Tenkinsky District

Tenkinsky District
Тенькинский район (Russian)
District
Intrigan River valley in Tenkinsky District
Intrigan River valley in Tenkinsky District
Flag of Tenkinsky District
Flag
Coat of arms of Tenkinsky District
Coat of arms
Location of Tenkinsky District in Magadan Oblast
Coordinates: 61°04′N 149°02′E / 61.067°N 149.033°E / 61.067; 149.033
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMagadan Oblast
EstablishedDecember 2, 1953
Administrative centerUst-Omchug
Area
 • Total
35,578.19 km2 (13,736.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)
 • Total
5,422
 • Estimate 
(January 2017)
4,272
 • Density0.1524/km2 (0.3947/sq mi)
 • Urban
72.2%
 • Rural
27.8%
Administrative structure
 • Inhabited localities1 urban-type settlements, 10 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asTenkinsky Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+11 (MSK+8 Edit this on Wikidata)
OKTMO ID44616000
Websitehttp://admtenka.ru

Tenkinsky District (Russian: Теньки́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the eight in Magadan Oblast, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Tenkinsky Urban Okrug. 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.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
195924,540—    
197023,949−2.4%
197926,690+11.4%
198925,962−2.7%
20028,109−68.8%
20105,422−33.1%
20213,216−40.7%
Population size may be affected by changes in administrative divisions.
Source: Censuses

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. The area of the district is 35,578.19 square kilometers (13,736.82 sq mi).

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

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Law #1292-OZ
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "About the Municipal Formation" (in Russian). Tenkinsky Urban Okrug. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. ↑ 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) (in Russian)
  5. ↑ The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
  6. 1 2 3 Law #1887-OZ
  7. ↑ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  8. ↑ "(USSR) Urban population of the union republics, and their territorial units".
  9. ↑ "Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года. Том. 1, таблица 4. Численность населения России, федеральных округов, субъектов Российской Федерации, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов - райцентров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более". Archived from the original on February 3, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Итоги по Красноярскому краю. 1.10 Численность населения гор.округов, мун.районов, гор. и сел. поселе". Archived from the original on December 22, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Таблица 5. Численность населения России, федеральных округов, субъектов Российской Федерации, городских округов, муниципальных районов, муниципальных округов, городских и сельских поселений, городских населенных пунктов, сельских населенных пунктов с населением 3000 человек и более - Итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2021 года". Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

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