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Magadan Oblast




Magadan Oblast () is a Federal Subject of Russia (an Oblast ), in the Far Eastern Federal District . Its administrative center is the city of Magadan .

At 461,400 km&2, 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).


GEOGRAPHY


Time zone


Magadan Oblast is located in the Magadan Time Zone (MAGT/MAGST). UTC offset is +1100 (MAGT)/+1200 (MAGST).



ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS


Districts

Magadan Oblast consists of the following districts ( Raion s):


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%).


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