Course The river begins in the eastern flank of t ...

Geography

The district is located within the

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, between the

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and

Yana River The Yana ( rus, Я́на, p=ˈjanə; sah, Дьааҥы, ''Caañı'') is a river in Sakha in Russia, located between the Lena to the west and the Indigirka to the east. Course It is long, and its drainage basin covers . Including its longest ...

s. The western section of the district is dominated by the

Verkhoyansk Range The Verkhoyansk Range (russian: Верхоянский хребет, ''Verkhojanskiy Khrebet''; sah, Үөһээ Дьааҥы сис хайата, ''Üöhee Chaangy sis khaĭata'') is a mountain range in the Sakha Republic, Russia near the settle ...

, the north and east—by the

Kular Mountains The Kular Range (russian: хребет Кулар, ''Khrebet Kular''; sah, Кулар сис, Kular Sis) is a range of mountains in far North-eastern Russia. Administratively the range is part of the Eveno-Bytantaysky National District of the S ...

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Eveno-Bytantaysky National District is one of the

in the republic. The district is divided into three rural okrugs (''naslegs'') which comprise four rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Eveno-Bytantaysky Municipal District. Its three rural okrugs are incorporated into three rural settlements within the municipal district.Law #173-Z #354-III The '' selo'' of

serves as the

of both the administrative and municipal district.

Inhabited localities

Economy

The economy of the district depends mainly on agriculture such as

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and the breeding of

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and

horses The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million yea ...

. The district is among the most inaccessible territories of the republic.

References

Notes

Sources

*Official website of the Sakha Republic. ''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic''
Eveno-Bytantaysky District
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External links

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