Bulunsky District (; , Buluŋ uluuha) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45 and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is the most northerly district of the republic, and includes the offshore New Siberian Islands. Bulunsky borders Ust-Yansky District in the east, Verkhoyansky District in the southeast, Eveno-Bytantaysky and Zhigansky Districts in the south, Olenyoksky District in the west, and Anabarsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is .Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic Its administrative center is the urban-type settlement of Tiksi. 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 in the north. The main river in the district is the Lena, with its tributaries Eyekit, Molodo and Syungyude. Other rivers include the Olenyok, with the Khorbusuonka and the Kyuyutingde, as well as the Omoloy and the Khara-Ulakh. There are many lakes in the Lena River delta. The Lena Delta Wildlife Reserve is located in the district.Google Earth
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 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. 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 in the republic. It is divided into one settlement (an administrative division with the administrative center in the urban-type settlement (inhabited locality) of Tiksi) 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 + Administrative/municipal compositionSettlements/Urban settlementsPopulationInhabited localities in jurisdictionTiksi()2,756urban-type settlement of Tiksi (administrative center of the district)Rural okrugs/Rural settlementsPopulationRural localities in jurisdiction*Borogonsky Rural Okrug/Rural Settlement()526selo of NamyBulunsky Rural Okrug/Rural Settlement()1,345selo of Kyusyur selo of ChekurovkaBykovsky Rural Okrug/Rural Settlement()517selo of BykovskySiktyakhsky Rural Okrug/Rural Settlement()287selo of SiktyakhTumatsky Rural Okrug()10selo of SkladTyumyetinsky Rural Okrug/Rural Settlement()757selo of TaymylyrKhara-Ulakhsky Rural Okrug/Rural Settlement()522selo of NaybaYstannakhsky Rural Okrug()27selo of Ust-Olenyok
Economy The economy of the district is mostly based on reindeer husbandry and fishing. Tiksi is a sea port on the Northern Sea Route.
Demographics As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows: Russians: 28.8% Evenks: 27.4% Yakuts: 24.6% Evens: 13.4% Ukrainians: 1.2% Kyrgyz: 0.6% 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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