Omsukchansky District
Омсукчанский район | |
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Coordinates: 63°00′N 156°20′E / 63.000°N 156.333°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Magadan Oblast [1] |
Established | July 16, 1954 [2] |
Administrative center | Omsukchan [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 60,400 km2 (23,300 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,531 |
• Estimate (2018)
[4] | 5,053 (−8.6%) |
• Density | 0.092/km2 (0.24/sq mi) |
• Urban | 99.7% |
• Rural | 0.3% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities [1] | 3 Urban-type settlements [5], 2 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Omsukchansky Urban Okrug [6] |
Time zone | UTC+11 ( MSK+8 [7]) |
OKTMO ID | 44704000 |
Website | http://omsukchan-adm.ru |
Omsukchansky District ( Russian: Омсукча́нский райо́н) is an administrative [1] district ( raion), one of the eight in Magadan Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Omsukchansky Urban Okrug. [6] It is located in the eastern central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 60,400 square kilometers (23,300 sq mi). [2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Omsukchan. [1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 5,531, with the population of Omsukchan accounting for 75.2% of that number. [3]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1959 | 4,927 | — |
1970 | 7,446 | +51.1% |
1979 | 14,886 | +99.9% |
1989 | 19,419 | +30.5% |
2002 | 6,209 | −68.0% |
2010 | 5,531 | −10.9% |
2021 | 4,543 | −17.9% |
Source: Census data |
The territory of modern Omsukchansky District was originally a part of Severo-Evensky District. [2] The split was formalized on July 16, 1954, which is considered the date of Omsukchansky District's foundation. [2]
The Omsukchan Range, highest ridge of the Kolyma Mountains, rises in the district to the northwest of Omsukchan town. The Korkodon river flows across the district in its upper course. [8]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Omsukchansky District is one of the eight in the oblast. [1] The urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Omsukchan serves as its administrative center. [1]
As a municipal division, the district has been incorporated as Omsukchansky Urban Okrug since January 1, 2015. [6] Prior to that date, the district was incorporated as Omsukchansky Municipal District, which was subdivided into two urban settlements.
Name | Type | Pop. (2017) | Coord |
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Omsukchan (Омсукчан) |
Urban-type, seat
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3,763
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Dukat (Дукат) |
1,315
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Galimy (Галимый) |
0
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Merenga (Меренга) |
0
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Verkhny Balygychan (Верхний Балыгычан) |
0
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Industrialny (Индустриальный) |
0
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Kupka (Купка) |
0
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Trud (Труд) |
0
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