Yagodninsky District () is an administrative
[Law #1292-OZ] and municipal
[Law #511-OZ] district (
raion
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), one of the
eight in
Magadan Oblast
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,
Russia
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. It is located in the western central part of the
oblast
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. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
is the
urban locality (an
urban-type settlement
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) of
Yagodnoye.
Population: 15,833 (
2002 Census);
The population of Yagodnoye accounts for 42.8% of the district's total population.
Geography
The district borders with
Susumansky District
Susumansky District () is an administrative district (raion), one of the eight in Magadan Oblast, Russia.Law #1292-OZ As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Susumansky Urban Okrug.Law #1886-OZ It is located in the southeast of the oblast ...
in the north,
Srednekansky District
Srednekansky District () is an administrative district (raion), one of the eight in Magadan Oblast, Russia.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 ...
in the east,
Khasynsky District in the south, and with
Tenkinsky District
Tenkinsky District () is an administrative district (raion), one of the eight in Magadan Oblast, Russia.Law #1292-OZ As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Tenkinsky Urban Okrug.Law #1887-OZ Its administrative center is the urban localit ...
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
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,
Debin,
Orotukan,
Taskan,
Bakhapcha and
Kongo.
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See also
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Kolyma Reservoir
KolymaReservoir () is an artificial lake which was created by the construction of the Kolyma Hydroelectric Station on the Kolyma. It was designed by Lenhydroproject. Filling began in 1980 and it was commissioned in 1995.
Description
The Kolyma R ...
References
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Districts of Magadan Oblast
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