Olyutorsky District

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Olyutorsky District
Олюторский район (Russian)
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Pakhachi, Dunkin Navel hill
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Olyutorsky District
Location of Olyutorsky District in Koryak Okrug, Kamchatka Krai
Coordinates: 61°N169°E / 61°N 169°E / 61; 169
CountryRussia
Federal subject Kamchatka Krai [1]
Administrative center Tilichiki [1]
Area
[2]
  Total
72,352 km2 (27,935 sq mi)
Population
  Total
5,036
  Density0.06960/km2 (0.1803/sq mi)
   Urban
0%
   Rural
100%
Administrative structure
   Inhabited localities [1] 8 rural localities
Municipal structure
   Municipally incorporated asOlyutorsky Municipal District [4]
   Municipal divisions [4] 0 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zone UTC+12 (MSK+9   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg [5] )
OKTMO ID30827000
Website http://xn----8sbwecbgwbbgrejm5q.xn--p1ai/

Olyutorsky District (Russian : Олю́торский райо́н) is an administrative [1] and municipal [4] district (raion) of Koryak Okrug of Kamchatka Krai, Russia, one of the eleven in the krai. It is located in the northeast of the krai. The area of the district is 72,352 square kilometers (27,935 sq mi). [2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo ) of Tilichiki. [1] Population: 5,036(2010 Census); [3] 7,170(2002 Census); [6] 12,833(1989 Soviet census). [7] The population of Tilichiki accounts for 34.6% of the district's total population. [3]

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Geography

The major rivers in the district are the Pakhacha and Apuka, having their headwaters close to the north-flowing Mayn River, as well as the Ukelayat and the Velikaya River flowing into the Bering Sea. Lantzeff speaks also of the Olyutora River, [8] which does not appear on modern maps and which he distinguishes from the Pakhacha. The Olyutor Range, Pikas Range and Ukelayat Range mountain chains, as well as the southern part of the Komeutyuyam Range are in the district.

History

In 1714, Russians built the ostrog (fortress) of Olyutorsk to control the coast and land route from Kamchatka to Anadyrsk; a function it shared with Aklansk. It was besieged by the Yukaghirs and Koryaks. It lost its importance after the sea route from Okhotsk was opened.

Demographics

The Alyutors, a branch of the Koryaks lived in the area or somewhat west. There were also Yukaghirs, some of whom had been brought south by the Russians.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #46
  2. 1 2 "General Information" (in Russian). Olyutorsky District. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. 1 2 3 Law #339-oz
  5. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000](XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  7. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 via Demoscope Weekly.
  8. George V. Lantzeff and Richard A. Price. 'Eastward to Empire'. 1973

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