The Eyekit ( Russian : Эекит , Yakut : Эйэкит ) is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia . It is a left tributary of the Lena . Its length is 313 kilometres (194 mi) from the sources of the Buor Eyekit. The area of its basin including the latter is 8,740 square kilometres (3,370 sq mi).
11-831: The Eyekit flows across the Bulunsky district. The banks of the river are uninhabited. The Eyekit is the last major tributary of the Lena before it ends in the Arctic Ocean. It originates in the southeastern slopes of the Kystyk Plateau , at the northeastern limit of the Central Siberian Plateau as the Buor-Eyekit. In its upper course it flows southeast, then it reaches a floodplain with small lakes and swamps and turns northeast. After being joined by
22-424: Is located in the district. Average January temperature varies from −32 °C (−26 °F) on the coast to −40 °C (−40 °F) in the interior and average July temperature varies from +4 °C (39 °F) in the north to +14 °C (57 °F) in the south. Average precipitation ranges from 150 to 200 millimeters (5.9 to 7.9 in) in the north and from 250 to 300 millimeters (9.8 to 11.8 in) in
33-758: The Soviet time, each of the republics of the Soviet Union , including the Russian SFSR , had its own legislative documents dealing with classification of inhabited localities. After the Dissolution of the Soviet Union , the task of developing and maintaining such classification in Russia was delegated to the federal subjects . While currently there are certain peculiarities to classifications used in many federal subjects, they are all still largely based on
44-451: The urban-type settlement (inhabited locality) of Tiksi ) and eight rural okrugs ( naslegs ), all of which comprise nine rural localities . As a municipal division , the district is incorporated as Bulunsky Municipal District . The Settlement of Tiksi is incorporated into an urban settlement, and the eight rural okrugs are incorporated into six rural settlements within the municipal district. The urban-type settlement of Tiksi serves as
55-540: The Eyekit is the 155 km (96 mi) long Tas-Eyekit (Тас-Эекит), joining it from the left. Bulunsky District Bulunsky District (Russian: Булу́нский улу́с ; Yakut : Булуҥ улууһа , Buluŋ uluuha ) is an administrative and municipal district ( raion , or ulus ), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic , Russia. It is located in the north of the republic and borders Ust-Yansky District in
66-599: The Tas-Eyekit from the left, it flows roughly eastwards cutting across the southern end of the Chekanovsky Ridge , north of a large bend of the Lena. Finally it meets the left bank of the great river a little north of Kyusyur , 183 kilometres (114 mi) upstream of its mouth in the Laptev Sea . The Eyekit freezes in the first half of October and stays under ice until late May. The longest tributary of
77-681: The administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district. *Administrative centers are shown in bold The economy of the district is mostly based on reindeer husbandry and fishing. Tiksi is a sea port on the Northern Sea Route . As of the 2021 Census , the ethnic composition was as follows: Types of inhabited localities in Russia The classification system of inhabited localities in Russia and some other post-Soviet states has certain peculiarities compared with those in other countries. During
88-425: The east, Verkhoyansky District in the southeast, Eveno-Bytantaysky and Zhigansky Districts in the south, Olenyoksky District in the west, and Anabarsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 223,600 square kilometers (86,300 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban-type settlement of Tiksi . As of the 2010 Census , the total population of the district was 9,054, with
99-825: The population of Tiksi accounting for 55.9% of that number. The district is washed by the Laptev Sea in the north. The main river in the district is the Lena , with its tributaries Eyekit , Molodo and Syungyude . Other rivers include the Olenyok , with the Khorbusuonka and the Kyuyutingde , as well as the Omoloy and the Khara-Ulakh . There are many lakes in the Lena River delta. The Lena Delta Wildlife Reserve
110-413: The south. The district was established on December 10, 1930. Initially, its administrative center was in the selo of Kyusyur . In 1957, the administrative center was moved to Tiksi. Within the framework of administrative divisions , Bulunsky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic. It is divided into one settlement (an administrative division with the administrative center in
121-486: The system used in the RSFSR. In all federal subjects, the inhabited localities are classified into two major categories: urban and rural. Further divisions of these categories vary slightly from one federal subject to another, but they all follow common trends described below. In 1957, the procedures for categorizing urban-type settlements were further refined. Multiple types of rural localities exist, some common through
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