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Olenyoksky District
Olenyoksky District (russian: Оленёкский улу́с; sah, Өлөөн улууһа, ''Ölöön uluuha'', ), or Olenyoksky-Evenki National District, is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III district (raion, or ''ulus''), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic and borders with Anabarsky District in the north, Bulunsky and Zhigansky Districts in the east, Vilyuysky, Verkhnevilyuysky, and Nyurbinsky Districts in the southeast, Mirninsky District in the south and southwest, and with Evenkiysky District Krasnoyarsk Krai in the west and northwest. 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 Olenyok. Population: 4,091 ( 2002 Census); The population of Olenyok accounts for 55.1% of the district's total population. Geography The main rivers in th ...
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Sakha Republic
Sakha, officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia),, is the Federal subjects of Russia#List, largest republics of Russia, republic of Russia, located in the Russian Far East, along the Arctic Ocean, with a population of roughly 1 million. Sakha comprises half of the area of its governing Far Eastern Federal District, and is the world's List of country subdivisions by area, largest country subdivision, covering over 3,083,523 square kilometers (1,190,555 sq mi). ''Sakha'' following regular sound changes in the course of development of the Yakut language) as the Evenk and Yukaghir exonyms for the Yakuts. It is pronounced as ''Haka'' by the Dolgans, Dolgan language, whose language is either a dialect or a close relative of the Yakut language.Victor P. Krivonogov, "The Dolgans’Ethnic Identity and Language Processes." ''Journal of Siberian Federal University'', Humanities & Social Sciences 6 (2013 6) 870–888. Geography * ''Borders'': ** ''internal'': Chukotka Autonomous Okrug ...
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Russian Census (2002)
The Russian Census of 2002 (russian: Всеросси́йская пе́репись населе́ния 2002 го́да) was the first census of the Russian Federation since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, carried out on October 9 through October 16, 2002. It was carried out by the Russian Federal Service of State Statistics (Rosstat). Data collection The census data were collected as of midnight October 9, 2002. Resident population The census was primarily intended to collect statistical information about the resident population of Russian Federation. The resident population included: * Russian citizens living in Russia (including those temporarily away from the country, provided the absence from the country was expected to last less than one year); * non-citizens (i.e. foreign citizens and stateless persons) who were any of the following: ** legal permanent residents; ** persons who have arrived in the country with the intent to settle permanently or to seek asylum, reg ...
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Beyenchime
The Beyenchime (russian: Беенчиме sah, Бэйэнчимэ) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a tributary of the Olenyok with a length of . Its drainage basin area is . The river flows north of the Arctic Circle across a lonely, desolate area of the Olenyoksky District devoid of settlements. The Beyenchime- Udzha interfluve is an area where diamonds are found. Course The Beyenchime is a left tributary of the Olenyok. Its sources are at the limit of the Northern Siberian Lowland, in the vicinity of the sources of the Bur and the Udya. It flows roughly eastwards to the south of the Bur and to the north of the Kuoika. To the south and southwest of its middle course there is a large area dotted with lakes. In its last stretch the Beyenchime turns into the Central Siberian Plateau and heads in a SSE direction until its mouth in the Olenyok, from its mouth. Google Earth The river is frozen between early October and late May and may cause floods in th ...
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Kuoyka
The Kuoyka or Kuoika (russian: Куойка; sah, Куойка) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russian Federation. It is a tributary of the Olenyok with a length of and a drainage basin area of . The Kuoyka flows north of the Arctic Circle across a lonely, desolate area of the Olenyoksky District devoid of settlements. The name of the river comes from the Nganasan word ''"kuoika"'', (куойка), meaning a household deity.[Сюлбэ Б. ''Топонимика Якутии'', Yakutsk 2004, p. 75 Course The Kuoika is a left tributary of the Olenyok. Its sources are at the limit of the Northern Siberian Lowland, off the northeastern end of the Central Siberian Plateau. It flows roughly eastwards to the southwest and south of the Beyenchime in an area with numerous lakes. In its last stretch the Kuoika turns in a SSE direction entering the Central Siberian Plateau area. It meanders strongly in its southernmost section within a wide gorge until it meets the lef ...
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Birekte
The Birekte (russian: Биректе; sah, Билэктэ) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a tributary of the Olenyok with a length of . Its drainage basin area is . The river flows north of the Arctic Circle, across a lonely, desolate area devoid of settlements. Course The Birekte is a left tributary of the Olenyok. Its sources are in the northern fringes of the Central Siberian Plateau. It heads first southwards and, after the confluence of the Omonos, it flows roughly northeastwards. Finally it joins the left bank of the Olenyok river downstream from the confluence of the Ukukit, upstream of its mouth. Google Earth The river is fed by rain and snow. It is frozen between early October and late May. The longest tributary is the long Omonos (Омоноос) from the right. Birekte Terrane The Birekte terrane is located by the Anabar Shield, in the north-eastern part of the Siberian Craton, in the basins of the Popigay, Anabar, Birekte and Ole ...
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Ukukit
The Ukukit (russian: Укукит) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a tributary of the Olenyok with a length of . Its drainage basin area is . The river flows north of the Arctic Circle across a lonely, desolate area of the Olenyoksky District devoid of settlements. In the 1980s kimberlite dikes were discovered by geologists in the basin of the Ukukit. Course The Ukukit is a left tributary of the Olenyok. Its sources are in the northeastern corner of the Central Siberian Plateau. It heads first eastwards and, about halfway down its course, it bends and flows roughly northeastwards. Finally the river joins the left bank of the Olenyok upstream from the confluence of the Birekte, upstream of its mouth. Google Earth The Ukukit is fed by rain and snow. It is frozen between early October and late May or early June. Its longest tributary is the long Kutuguna from the left. See also *List of rivers of Russia *Dike (geology) A dike or dyke, in geologi ...
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Merchimden
The Merchimden (russian: Мерчимден) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a tributary of the Olenyok with a length of and a drainage basin area of . The river flows north of the Arctic Circle across a lonely, desolate area of Olenyoksky District devoid of settlements. Google Earth Course The Merchimden originates in the eastern fringes of the Central Siberian Plateau, very near the sources of the east-flowing Motorchuna. The river flows initially to the northeast, then roughly northwards all along its course, parallel to the Olenyok flowing in the same direction a little further to the west. In its last stretch it meanders very strongly. Finally it meets the right bank of the Olenyok from its mouth. The confluence is just a little downstream from a very strong eastward bend of the Olenyok. There are a few small lakes just east of the confluence. The river is frozen between the first half of October and early June. Tributaries The main tributaries ...
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Siligir
The Siligir (russian: Силигир; sah, Силигир) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is the largest right tributary of the Olenyok with a length of — long counting the Orto-Siligir stretch of its upper course. Its drainage basin area is . The river flows just north of the Arctic Circle across a lonely, desolate area of Olenyoksky District devoid of settlements.Силигир
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Alakit
The Alakit (russian: Алакит) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic), Russia. It is a tributary of the Olenyok with a length of and a drainage basin area of . The river flows across a lonely, desolate area of Mirninsky and Olenyoksky districts. Currently there are no settlements, but a small village named Alakit was located by the river in its upper course, a little upstream of the mouth of the Yuyose-Delingde, a left tributary. Google Earth The Daldyn-Alakit kimberlite field is located between the upper Alakit in the west and the Daldyn River by Udachnaya in the east. Course The Alakit is a right tributary of the Olenyok. It originates in a small lake of the northeastern side of the Central Siberian Plateau. The river flows roughly northwestwards or northwards all along its course. In some stretches it forms meanders and there are lakes near its channel in certain sections of its course. Finally it meets the right bank of the Olenyok from its mouth. The river is fed b ...
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Kyuyonelekeen
The Kyuyonelekeen (russian: Кюёнэлэкээн; sah, Күөнэлэкээн), also spelled as ''Kyuyonelekyan'' and ''Kyuenelekyan'', is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic) and Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is the third longest tributary of the Arga-Sala, of the Olenyok basin, and has a length of and a drainage basin area of . The river and its tributaries flow across uninhabited areas. The nearest settlement is Olenyok village, Olenyoksky District, located to the east of its mouth. Course The Kyuyonelekeen is a left tributary of the Arga-Sala. Its sources are in the southern end of the Anabar Plateau, Central Siberian Plateau, south of the basin of the Bolshaya Kuonamka, part of the Anabar basin. The river flows roughly southwards across mountainous taiga, to the west of the Kengeede. In mid course it turns eastwards and, after a stretch, southeastwards. Finally it joins the left bank of the Arga-Sala river from its mouth in the Olenyok. Google Earth The river is ...
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Kyuyonelikeen
The Kyuyonelikeen (russian: Кюёнэликээн; sah, Күөнэликээн), also spelled as ''Kyuenelikyan'', is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic) and Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is the fourth longest tributary of the Arga-Sala, of the Olenyok basin, and has a length of and a drainage basin area of . The river and its tributaries flow across uninhabited areas. The nearest settlement is Olenyok village, Olenyoksky District, located to the east of its mouth. Course The Kyuyonelikeen is the largest right tributary of the Arga-Sala. Its sources are in the Central Siberian Plateau. The river flows roughly westwards in its uppermost section, then it bends and flows northwards or northwestwards all along its course. before its mouth it is joined by the Alyylaakh, a tributary flowing from the west which is almost as long as the Kyuyonelikeen itself. Finally it joins the right bank of the Arga-Sala river downstream of the mouth of the Kukusunda, from its mouth in the Ole ...
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Kukusunda
The Kukusunda (russian: Кукусунда; sah, Кукуһунда) is a river in Yakutia (Sakha Republic) and Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It is the longest tributary of the Arga-Sala, of the Olenyok basin, and has a length of and a drainage basin area of . The river flows across an uninhabited area of Olenyoksky District marked by permafrost. A small stretch of its source area falls within the Evenkiysky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai. The nearest settlement is Olenyok village, located about to the east of its mouth. Course The Kukusunda is a left tributary of the Arga-Sala. Its sources are in the southern part of the Anabar Plateau, part of the Central Siberian Plateau, south of an area of lakes. In its upper course the river flows across a wide floodplain where its channel forms meanders. The river flows roughly eastwards and southeastwards. Then it finally joins the left bank of the Arga-Sala river from its mouth. Google Earth The Kukusunda is fed mainly by snow. It is ...
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