Iyengra

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Iyengra
Иенгра
Selo[1]
Location of Iyengra
Iyengra is located in Russia
Iyengra
Iyengra
Location of Iyengra
Coordinates: 56°14′N 124°51′E / 56.233°N 124.850°E / 56.233; 124.850Coordinates: 56°14′N 124°51′E / 56.233°N 124.850°E / 56.233; 124.850
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic[1]
Administrative districtNeryungrinsky District[1]
Rural okrugIyengrinsky Rural Okrug[1]
Founded1926
Elevation
851 m (2,792 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2][3]
 • Total1,104
Administrative status
 • Capital ofIyengrinsky Rural Okrug[1]
Municipal status
 • Municipal districtNeryungrinsky Municipal District[4]
 • Rural settlementIyengra Rural Settlement[4]
 • Capital ofIyengra Rural Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+9 (MSK+6 Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
678996
OKTMO ID98660405101

Iyengra (Russian: Иенгра) is a rural locality (a selo), the only inhabited locality, and the administrative center of Iyengrinsky Rural Okrug of Neryungrinsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, located on the , 65 kilometers (40 mi) from Neryungri, the administrative center of the district.[1] Its population as of the 2010 Census was 1,104,[2][3] down from 1,216 recorded during the 2002 Census.[1]

History[]

It was founded in 1926 and named after the river on which it is located.[citation needed] The river's name derives from an Evenk word meaning horn, referring to the river's branches reputedly resembling the antlers of a deer when seen from the local hills.

Demographics[]

The population is mainly ethnic Evenks, with 856 of the 1,104 inhabitants reporting as Evenks during the 2010 Census.[citation needed]

Economy and transportation[]

The local economy is mainly based around reindeer herding, fishing, hunting, and fur farming.

The Amur–Yakutsk Mainline railway passes nearby, with a station in Zolotinka.

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b This figure is given for Iyengra Rural Settlement, a municipal formation of Neryungrinsky Municipal District. According to Law #173-Z 353-III, Iyengra is the only inhabited locality on the territory of this municipal formation.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Law #173-Z 353-III
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)

Sources[]

  • Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Neryungrinsky District. (in Russian)
  • Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №173-З №353-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1058-З №1007-IV от 25 апреля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #173-Z No. 353-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1058-Z No. 1007-IV of April 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

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