Iyengra (Russian:Иенгра; Yakut:Иенҥэ, İenŋe) 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 Iyengra River, 65 kilometers (40mi) from Neryungri, the administrative center of the district. Its population as of the 2010 Census was1,104, down from1,216 recorded during the 2002 Census.

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, with856 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.

Notes

Sources

  • Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. . (in Russian)
  • Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия).Закон№173-З №353-IIIот30 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 от25 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 силусо дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г.(State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic.Law#173-Z No.353-IIIofNovember30, 2004On 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 ofApril25, 2012On 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 ofthe day of the official publication.).