Omsukchansky District (russian: Омсукча́нский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #1292-OZ district (

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), one of the

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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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. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Omsukchansky Urban Okrug.Law #1808-OZ It is located in the eastern central part of the

oblast An oblast (; ; Cyrillic (in most languages, including Russian and Ukrainian): , Bulgarian: ) is a type of administrative division of Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Ukraine, as well as the Soviet Union and the Kingdom of ...

. The area of the district is . Its

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is the urban locality (an

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) of

Omsukchan Omsukchan (russian: Омсукча́н) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Omsukchansky District of Magadan Oblast, Russia, located north of Magadan. Population: History Omsukchan was founded in the ...

. 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.

History

The territory of modern Omsukchansky District was originally a part of

Severo-Evensky District Severo-Evensky District (russian: Северо-Эвенский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #1292-OZ and municipalLaw #511-OZ district (raion), one of the eight in Magadan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The area ...

. The split was formalized on July 16, 1954, which is considered the date of Omsukchansky District's foundation.

Geography

The

Omsukchan Range The Omsukchan Range ( rus, Омсукчанский хребет) is a mountain range in the Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.Омсукчанский хребет, Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhor ...

, highest ridge 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 ...

, rises in the district to the northwest of Omsukchan town. The Korkodon river flows across the district in its upper course.1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart; Sheet D-8
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Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Omsukchansky District is one of the

in the oblast. The urban locality (an

) of

serves as its

. As a municipal division, the district has been incorporated as Omsukchansky Urban Okrug since January 1, 2015. Prior to that date, the district was incorporated as Omsukchansky Municipal District, which was subdivided into two urban settlements.

Settlements

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{{Use mdy dates, date=March 2013 Districts of Magadan Oblast States and territories established in 1954