Khasynsky District (russian: Хасы́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (

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), one of the eight in

Magadan Oblast Magadan Oblast ( rus, Магаданская область, r=Magadanskaya oblast, p=məgɐˈdanskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia. It is geographically located in the Far East region of the country, and is adminis ...

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.Law #1292-OZ As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Khasynsky Urban Okrug.Law #1885-OZ Its

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is the urban locality (an

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

) of Palatka. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 8,141, with the population of Palatka accounting for 52.1% of that number.

Geography

It is located in the south of the

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and borders Yagodninsky and

Srednekansky District Srednekansky District (russian: Среднека́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the eight in Magadan Oblast, Russia.Law #1292-OZ As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Srednekansky Urban Okrug.La ...

s in the north, Omsukchansky and Olsky Districts in the east, the territory of the town of oblast significance of

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in the south, and Olsky and

Tenkinsky District Tenkinsky District (russian: Теньки́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the eight in Magadan Oblast, Russia.Law #1292-OZ As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Tenkinsky Urban Okrug.Law #1887-OZ ...

s in the west. The area of the district is . Rivers Buyunda,

Bakhapcha The Bakhapcha (russian: Бахапча; also ''"Бохапча"'') is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russia. It has a length of and a drainage basin of . The Bakhapcha is a right tributary of the upper course of the Kolyma. The nearest village is Si ...

and

Maltan The Maltan (russian: Малтан) is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russia. It has a length of and a drainage basin of . The Maltan is the longest tributary of the Bakhapcha, of the Kolyma basin. The river flows across an uninhabited area, the nea ...

flow northwards across the district at the western end of the

Kolyma Mountains The Kolyma Mountains or Kolyma Upland ( rus, Колымское нагорье, r=Kolymskoye Nagorye) is a system of mountain ranges in northeastern Siberia, lying mostly within the Magadan Oblast, along the shores of the Sea of Okhotsk in the Ko ...

, in the area near the

Upper Kolyma Highlands The Upper Kolyma Highlands ( rus, Верхнеколымское нагорье) is a highland area in Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. The biggest town in the highlands is Susuman. There are large deposits of gold, tin and ...

. The Arman, the

Khasyn The Khasyn ( rus, Хасын) is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russian Far East, a tributary of the Arman. It is long, with a drainage basin of . The R504 Kolyma Highway runs by the riverside along a long stretch. Google Earth The name of the r ...

and the

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flow southwards. The main mountain range in the district is the

Maymandzhin Range The Maymandzhin Range ( rus, Майманджинский хребет) is a mountain range in Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.Google Earth

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History

The district was established on December 30, 1966 from parts of the territories of the town of

and Yagodninsky and

s, and was named after the

River.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Khasynsky District is one of the eight in the oblast. The urban locality (an

) of Palatka serves as its

. As a municipal division, the district has been incorporated as Khasynsky Urban Okrug since May 1, 2015. Prior to that date, the district was incorporated as Khasynsky Municipal District, which was subdivided into four urban settlements and one rural settlement.

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=March 2013 Districts of Magadan Oblast States and territories established in 1966