Ust-Yansky District Усть-Янский улус (Russian) Усуйаана улууһа (Sakha) |
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Location of Ust-Yansky District in the Sakha Republic |
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Ust-Kuiga, Ust-Yansky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
Administrative structure (as of June 2009) | |
Administrative center | settlement of Deputatsky |
Administrative divisions: | |
Settlements | 3 |
Rural okrugs | 7 |
Inhabited localities: | |
Urban-type settlements | 3 |
Rural localities | 7 |
Municipal structure (as of December 2008) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Ust-Yansky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 3 |
Rural settlements | 7 |
Statistics | |
Area (June 2009) | 120,300 km2 (46,400 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 8,056 inhabitants |
• Urban | 54.0% |
• Rural | 46.0% |
Density | 0.07/km2 (0.18/sq mi) |
Time zone | VLAT (UTC+10:00) |
Established | January 5, 1967 |
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Ust-Yansky District (Russian: Усть-Я́нский улу́с; Yakut: Усуйаана улууһа, Usuyana uluuha, IPA: [usujaːna uluːha]) is an administrative and municipal district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic in the Yana River delta on the coast of the Laptev Sea and borders with Allaikhovsky and Abyysky Districts in the east, Momsky District in the south, Verkhoyansky District in the southwest, and with Bulunsky District in the west. The area of the district is 120,300 square kilometers (46,400 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Deputatsky. Population: 8,056 (2010 Census); 10,009 (2002 Census);41,265 (1989 Census). The population of Deputatsky accounts for 37.0% of the district's total population.
The main rivers in the district include the Yana, the Omoloy, and the Chondon.