Iyengra (; , İenŋe) is a rural locality (a selo), the only inhabited locality, and the administrative center of Iyengrinsky Rural Okrug of Neryungrinsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the Iyengra River, from Neryungri, 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, 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 railway passes nearby, with a station in Zolotinka.
References Notes
Sources Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Neryungrinsky District.