Srednekansky District () is an administrative district (

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), one of the eight in

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.Law #1292-OZ As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Srednekansky Urban Okrug.Law #1842-OZ It is located in the central and northern parts of the

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. Its

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is the urban locality (an

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) of Seymchan. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 3,228, with the population of Seymchan accounting for 87.3% of that number.

Geography

The district borders the

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in the north and northwest, Bilibinsky District of

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and Severo-Evensky District in the northeast, Omsukchansky District in the east, Khasynsky District in the south, Yagodninsky District in the southwest, and

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in the west.Law #511-OZ. Excerpt available on the official website of the Magadan Oblast Duma
Srednekansky District—Cartographic Description of the District's Borders
The area of the district is . The Omolon flows at the northeastern border. The Namyndykan, Seymchan, Buyunda, Korkodon, Bulun, and their tributaries flow across the district.

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History

The district was established on August 23, 1931 and had its

in Srednekan. In 1934, the administrative center was moved to Taskan. Seymchan became the administrative center on December 2, 1953.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Srednekansky District is one of the eight in the oblast. The urban locality (an

) of Seymchan serves as its

. As a municipal division, the district has been incorporated as Srednekansky Urban Okrug since January 9, 2015. Prior to that date, the district was incorporated as Srednekansky Municipal District, which was subdivided into one urban settlement and one rural settlement.

Economy

The main industries of the district are

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bismuth Bismuth is a chemical element; it has symbol Bi and atomic number 83. It is a post-transition metal and one of the pnictogens, with chemical properties resembling its lighter group 15 siblings arsenic and antimony. Elemental bismuth occurs nat ...

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, and

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mining. In addition, under the protection of the mountain ranges, the area in the valley of the

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lends itself for agricultural production.

Transportation

The district is served by the Seymchan Airport in Seymchan.

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=March 2013 Districts of Magadan Oblast States and territories established in 1931 1931 establishments in the Soviet Union