En Name: | Khasynsky District |
Ru Name: | Хасынский район |
Image View: | Hasin01010038.jpg |
Coordinates: | 60.0833°N 205°W |
Federal Subject: | Magadan Oblast |
Adm Data As Of: | June 2014 |
Adm Ctr Type: | urban-type settlement |
Adm Ctr Name: | Palatka |
No Of Urban-Type Settlements: | 4 |
No Of Rural Localities: | 8 |
Mun Data As Of: | May 2015 |
Mun Formation1: | Khasynsky Urban Okrug |
Area Km2: | 19252.44 |
Pop 2010Census: | 8141 |
Urban Pop 2010Census: | 92.2% |
Rural Pop 2010Census: | 7.8% |
Pop Latest: | 6675 |
Pop Latest Date: | January 2017 |
Pop Latest Ref: | [1] |
Established Date: | December 30, 1966 |
Website: | http://adm-hasyn.ru |
Date: | March 2018 |
Bodystyle: | width:23.5em |
Population of Khasynsky District | |
Label1: | 2010 Census |
Data1: | 8,141 |
Label2: | 2002 Census |
Data2: | 10,465 |
Label3: | 1989 Census |
Data3: | 30,866 |
Label4: | 1979 Census |
Data4: | 26,502 |
Khasynsky District (Russian: Хасы́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the eight in Magadan Oblast, Russia.[2] As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Khasynsky Urban Okrug.[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) 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.
It is located in the south of the oblast and borders Yagodninsky and Srednekansky Districts in the north, Omsukchansky and Olsky Districts in the east, the territory of the town of oblast significance of Magadan in the south, and Olsky and Tenkinsky Districts in the west.[4] The area of the district is 19252.44km2. Rivers Buyunda, Bakhapcha and Maltan flow northwards across the district at the western end of the Kolyma Mountains, in the area near the Upper Kolyma Highlands. The Arman, the Khasyn and the Yama flow southwards. The main mountain range in the district is the Maymandzhin Range.[5]
The district was established on December 30, 1966 from parts of the territories of the town of Magadan and Yagodninsky and Tenkinsky Districts, and was named after the Khasyn River.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Khasynsky District is one of the eight in the oblast. The urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Palatka serves as its administrative center.
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.