Magadan
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
Магадан | |
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Magadan seen from the local mountains | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
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Location of Magadan | |
Magadan Location of Magadan Magadan Magadan (Magadan Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 59°34′N 150°48′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Magadan Oblast |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Town status since | July 14, 1939 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Town Duma |
| • Head/Mayor | Andrey Popov (Head), Yuri Fyodorovich Grishan (Mayor) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 295 km2 (114 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 95,982 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 92,782 (−3.3%) |
| • Rank | 178th in 2010 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (840/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | town of oblast significance of Magadan |
| • Capital of | Magadan Oblast, town of oblast significance of Magadan |
| • Urban okrug | Magadan Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Magadan Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (MSK+8 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 685000–685005, 685007, 685017, 685021, 685024, 685030–685031, 685098–685099, 685700, 685960–685961 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 4132 |
| OKTMO ID | 44701000001 |
| Town Day | July 14; observed on the third Saturday of July |
| Website | www |
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 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.