Srednekansky District

Srednekansky District
Среднеканский район (Russian)

Location of Srednekansky District in Magadan Oblast
Coordinates: 64°00′N 153°30′E / 64.000°N 153.500°E / 64.000; 153.500Coordinates: 64°00′N 153°30′E / 64.000°N 153.500°E / 64.000; 153.500
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Magadan Oblast[1]
Administrative structure (as of July 2012)
Administrative center urban-type settlement of Seymchan[1]
Inhabited localities:[1]
Urban-type settlements[2] 1
Rural localities 4
Municipal structure (as of July 2010)
Municipally incorporated as Srednekansky Municipal District[3]
Municipal divisions:[3]
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 3
Statistics
Area 91,800 km2 (35,400 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 3,228 inhabitants[4]
 Urban 87.3%
 Rural 12.7%
Density 0.04/km2 (0.10/sq mi)[5]
Time zone VLAT (UTC+10:00)[6]
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Srednekansky District (Russian: Среднека́нский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[3] district (raion), one of the eight in Magadan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the central and northern parts of the oblast and borders with 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 with Susumansky District in the west.[7] The area of the district is 91,800 square kilometers (35,400 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Seymchan.[1] Population: 3,228(2010 Census);[4] 5,461 (2002 Census);[8] 16,594(1989 Census).[9] The population of Seymchan accounts for 87.3% of the district's total population.[4]

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. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #1292-OZ
  2. The count of urban-type settlements includes the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
  3. 1 2 3 Law #511-OZ
  4. 1 2 3 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  6. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  7. Law #511-OZ. Excerpt available on the official website of the Magadan Oblast Duma: Srednekansky District—Cartographic Description of the District's Borders (Russian)
  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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  9. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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