Abyysky Ulus

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EnglishName=Abyysky Ulus
RussianName=Абыйский улус
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AdmCtrType=Settlement
AdmCtrName=Belaya Gora
FoundationDate=May 25, 1930
Area=69400
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Population=4750
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UrbanPopulation=52%
RuralPopulation=48%
AdmAsOf=2007
NoOfCitiesTowns=—
NoOfUrbanTypeSettlements=1
AdmRuralUnitType=Nasleg
NoOfSelsoviets=5
NoOfRuralLocalities=6
Municipalities=No
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Abyysky Ulus ( _ru. Абыйский улус) is an ulus (district) in the northern section of the Sakha Republic, Russia, centered around the Indigirka River. It borders Allaikhovsky Ulus in the north, Srednekolymsky Ulus in the east, Verkhnekolymsky Ulus in the south-east, Momsky Ulus in the south, and Ust-Yansky Ulus in the west. The administrative center of the ulus is the settlement of Belaya Gora.

The ulus has a surface area of 69,400 km² and has been suffering a steady decline in the number of its inhabitants. In 1989, the ulus still had 6,097 inhabitants, whereas in 1995, it only had 5,900 inhabitants [http://www.yakutiatravel.com/map/regions/abyisky.htm – Abyisky uluss] ] . By 2002, the population had dwindled down to 4,750.

Abyysky Ulus is divided into one settlement and five naslegs, which comprise a total of six rural localities."Charter of the Municipal Formation of "Abyysky Ulus (District)" of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic", adopted on September 29, 2002] The main forms of business are reindeer husbandry and fishing.

Administrative divisions

Abyysky Ulus is administratively divided into five "naslegs" and has jurisdiction over one settlement.;"Settlements" under the ulus' jurisdiction
*Belaya Gora ( _ru. Белая Гора);"Naslegs" under the ulus' jurisdiction:
#Abyysky ( _ru. Абыйский)
#:"Administrative center": selo of Abyy ( _ru. Абый)
#Mayorsky natsionalny ( _ru. Майорский национальный)
#:"Administrative center": selo of Kebergene ( _ru. Кебергене)
#Mugurdakhsky ( _ru. Мугурдахский)
#:"Administrative center": selo of Syagannakh ( _ru. Сыаганнах)
#Uolbutsky ( _ru. Уолбутский)
#:"Administrative center": selo of Kiyeng-Kyuyol ( _ru. Киенг-Кюёль)
#Urasalakhsky ( _ru. Урасалахский)
#:"Administrative center": selo of Suturuokha ( _ru. Сутуруоха)

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* [http://www.yakutiatoday.com/images/maps/yakutia_map_abyysky_ulus.jpgMap of Abyysky Ulus]