Ust-Maysky District

Not to be confused with Maysky District or Ayano-Maysky District.

Ust-Maysky District Усть-Майский улус (Russian)
District
Other transcription(s)
• Sakha	Уус-Маайа улууhа
Ynykchan, 1990, Ust-Maysky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Ust-Maysky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 60°25′N134°32′E / 60.417°N 134.533°E / 60.417; 134.533
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic [1]
Established	May 20, 1931 [2]
Administrative center	Ust-Maya [3]
Area [3]
• Total	95,300 km2 (36,800 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census) [4]
• Total	8,629
• Density	0.0905/km2 (0.235/sq mi)
•  Urban	72.4%
•  Rural	27.6%
Administrative structure
•  Administrative divisions	6 Settlements, 5 Rural okrugs
•  Inhabited localities [3]	6 urban-type settlements [5] , 10 rural localities
Municipal structure
•  Municipally incorporated as	Ust-Maysky Municipal District [6]
•  Municipal divisions [7]	5 urban settlements, 5 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6   [8] )
OKTMO ID	98654000
Website	http://www.ustmaya-msu.ru/

Ust-Maysky District (Russian: Усть-Ма́йский улу́с; Yakut : Уус-Маайа улууһа, Uus-Maaya uluuha, [uːs-maːjauluːha] ) is an administrative ^[1] and municipal ^[6] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic and borders with Oymyakonsky District in the northeast, Okhotsky District and Ayano-Maysky District of Khabarovsk Krai in the east and south, Aldansky District in the southwest, Amginsky District in the west, Churapchinsky and Tattinsky Districts in the northwest, and with Tomponsky District in the north. The area of the district is 95,300 square kilometers (36,800 sq mi). ^[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Ust-Maya. ^[3] Population: 8,629 (2010 Census); ^[4] 11,568 (2002 Census); ^[9] 20,337 (1989 Soviet census). ^[10] The population of Ust-Maya accounts for 33.9% of the district's total population. ^[4]

Geography

The main rivers in the district are the Aldan and its tributaries the Maya and Allakh-Yun.

Average January temperature ranges from −40 to −42 °C (−40 to −44 °F) and average July temperature ranges from +14 °C (57 °F) in the mountains to +16 °C (61 °F) in the river valleys. ^[2] Annual precipitation ranges from 250 to 500 millimeters (9.8 to 19.7 in). ^[2]

History

The district was established on May 20, 1931. ^[2] The administrative centre of the district was Solnechny from 1972–1992, after which it moved to Ust-Maya.

Demographics

As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows: ^[11]

• Russians: 54.0%
• Evenks: 28.4%
• Yakuts: 9.9%
• Ukrainians: 1.9%
• Evens: 1.1%
• other ethnicities: 4.7%

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on mining, timber industry, and production of construction materials. ^[2] There are deposits of gold, lead, zinc, rare metals, and construction materials. ^[2]

Inhabited localities

Municipal composition

Urban settlements	Population	Male	Female	Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Zvyozdochka (Звездочка)	408	279 (68.4%)	129 (31.6%)	Urban-type settlement of Zvyozdochka
Solnechny (Солнечный)	1,034	534 (51.6%)	500 (48.4%)	Urban-type settlement of Solnechny selo of Ust-Ynykchan
Ust-Maya (Усть-Мая)	2,952	1,429 (48.4%)	1,523 (51.6%)	Urban-type settlement of Ust-Maya (administrative centre of the district) selo of Ust-Yudoma
Eldikan (Эльдикан)	1,515	726 (47.9%)	789 (52.1%)	Urban-type settlement of Eldikan selo of 8-y km
Yugoryonok (Югоренок)	272	176 (64.7%)	96 (35.3%)	Urban-type settlement of Yugoryonok
Rural settlements	Population	Male	Female	Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Kyupsky National Nasleg (Кюпский национальный)	536	263 (49.1%)	273 (50.9%)	selo of Kyuptsy selo of Tumul
Petropavlovsky National Nasleg (Петропавловский национальный)	985	478 (48.5%)	507 (51.5%)	selo of Petropavlovsk selo of Troitsk
Ezhansky National Nasleg (Эжанский национальный)	360	179 (49.7%)	181 (50.3%)	selo of Ezhantsy
Villages	Population	Male	Female	Rural localities in jurisdiction*
Belkachi (Белькачи)	179	96 (53.6%)	83 (46.4%)	selo of Belkachi
Ust-Mil (Усть-Миль)	292	147 (50.3%)	145 (49.7%)	selo of Ust-Mil
Inhabited localities in the inter-settlement territory	Population	Male	Female	Inhabited localities in jurisdiction
Allakh-Yun (Аллах-Юнь)	96	55 (57.3%)	41 (42.7%)	Urban-type settlement of Allakh-Yun

Divisional source: ^[3]
Population source: ^[4]
*Administrative centers are shown in bold

References

Notes

1. Constitution of the Sakha Republic
2. Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Ust-Maysky District (in Russian)
3. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
4. 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.
5. The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
6. Law #172-Z #351-III
7. Law #173-Z #354-III
8. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
9. 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).
10. 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.
11. "Национальный состав населения". Federal State Statistics Service . Retrieved June 17, 2023.

Sources

• Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Ust-Maysky District. (in Russian)
• Верховный Совет Республики Саха (Якутия). 4 апреля 1992 г. «Конституция (основной закон) Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Конституционного закона №1077-З №1035-IV от 8 июня 2012 г. «О внесении изменений и дополнений в Конституцию (основной закон) Республики Саха (Якутия)». Опубликован: "Якутские ведомости", №7, 26 апреля 1992 г. ( Supreme Council of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic . April 4, 1992 Constitution (Basic Law) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Constitutional Law #1077-Z No. 1035-IV of June 8, 2012 On Amending and Supplementing the Constitution (Basic Law) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. ).
• Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №172-З №351-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом муниципального района муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1535-З №597-V от 27 ноября 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в статьи 1 и 2 Закона Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом муниципального района муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. ( State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic . Law #172-Z No. 351-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Municipal District Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1535-Z No. 597-V of November 27, 2015 On Amending Articles 1 and 2 of the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Municipal District Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
• Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №173-З №353-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1058-З №1007-IV от 25 апреля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. ( State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic . Law #173-Z No. 353-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1058-Z No. 1007-IV of April 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).