The history of the Churapchinsky ulus begins in 1930, when it was formed by a special decree on the territory of the Republic of Yakutia. The administrative center of the ulus in its modern borders is the village of Churapcha, whose population is eleven thousand people.
Geography and climate of the ulus
The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) is the largest region not only of the Russian Federation, but generally the largest administrative entity within the state throughout the world. Despite this, the climatic conditions on its territory can be called rather monotonous.
The entire Churapchinsky ulus is located on the territory of the Prilensky plateau, which is characterized by a sharp continental climate with cold and very long winters, as well as a relatively average rainfall, the amount of which does not exceed 450 millimeters per year. Summer in the ulus is not very warm, with average temperatures in the region of +16 degrees. In the winter months, the temperature in the Churapchinsky ulus drops to -41 degrees Celsius.
The Amga River flows through the territory of the ulus, the length of which is 1, 462 kilometers. In addition, there are a large number of lakes, small rivers and streams.
District administrative center
Churapchinsky ulus got its name from the village of Churapcha, which, in turn, is located on the shores of the lake of the same name. The settlement, which is the administrative center of the district, was founded in 1725 immediately after the opening of the Okhotsk highway.
The population of the village of Churapcha today is a little more than ten thousand people, which means half of the total population of the Churapchinsky ulus. The Kuokhara River flows through the settlement. It is believed that Churapcha stands on nine hills.
Churapchinsky tragedy
Most of the able-bodied men of the ulus during the years of World War II were called up to the front, many were under Leningrad, trying to break the blockade. However, at that time, their families, wives and children were completely defenseless in the face of the Soviet regime, which did not take into account losses among civilians in favor of economic needs.
In 1942, the republican committee of the party made a special decision on the resettlement of residents of the Churapchinsk collective farms in several polar uluses and at the mouth of the Lena River, where, according to the plan of the party leadership, they had to fish.
Such a decision threatened the locals with great casualties, as they did not give anyone time to prepare and allowed to take with them no more than sixteen kilograms of personal belongings. Due to the fact that the area in which people arrived was not suitable for life, many died from disease and hunger. While at the time of departure the number of inhabitants exceeded seventeen thousand, some time after arriving at a new place of residence their number decreased to seven thousand.
