En Name: | Tenkinsky District |
Ru Name: | Тенькинский район |
Image View: | Долина р. Интриган - panoramio.jpg |
Coordinates: | 61.0667°N 151°W |
Federal Subject: | Magadan Oblast |
Adm Data As Of: | June 2014 |
Adm Ctr Type: | urban-type settlement |
Adm Ctr Name: | Ust-Omchug |
No Of Urban-Type Settlements: | 1 |
No Of Rural Localities: | 10 |
Mun Data As Of: | May 2015 |
Mun Formation1: | Tenkinsky Urban Okrug |
Area Km2: | 35578.19 |
Pop 2010Census: | 5422 |
Urban Pop 2010Census: | 72.2% |
Rural Pop 2010Census: | 27.8% |
Pop Latest: | 4272 |
Pop Latest Date: | January 2017 |
Pop Latest Ref: | [1] |
Established Date: | December 2, 1953 |
Website: | http://admtenka.ru |
Date: | January 2018 |
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Population of Tenkinsky District | |
Label1: | 2010 Census |
Data1: | 5,422 |
Label2: | 2002 Census |
Data2: | 8,109 |
Label3: | 1989 Census |
Data3: | 25,962 |
Label4: | 1979 Census |
Data4: | 26,690 |
Tenkinsky District (Russian: Теньки́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the eight in Magadan Oblast, Russia.[2] As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Tenkinsky Urban Okrug.[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Ust-Omchug. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 5,422, with the population of Ust-Omchug accounting for 72.2% of that number.
The district is named after the Tenka River and is located in the southwest of Magadan Oblast. The Arman and Bakhapcha have their sources in the district. It borders Susumansky and Yagodninsky Districts in the north, Khasynsky District in the east, Olsky District in the south, and Khabarovsk Krai in the west.[4] The area of the district is 35578.19km2.
The district was established on December 2, 1953.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tenkinsky District is one of the eight in the oblast. The urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Ust-Omchug serves as its administrative center.
As a municipal division, the district has been incorporated as Tenkinsky Urban Okrug since May 1, 2015. Prior to that date, the district was incorporated as Tenkinsky Municipal District, which was subdivided into one urban settlement and three rural settlements.