Olsky District (Russian: О́льский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the eight in Magadan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast, consists of two unconnected mainland parts separated by the territories of Khasynsky District and the town of oblast significance of Magadan, and also has jurisdiction over several islands. The area of the district is 75,900 square kilometers (29,300 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Ola.[1] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 10,496, with the population of Ola accounting for 59.2% of that number.[3]
Olsky District
Ольский район | |
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Coordinates: 59°34′N 151°8′E / 59.567°N 151.133°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Magadan Oblast[1] |
Established | 4 January 1926 |
Administrative center | Ola[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 75,900 km2 (29,300 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,496 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 9,913 (−5.6%) |
• Density | 0.14/km2 (0.36/sq mi) |
• Urban | 69.4% |
• Rural | 30.6% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 1 Urban-type settlements[5], 11 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Olsky Municipal District[6] |
• Municipal divisions[6] | 1 urban settlements, 8 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+11 (MSK+8 [7]) |
OKTMO ID | 44702000 |
Website | http://www.olskiyraion.ru |
2010 Census | 10,496[3] |
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2002 Census | 12,458[8] |
1989 Census | 22,454[9] |
1979 Census | 18,804[10] |
The Ola, the Arman (with the Khasyn) and the Yama cross the district from north to south and the Buyunda has its sources in the district. The Olsky Plateau and the Maymandzhin Range are located in the district.[11]