Magadan

For other uses, see Magadan (disambiguation).
Magadan
Магадан
Town[1]
Magadan seen from the local mountains
Magadan seen from the local mountains
Flag of Magadan
Flag
Coat of arms of Magadan
Coat of arms
Anthem: none[2]
Location of Magadan
Map
Magadan is located in Russia
Magadan
Magadan
Location of Magadan
Magadan is located in Magadan Oblast
Magadan
Magadan
Magadan (Magadan Oblast)
Coordinates: 59°34′N 150°48′E / 59.567°N 150.800°E / 59.567; 150.800
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMagadan Oblast[1]
Founded1929[3]
Town status sinceJuly 14,[citation needed] 1939[3]
Government
 • BodyTown Duma[4]
 • Head/Mayor[7]Andrey Popov (Head),[5]
Yuri Fyodorovich Grishan (Mayor)[6]
Area
[8]
 • Total295 km2 (114 sq mi)
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[9]
 • Total95,982
 • Estimate 
(2018)[10]
92,782 (−3.3%)
 • Rank178th in 2010
 • Density330/km2 (840/sq mi)
 • Subordinated totown of oblast significance of Magadan[1]
 • Capital ofMagadan Oblast,[11] town of oblast significance of Magadan[1]
 • Urban okrugMagadan Urban Okrug[12]
 • Capital ofMagadan Urban Okrug[12]
Time zoneUTC+11 (MSK+8 Edit this on Wikidata[13])
Postal code(s)[14]
685000–685005, 685007, 685017, 685021, 685024, 685030–685031, 685098–685099, 685700, 685960–685961
Dialing code(s)+7 4132
OKTMO ID44701000001
Town DayJuly 14; observed on the
third Saturday of July[15]
Websitewww.magadangorod.ru
Map

Magadan (Russian: Магадан, IPA: [məɡɐˈdan]) is a port town and the administrative centre of Magadan Oblast, Russia. The city is located on the isthmus of the Staritsky Peninsula by the Nagaev Bay; it serves as a gateway to the Kolyma region.

Magadan, founded in 1929, was a major transit centre for political prisoners during the Stalin era and the administrative centre of the Dalstroy forced-labor gold-mining operation. The town later served as a port for exporting gold and other metals and was visited by U.S. Vice President Henry Wallace in 1944. Magadan plays a significant role in transportation with the Port of Magadan and Sokol Airport.

The local economy relies on gold mining and fisheries, although gold production has declined. The town has various cultural institutions and religious establishments, such as the Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral [ru] and the Roman Catholic Church of the Nativity. The Mask of Sorrow memorial commemorates Stalin's victims. Magadan experiences a subarctic climate with prolonged and cold winters, causing the soil to remain permanently frozen.

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference Ref769 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Article 4 of the Charter of Magadan does not specify any town symbols other than a flag and a coat of arms
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Vazhenin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Charter of Magadan, Article 24
  5. ^ Official website of Magadan Town Duma. Andrey Anatolyevich Popov Archived June 18, 2018, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  6. ^ Official website of Magadan's Mayor Office. Serey Vasilyevich Abramov Archived May 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Mayor of Magadan (in Russian)
  7. ^ Charter of Magadan, Articles 33 and 35.1
  8. ^ Official website of Magadan's Mayor Office. Official Site of Magadan. Обновление материалов генерального плана 1994 г. Пояснительная записка. Archived May 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  11. ^ Charter of Magadan Oblast, Article 38
  12. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Ref770 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  14. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  15. ^ Decision #49-D
  16. ^ Оценка численности населения на 2024 г.