Eveno-Bytantaysky National District (; ; ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic, Article 45 and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. The area of the district is .Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Batagay-Alyta. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 2,867, with the population of Batagay-Alyta accounting for 63.9% of that number.
History The district was established on April 21, 1989, when its territory was split out of Verkhoyansky District.Center of the Socioeconomic and Political Monitoring. Eveno-Bytantaysky District The district's name refers to its designation as a national (ethnic) district for the Evens, who comprised 32.35% of the population in 1989, as well as its location on the Bytantay River.
Geography The district is located within the Arctic Circle, between the Lena and Yana Rivers. The western section of the district is dominated by the Verkhoyansk Range, the north and east—by the Kular Mountains.
Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Eveno-Bytantaysky National District is one of the thirty-four in the republic. The district is divided into three rural okrugs (naslegs) which comprise four rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Eveno-Bytantaysky Municipal District. Its three rural okrugs are incorporated into three rural settlements within the municipal district.Law #173-Z #354-III The selo of Batagay-Alyta serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.
Inhabited localities + Administrative/municipal compositionRural okrugs/Rural settlementsPopulationRural localities in jurisdiction*Verkhnebytantaysky()269selo of DzhargalakhNizhnebytantaysky()766selo of Kustur selo of AlyTyugesirsky()1,832selo of Batagay-Alyta (administrative center of the district)
Demographics As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows: Evens: 58.9% Yakuts: 39.1% Russians: 0.6% others: 1.4%
Economy The economy of the district depends mainly on agriculture such as reindeer herding and the breeding of cattle and horses. The district is among the most inaccessible territories of the republic.
References Notes
Sources Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Eveno-Bytantaysky District.
External links Yakutia is considered as a promising territory for the development of ecotourism Как в Якутии развивают арктический туризм Merlenke nomadic school
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