Tenkinsky District Explained

En Name:Tenkinsky District
Ru Name:Тенькинский район
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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.

Geography

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.

History

The district was established on December 2, 1953.

Administrative and municipal status

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.

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 #1887-OZ
  4. Web site: About the Municipal Formation. Tenkinsky Urban Okrug. ru. January 9, 2018.