Omsukchan
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| en_name | Omsukchan |
| ru_name | Омсукча́н |
| image_skyline | Omsukchan view.jpg |
| image_caption | View of Omsukchan |
| coordinates | |
| map_label_position | right |
| image_coa | Coat of Arms of Omsukcansky rayon (Magadan oblast).png |
| federal_subject | Magadan Oblast |
| adm_district_jur | Omsukchansky District |
| inhabloc_cat | Urban-type settlement |
| pop_2010census | 4,157 |
| pop_2010census_ref | |
| pop_latest | 3,763 |
| pop_latest_date | 1 January 2017 |
| pop_latest_ref | |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 12 |
| mapframe-wikidata | yes |
| mapframe-marker | village |
| :: |
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Omsukchan () is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Omsukchansky District of Magadan Oblast, Russia, located 576 km north of Magadan. Population:
History
Omsukchan was founded in the 1930s after natural resources were discovered in the region. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1953.
The settlement's name comes from Omchikan, which means "little marsh" in the Even language.
Geography
Omsukchan is a mountain town that lies in the western shore of Sugoy River, a tributary of Kolyma River. It is 27 km east of Dukat, the other town in the raion, and 22 km north of the ghost town of Galimy. The Omsukchan Range, highest ridge of the Kolyma Mountains, rises to the west and northwest of the town.
Demographics
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Economy
The economy is based on extraction of gold, silver and coal.
Transport
Omsukchan has a 250 km road to the R504 Kolyma Highway, and has the Omsukchan Airport. There are regular bus and flight connections to Magadan.
The Anadyr Highway is under construction east from Omsukhan towards Anadyr.
Climate
Omsukchan has a subarctic climate, with average temperatures ranging from -29.6 C in January to +13.4 C in July.
|location=Omsukchan |metric first=yes |single line=yes |Jan mean C = -29.6 |Feb mean C = -28.5 |Mar mean C = -22.1 |Apr mean C = -12.7 |May mean C = -3.3 |Jun mean C = 8.5 |Jul mean C = 13.4 |Aug mean C = 9.3 |Sep mean C = -1.5 |Oct mean C = -11.1 |Nov mean C = -22.8 |Dec mean C = -29.3 |year mean C = -10.5 |source 1 =NASA RETScreen Database
Notable residents
- Ilya Moseychuk (born 2000), football player
- Yevgenia Uvarkina (born 1974), businesswoman and politician
References
References
- {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
- Office of the [[Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Federal State Statistics Service]] for Khabarovsk Krai, Magadan Oblast, Jewish Autonomous Oblast and Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. [http://habstat.gks.ru/wps/wcm/connect/rosstat_ts/habstat/resources/5cdceb0041e66a1d8bc1ff27f9898572/%D0%A7%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C+%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F++%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9+%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8+%D0%BF%D0%BE+%D0%BC%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%BC+%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F%D0%BC+%D0%BD%D0%B0+1+%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8F+2017+%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B0.doc Численность населения Магаданская область по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2017 года] {{Webarchive. link. (December 22, 2017 {{in lang). ru
- "Magadan Oblast's Investment Potential".
- [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Operational_Navigation_Chart_D-8,_4th_edition.jpg 1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart; Sheet D-8]
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