Yagodninsky District (Russian: Я́годнинский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the eight in Magadan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the western central part of the oblast. The area of the district is 29,500 square kilometers (11,400 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Yagodnoye.[1] Population: 9,839 (2010 Census);[3] 15,833 (2002 Census);[8] 50,174 (1989 Census).[9] The population of Yagodnoye accounts for 42.8% of the district's total population.[3]
Yagodninsky District
Ягоднинский район | |
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Coordinates: 62°40′N 151°20′E / 62.667°N 151.333°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Magadan Oblast[1] |
Established | 1953 |
Administrative center | Yagodnoye[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 29,500 km2 (11,400 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 9,839 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 7,320 (−25.6%) |
• Density | 0.33/km2 (0.86/sq mi) |
• Urban | 97.2% |
• Rural | 2.8% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 6 Urban-type settlements[5], 11 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Yagodninsky Municipal District[6] |
• Municipal divisions[6] | 5 urban settlements, 1 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+11 (MSK+8 [7]) |
OKTMO ID | 44722000 |
Website | http://yagodnoeadm.ru/ |
The district borders with Susumansky District in the north, Srednekansky District in the east, Khasynsky District in the south, and with Tenkinsky District in the west. There are a number of abandoned villages in the district, such as Taskan, Elgen and Ust-Taskan.
The most important rivers of the district are the Kolyma, Debin, Orotukan, Taskan, Bakhapcha and Kongo.[10]