Srednekansky District
Среднеканский район
District
The Medvezhya River, a tributary of the Seymchan in Srednekansky District
The Medvezhya River, a tributary of the Seymchan in Srednekansky District
Flag of Srednekansky District
Flag
Coat of arms of Srednekansky District
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Srednekansky District in Magadan Oblast
Coordinates: 63°56′N 153°41′E / 63.933°N 153.683°E / 63.933; 153.683
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMagadan Oblast[1]
EstablishedAugust 23, 1931[2]
Administrative centerSeymchan[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total91,818.35 km2 (35,451.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total3,228
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
2,293 (−29%)
 • Density0.035/km2 (0.091/sq mi)
 • Urban
87.3%
 • Rural
12.7%
Administrative structure
 • Inhabited localities[1]1 Urban-type settlements[5], 4 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asSrednekansky Urban Okrug[6]
Time zoneUTC+11 (MSK+8 Edit this on Wikidata[7])
OKTMO ID44710000
Websitehttp://admmosrednekan.ru
Population of Srednekansky District
2010 Census3,228[3]
2002 Census5,461[8]
1989 Census16,594[9]
1979 Census14,423[10]

Srednekansky District (Russian: Среднека́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the eight in Magadan Oblast, Russia.[1] As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Srednekansky Urban Okrug.[6] It is located in the central and northern parts of the oblast. Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Seymchan.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 3,228, with the population of Seymchan accounting for 87.3% of that number.[3]

Geography

The district borders the Sakha Republic in the north and northwest, Bilibinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and Severo-Evensky District in the northeast, Omsukchansky District in the east, Khasynsky District in the south, Yagodninsky District in the southwest, and Susumansky District in the west.[11] The area of the district is 91,818.35 square kilometers (35,451.26 sq mi).[2]

The Omolon flows at the northeastern border. The Namyndykan, Seymchan, Buyunda, Korkodon, Bulun, and their tributaries flow across the district.[12]

History

The district was established on August 23, 1931 and had its administrative center in Srednekan.[2] In 1934, the administrative center was moved to Taskan.[2] Seymchan became the administrative center on December 2, 1953.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Srednekansky District is one of the eight in the oblast.[1] The urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Seymchan serves as its administrative center.[1]

As a municipal division, the district has been incorporated as Srednekansky Urban Okrug since January 9, 2015.[6] Prior to that date, the district was incorporated as Srednekansky Municipal District, which was subdivided into one urban settlement and one rural settlement.

Economy

The main industries of the district are gold, silver, tin, cobalt, bismuth, tungsten, lead, zinc, and coal mining. In addition, under the protection of the mountain ranges, the area in the valley of the Kolyma River lends itself for agricultural production.

Transportation

The district is served by the Seymchan Airport in Seymchan.

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Law #1292-OZ
  2. ^ a b c d e f "About the Municipal Formation" (in Russian). Srednekansky District. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ^ The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
  6. ^ a b c Law #1842-OZ
  7. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  8. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  9. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  10. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.
  11. ^ Law #511-OZ. Excerpt available on the official website of the Magadan Oblast Duma: Srednekansky District—Cartographic Description of the District's Borders (in Russian)
  12. ^ Google Earth

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