Magadan Oblast
Magadan Oblast
Магаданская область (Russian) | |
|---|---|
|
Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 62°54′N 153°42′E / 62.900°N 153.700°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal district | Far Eastern |
| Economic region | Far Eastern |
| Established | December 3, 1953 |
| Administrative center | Magadan |
| Government | |
| • Body | Oblast Duma |
| • Governor | Sergey Nosov |
| Area | |
• Total | 462,464 km2 (178,558 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 11th |
| Population | |
• Total | 136,085 |
• Estimate (2018) | 144,091 |
| • Rank | 81st |
| • Density | 0.294261/km2 (0.762132/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 96.4% |
| • Rural | 3.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (MSK+8 ) |
| ISO 3166 code | RU-MAG |
| License plates | 49 |
| OKTMO ID | 44000000 |
| Official languages | Russian |
| Website | http://www.magadan.ru/ |
Magadan Oblast is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia. It is geographically located in the Far East region of the country, and is administratively part of the Far Eastern Federal District. Magadan Oblast has a population of 136,085 (2021 Census), making it the least populated oblast and the third-least populated federal subject in Russia.
Magadan is the largest city and the capital of Magadan Oblast with the majority of the oblast's inhabitants living in the city itself. The coastline has a less severe climate than the interiors, although both are relatively cold for their latitudes.
It borders Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in the north, Kamchatka Krai in the east, Khabarovsk Krai in the south and the Sakha Republic in the west. The economy is primarily based on mining, particularly gold, silver and other non-ferrous metals.