Ust-Yansky District

The Ust- Janski ulus (Russian Усть - Янский улус, also Усть - Янский район, rajon Ust- Janski; Yakut улууһа Усуйаана, Usujaana uluuha ) is one of the 34 Ulusse ( Rajons ) of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia ) in the north of the Russian Federation circle Furthermore, East. It lies in the north of the republic on the coast of the Laptev Sea, a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean.

Geography

The Ulus has an area of about 120,300 km ², slightly more than one third of Germany. His area includes the lower reaches and estuary of Jana. The southern edge of the Delta is located approximately on the latitude of the Nordkapps, the entire Ulus north of the Arctic Circle. The south-eastern part of the Ulus is mountainous and is drained by the rivers eastward Selennjach and Ujandina to Indigirka. Here is a tributary of the valley Ujandina the Uluszentrum Deputatski.

The vegetation consists mostly of tundra, no small surfaces are even cold desert.

Demography

The population had multiplied 1959-1989, but has since dropped back to a little more than the starting level:

The population is, and rising to more than half of members of indigenous ethnic groups. Among immigrants - - The shares of the Evens and Ukrainians are above the national average.

The Russians and Ukrainians live mainly in the urban areas, but also in Uluszentrum Deputatski Yakuts provide about half of the population.

Communities

The Ulus consists of 10 municipal formations, referred to as Yakutia Nasleg, 3 point municipalities and 7 Flächengemeiden.

The following table lists the names stand in front of the bar in transliteration, behind in Cyrillic script: