Khasynsky District Explained

En Name:Khasynsky District
Ru Name:Хасынский район
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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
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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.

Geography

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]

History

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.

Administrative and municipal status

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.

References

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Notes and References

  1. Office of the Federal State Statistics Service for Khabarovsk Krai, Magadan Oblast, Jewish Autonomous Oblast, and Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Численность населения Магаданской области по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2017 года (Magadan Oblast Municipal Formations Population as of January 1, 2017)
  2. Law #1292-OZ
  3. Law #1885-OZ
  4. Web site: About the Municipal Formation. Khasynsky District. ru. March 13, 2018.
  5. [Google Earth]