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Megino-Kangalassky District

Megino-Kangalassky District
Мегино-Кангаласский улус (Russian)
Мэҥэ Хаҥалас улууһа (Yakut)
Megino-Kangalassky ulus location.PNG
Location of Megino-Kangalassky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 61°58′N 129°55′E / 61.967°N 129.917°E / 61.967; 129.917Coordinates: 61°58′N 129°55′E / 61.967°N 129.917°E / 61.967; 129.917
307 Вид на алас Малый Улу-Сысы.jpg
Grazing livestock near the selo of Mayya in Megino-Kangalassky District
Coat of Arms of Megino-Kangalassky rayon (Yakutia).png
Coat of arms
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Sakha Republic
Administrative structure (as of June 2009)
Administrative center selo of Mayya
Administrative divisions:
Settlements 1
Rural okrugs 29
Inhabited localities:
Urban-type settlements 1
Rural localities 35
Municipal structure (as of April 2012)
Municipally incorporated as Megino-Kangalassky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 30
Statistics
Area (June 2009) 11,700 km2 (4,500 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 31,278 inhabitants
• Urban 11.2%
• Rural 88.8%
Density 2.67/km2 (6.9/sq mi)
Time zone YAKT (UTC+09:00)
Established February 10, 1930
Official website
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Population of Megino-Kangalassky District
2010 Census 31,278
2002 Census 32,288
1989 Census 31,623
1979 Census 27,636

Megino-Kangalassky District (Russian: Ме́гино-Кангала́сский улу́с; Sakha: Мэҥэ Хаҥалас улууһа, Meñe Xañalas uluuha, IPA: [meŋe xaŋalas 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 central part of the republic, on the Lena River opposite Yakutsk, the capital of the republic. It borders Ust-Aldansky District in the north, Churapchinsky District in the east, Amginsky District in the southeast, Khangalassky District in the southwest, and is bounded by the Lena River in the west. The area of the district is 11,700 square kilometers (4,500 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Mayya. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 31,278, with the population of Mayya accounting for 23,.3% of that number.

The district was established on February 10, 1930 through the merger of Meginsky and Vostochno-Kangalassky Districts.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Megino-Kangalassky 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 Nizhny Bestyakh) and twenty-nine rural okrugs (naslegs), all of which comprise thirty-five rural localities. The selo of Mayya serves as its administrative center.


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