Allaikhovsky Ulus
Encyclopedia
Allaikhovsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion
, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia
. It is located in the northeastern part of the republic towards the mouth of the Indigirka River
and borders with East Siberian Sea
in the north, Nizhnekolymsky District in the east, Srednekolymsky District in the southeast, Abyysky District in the south, and Ust-Yansky District in the west. The area of the district is 107300 square kilometres (41,428.8 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement
) of Chokurdakh
. District's population: 3,421 (2002 Census
); Population of Chokurdakh accounts for 77.6% of the district's population.
The main forms of business are reindeer husbandry, fishing, and fur trade.
Raion
A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"...
, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It is located in the northeastern part of the republic towards the mouth of the Indigirka River
Indigirka River
The Indigirka River is a river in the Sakha Republic in Russia between the Yana River and the Kolyma River. It is in length. The area of its basin is 360,000 km²...
and borders with East Siberian Sea
East Siberian Sea
The East Siberian Sea is a marginal sea in the Arctic Ocean. It is located between the Arctic Cape to the north, the coast of Siberia to the south, the New Siberian Islands to the west and Cape Billings, close to Chukotka, and Wrangel Island to the east...
in the north, Nizhnekolymsky District in the east, Srednekolymsky District in the southeast, Abyysky District in the south, and Ust-Yansky District in the west. The area of the district is 107300 square kilometres (41,428.8 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
) of Chokurdakh
Chokurdakh
Chokurdakh is an urban locality and the administrative center of Allaikhovsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia. Population: The Indigirka River flows through the settlement. It is served by Chokurdakh Airport....
. District's population: 3,421 (2002 Census
Russian Census (2002)
Russian Census of 2002 was the first census of the Russian Federation carried out on October 9 through October 16, 2002. It was carried out by the Russian Federal Service of State Statistics .-Resident population:...
); Population of Chokurdakh accounts for 77.6% of the district's population.
The main forms of business are reindeer husbandry, fishing, and fur trade.
