Omsukchan

Omsukchan (Russian: Омсукча́н) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Omsukchansky District of Magadan Oblast, Russia, located 576 kilometers (358 mi) north of Magadan. Population: 3,493 (2021 Census);^[5] 4,157 (2010 Census);^[1] 4,529 (2002 Census);^[6] 9,873 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

Omsukchan Омсукча́н
Urban-type settlement
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Coat of arms
Location of Omsukchan
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Coordinates: 62°30′40.6″N 155°47′01.4″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Magadan Oblast
Administrative district	Omsukchansky District
Founded	1930
Population  (2010 Census)[1]
• Total	4,157
• Estimate  (1 January 2017)[2]	3,763
Time zone	UTC+11 (MSK+8 [3])
Postal code(s)[4]	686410
OKTMO ID	44704000051

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.^[8]

Demographics

Economy

The economy is based on extraction of gold, silver and coal.^[9]

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.^[9]

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 (−21.3 °F) in January to +13.4 °C (56.1 °F) in July.

Climate data for Omsukchan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Daily mean °C (°F)	−29.6 (−21.3)	−28.5 (−19.3)	−22.1 (−7.8)	−12.7 (9.1)	−3.3 (26.1)	8.5 (47.3)	13.4 (56.1)	9.3 (48.7)	−1.5 (29.3)	−11.1 (12.0)	−22.8 (−9.0)	−29.3 (−20.7)	−10.5 (13.1)
Source: NASA RETScreen Database

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1959	2,395	—
1970	4,154	+73.4%
1979	7,308	+75.9%
1989	9,873	+35.1%
2002	4,529	−54.1%
2010	4,157	−8.2%
2021	3,493	−16.0%
Source: Census data

See also

Town's central square

• Dukat
• Goltsovoye mine
• List of urban localities in the Russian Far East

Notable residents

• Ilya Moseychuk (born 2000), football player
• Yevgenia Uvarkina (born 1974), businesswoman and politician

References

1. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
2. Office of the Federal State Statistics Service for Khabarovsk Krai, Magadan Oblast, Jewish Autonomous Oblast and Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Численность населения Магаданская область по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2017 года Archived December 22, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
3. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
4. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
5. Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
6. Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
7. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
8. 1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart; Sheet D-8
9. Официальная информация об Омсукчане и Омсукчанском районе. (in Russian). Retrieved April 1, 2018.

External links

• Information about Omsukchan (in Russian)
• Omsukchan on geographic.org