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).

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.