Magadan Oblast

The Magadan Oblast is a regional subdivision of Russia, in the Far Eastern Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Magadan.

At 461,400 km², it is Russia's 13th largest subdivision, and at the same time one of the least populous (182,726 inhabitants as of the 2002 census).

Contents

1 Administrative Division 1.1 Districts 2 Demographics 3 External links

Administrative Division

Districts

Magadan Oblast consists of the following districts (Russian: районов):

• Omsukchansky (Омсукчанский)
• Severo-Evensky (Северо-Эвенский)
• Srednekansky (Среднеканский)
• Susumansky (Сусуманский)
• Tenkinsky (Тенькинский)
• Yagodninsky (Ягоднинский)

Demographics

Population (2002): 182,726

Ethnic groups: As of the 2002 census, ethnic Russians at 146,511 constitute 80.2% of the population, the rest identifying themselves as belonging to 104 different ethnic groups. Of these, most prominent are the Ukrainians at 18,068 (9.89%), the Evens at 2,527 (1.38%), the Belarusians at 2,169 (1.19%) and the Tatars at 2,006 (1.1%).

External links

• Administration of the Magadan Oblast (in Russian), official homepage.