Khangalassky District

Khangalassky District
Хангаласский улус
Other transcription(s)
 • SakhaХаҥалас улууһа
Turuuk Khaya rocks, a protected area of Russia in Khangalassky District
Turuuk Khaya rocks, a protected area of Russia in Khangalassky District
Flag of Khangalassky District
Coat of arms of Khangalassky District
Map
Location of Khangalassky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 61°18′N 127°12′E / 61.300°N 127.200°E / 61.300; 127.200
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic[1]
EstablishedFebruary 10, 1930[2]
Administrative centerPokrovsk[2]
Area
 • Total24,700 km2 (9,500 sq mi)
Population
 • Total24,557
 • Density0.99/km2 (2.6/sq mi)
 • Urban
27.3%
 • Rural
72.7%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions1 Settlements, 16 Rural okrugs
 • Inhabited localities[2]1 cities/towns, 1 Urban-type settlements[4], 27 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asKhangalassky Municipal District[5]
 • Municipal divisions[6]2 urban settlements, 16 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+9 (UTC+09:00 Edit this on Wikidata[7])
OKTMO ID98644000
Websitehttps://mr-hangalasskij.sakha.gov.ru/

Khangalassky District (Russian: Хангала́сский улу́с; Yakut: Хаҥалас улууһа, Xaŋalas uluuha, IPA: [xaŋalas uluːha]) is an administrative[1] and municipal[5] district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic and borders Megino-Kangalassky District in the east, Amginsky and Aldansky Districts in the south, Olyokminsky District in the southwest, Gorny District in the northwest, and the territory of the city of republic significance of Yakutsk in the north. The area of the district is 24,700 square kilometers (9,500 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Pokrovsk.[2] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district, excluding its administrative center, was 24,557.[3]

  1. ^ a b Constitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45
  2. ^ a b c d e f Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b Law #172-Z #351-III
  6. ^ Law #173-Z #354-III
  7. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.