Omsukchan () is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Omsukchansky District of Magadan Oblast, Russia, located 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 on the western shore of the Sugoy River, a tributary of Kolyma River. It is 27 km east of Dukat, the only other town in the raion, and 22 km north of the ghost town of Galimy. The Omsukchan Range, the highest ridge of the Kolyma Mountains, rises to the west and northwest of the town.1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart; Sheet D-8
Demographics
Economy The economy is based on the 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 Omsukchan towards Anadyr.
Climate Omsukchan has a subarctic climate, with average temperatures ranging from in January to in July.
See also
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
External links
Information about Omsukchan Omsukchan on geographic.org