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Magadan Oblast

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Magadan Oblast

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Also known as Magadanskaya oblast

federal subject of Russia

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Magadan Oblast is a remote federal region in northeastern Russia, located along the Sea of Okhotsk. It matters historically as a former center of Soviet labor camps and economically as a source of gold, tin, and other minerals, though today it remains one of Russia's most sparsely populated areas.

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Continent
Asia
Capital
Magadan
Population
139034
Area
465464
Head of government
Sergey Nosov
Shares border with
Kamchatka Krai
Official website
www.49gov.ru
Image
Fires in Magadan Region, Russia’s Kolyma Mountains (cropped).jpg
Licence plate code
49
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Magadan Oblast
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Category:Magadan Oblast
category for people born here
Category:Births in Magadan Oblast
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Magadan Oblast
category of associated people
Category:People from Magadan Oblast
inception
1953-12-03
language used
Yakut
native label
Магаданская область
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Magadan Oblast” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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