Srednekansky District
District in Magadan Oblast, Russia
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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]
Srednekansky District
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The Medvezhya River, a tributary of the Seymchan in Srednekansky District | |
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 Location of Srednekansky District in Magadan Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 63°56′N 153°41′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Magadan Oblast[1] |
| Established | August 23, 1931[2] |
| Administrative center | Seymchan[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 91,818.35 km2 (35,451.26 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,228 |
| 2,385 | |
| • Density | 0.03516/km2 (0.09105/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 as | Srednekansky Urban Okrug[6] |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (MSK+8  [7]) |
| OKTMO ID | 44710000 |
| Website | http://admmosrednekan.ru |
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.[12] 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.[13]
History
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.