Srednekolymsky District

Srednekolymsky District
Среднеколымский улус
Other transcription(s)
  SakhaОрто Халыма улууhа
Location of Srednekolymsky District in the Sakha Republic
Coordinates: 67°27′N 153°42′E / 67.450°N 153.700°E / 67.450; 153.700
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic
EstablishedMay 25, 1930
Administrative centerSrednekolymsk
Area
  Total
125,200 km2 (48,300 sq mi)
Population
  Total
7,897
  Density0.063/km2 (0.16/sq mi)
  Urban
44.6%
  Rural
55.4%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions1 Towns under district jurisdiction, 9 Rural okrugs
  Inhabited localities1 cities/towns, 14 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asSrednekolymsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions1 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+11 (MSK+8 )
OKTMO ID98646000
Websitehttps://mr-srednekolymskij.sakha.gov.ru/

Srednekolymsky District (Russian: Среднеколы́мский улу́с; Yakut: Орто Халыма улууһа, Orto Xalıma uluuha, [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, Bilibinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in the east, and with Srednekansky District of 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 Soviet census). The population of Srednekolymsk accounts for 44.6% of the district's total population.