Iyengra (russian: Иенгра; sah, Иенҥэ, ''İenŋe'') is a
rural locality
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(a ''
selo''), the only inhabited locality, and the
administrative center
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of Iyengrinsky Rural Okrug of
Neryungrinsky District in the
Sakha Republic,
Russia
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, located on the
Iyengra River, from
Neryungri
Neryungri ( rus, Нерюнгри, p=ˈnʲerʲʊnɡrʲɪ; evn, Ньируунгра; sah, Нүөрүҥгүрү, ''Nüörünggürü'', ) is the second largest town in the Sakha Republic, Russia and the administrative center of Neryungrinsky Distr ...
, the administrative center of the district.
[''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic''] Its population as of the
2010 Census was 1,104,
[This figure is given for Iyengra Rural Settlement, a municipal formation of Neryungrinsky Municipal District. According to Law #173-Z 353-III, Iyengra is the only inhabited locality on the territory of this municipal formation.] down from 1,216 recorded during the
2002 Census.
History
It was founded in 1926 and named after the river on which it is located. The river's name derives from an
Evenk word meaning ''horn'', referring to the river's branches reputedly resembling the antlers of a deer when seen from the local hills.
Demographics
The population is mainly ethnic
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 ...
, with 856 of the 1,104 inhabitants reporting as Evenks during the 2010 Census.
Economy and transportation
The local economy is mainly based around reindeer herding, fishing, hunting, and fur farming.
The
Amur–Yakutsk Mainline
The Amur–Yakutsk Mainline (russian: Амуро-Якутская магистраль, ), abbreviated to AYaM (Russian АЯM), is a partially complete railway in eastern Russia, linking the Trans–Siberian Railway and Baikal–Amur Mainline ...
railway passes nearby, with a station in
Zolotinka
Zolotinka (russian: Золотинка; sah, Золотинка) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Neryungrinsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located from Neryungri, the administrative center of the district,''Regist ...
.
References
Notes
Sources
*Official website of the Sakha Republic. ''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic''
Neryungrinsky District
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Rural localities in the Sakha Republic