Susumansky District (russian: Сусума́нский райо́н) is an administrative 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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.Law #1292-OZ As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Susumansky Urban Okrug.Law #1886-OZ It is located in the southeast of the

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and borders the

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in the west and north,

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in the east, and Yagodninsky and Tenkinsky Districts in the south. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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Susuman Susuman (russian: Сусума́н) is a town and the administrative center of Susumansky District in Magadan Oblast, Russia, located on the Byoryolyokh River, northwest of Magadan, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: Geograp ...

. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 9,015, with the population of Susuman accounting for 65.0% of that number.

Geography

The landscape of the district is mostly mountainous. The

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and the

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are located in the northwestern part of the district.

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History

The district was established on December 2, 1953.

Administrative and municipal status

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

in the oblast. The

serves as its

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

Economy

The main industries in the district are

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and

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mining. Despite being rich in natural resources, the district economy suffered in the first decades of the 2000s. The severe climate and poorly developed infrastructure are partly to blame, but the difficult transition from Soviet times has led to the collapse of a number of companies with the result that many inhabitants have left the region.K. Mueller and M.J. Bradshaw. ''Simulating Population Change in the Russian Far East''. European Journal of Population, 22:105–126. OPTIMIRUS.

Notable residents

Oleksandr Romanovskyi Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Romanovskyi ( uk, Олександр Володимирович Романовський; (born 10 August 1952, Neksykan Village, Susumansky District, Magadan Oblast, Russia) — a Ukrainian politician and statesman. P ...

(born 1952 in Neksykan village), Ukrainian politician * Efim Shifrin (born 1956 in Neksykan village), actor and singer

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=March 2013 Districts of Magadan Oblast States and territories established in 1953