# Churapchinsky District

Churapchinsky District (Russian: Чурапчинский улу́с; Yakut: Чурапчы улууһа, Çurapçı uluuha, Yakut pronunciation:) is an administrative and municipal district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic and borders Tattinsky District in the north, Ust-Maysky District in the east and southeast, Amginsky District in the south, Megino-Kangalassky District in the west, and Ust-Aldansky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 12,600 square kilometers (4,900 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Churapcha. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 20,387, with the population of Churapcha accounting for 43.0% of that number.

## Geography

The landscape of the district is mostly flat. The main rivers in the district are the Amga and the Tatta. There are many lakes in the district, the largest of which is Lake Churapcha.
Average January temperature is −42 °C (−44 °F) and average July temperature is +16 to +17 °C (61 to 63 °F). Average annual precipitation is about 200–250 millimeters (7.9–9.8 in).

## History

The district was established on March 25, 1930.

## Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Churapchinsky District is one of the thirty-four in the republic. The district is divided into seventeen rural okrugs (naslegs) which comprise thirty rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Churapchinsky Municipal District. Its seventeen rural okrugs are incorporated into seventeen rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Churapcha serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

### Inhabited localities

Administrative/municipal composition :
| Rural okrugs/Rural settlements | Population | Rural localities in jurisdiction* |
| Alagarsky (Алагарский) | 728 | selo of Chyappara |
| Arylakhsky (Арылахский) | 348 | selo of Arylakh |
| Bakhsytsky (Бахсытский) | 414 | selo of Tolon selo of Lebiya |
| Boltoginsky (Болтогинский) | 653 | selo of Kharbala 2-ya selo of Kyndal |
| Bolugursky (Болугурский) | 1047 | selo of Myndagay selo of Kystyk-Kugda |
| Kytanakhsky (Кытанахский) | 518 | selo of Kilyanki |
| Mugudaysky (Мугудайский) | 837 | selo of Maralayy |
| Ozhulunsky (Ожулунский) | 1187 | selo of Dyabyla selo of Vasily-Alasa selo of Yuryakh-Kyuyore |
| Solovyevsky (Соловьевский) | 579 | selo of Myryla selo of Khakhyyakh |
| Sylansky (Сыланский) | 1061 | selo of Usun-Kyuyol selo of Berya selo of Dyarla selo of Ogusur selo of Ulakhan-Kyuyol |
| Tyolyoysky (Тёлёйский) | 506 | selo of Diring (aka Tyolyoy-Diring) selo of Myandiye |
| Khadarsky (Хадарский) | 614 | selo of Yuryung-Kyuyol selo of Uorga |
| Khatylinsky (Хатылинский) | 704 | selo of Kharbala 1-ya |
| Khayakhsytsky (Хаяхсытский) | 553 | selo of Tuora-Kyuyol |
| Khoptoginsky (Хоптогинский) | 1271 | selo of Diring selo of Ulakhan-Ebya |
| Chakyrsky (Чакырский) | 598 | selo of Tolon |
| Churapchinsky (Чурапчинский) | 8769 | selo of Churapcha (administrative center of the district) |
*Administrative centers are shown in bold

## Demographics

As of the 2021 Census, the ethnic composition was as follows:
* Yakuts: 98.7%
* Evenks: 0.6%
* Russians: 0.2%
* others: 0.5%

## Economy

Businesses in the district specialize mainly in agriculture and the raising of cattle and horses.