Srednekolymsky District Среднеколымский улус (Russian) Орто Халыма улууhа (Sakha) |
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Location of Srednekolymsky District in the Sakha Republic |
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Coordinates: 67°27′N 153°42′E / 67.450°N 153.700°ECoordinates: 67°27′N 153°42′E / 67.450°N 153.700°E | |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
Administrative structure (as of June 2009) | |
Administrative center | town of Srednekolymsk |
Administrative divisions: | |
Towns under district jurisdiction | 1 |
Rural okrugs | 9 |
Inhabited localities: | |
Cities/towns | 1 |
Rural localities | 14 |
Municipal structure (as of December 2008) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Srednekolymsky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 1 |
Rural settlements | 9 |
Statistics | |
Area (June 2009) | 125,200 km2 (48,300 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 7,897 inhabitants |
• Urban | 44.6% |
• Rural | 55.4% |
Density | 0.06/km2 (0.16/sq mi) |
Time zone | MAGT (UTC+11:00) |
Established | May 25, 1930 |
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Srednekolymsky District (Russian: Среднеколы́мский улу́с; Yakut: Орто Халыма улууһа, Orto Xalıma uluuha, IPA: [oɾto xalɯma uluːha]) is an administrative and municipal district (raion, or ulus), one of the thirty-four in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic and borders with Verkhnekolymsky District in the south, Abyysky District in the west, Allaikhovsky District in the northwest, Nizhnekolymsky District in the north, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in the east, and with Magadan Oblast in the southeast. The area of the district is 125,200 square kilometers (48,300 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Srednekolymsk. Population: 7,897 (2010 Census); 8,353 (2002 Census);9,441 (1989 Census). The population of Srednekolymsk accounts for 44.6% of the district's total population.
The landscape of the district is mostly flat. The main rivers in the district include the Kolyma and the Alazeya. There are many lakes, the largest of which are Lakes Pavylon and Balyma.