Magadan
city in northeastern Russia
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Summary
Magadan is a city or town[1]. Magadan ranks in the top 2% of city or town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,819 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Magadan Urban Okrug[3]
- Country: Russia[4], Soviet Union[5]
- Head of government: Sergey Nosov[6]
- Instance of: port[7]
- Flag: flag of Magadan[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Jelgava[9], Anchorage[10], Tonghua[11], Zlatitsa[12], Shuangyashan[13], Baranavichy[14], Guadalajara[15]
- Postal code: 685000[16]
- Commons category: Magadan[17]
- Located in time zone: Magadan Time[18], UTC+11:00[19]
- Local dialing code: 4132[20]
- Inception: January 1, 1929[21]
- Official website: http://www.magadangorod.ru/[22], https://magadangorod.ru/[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Magadan[24]
- Population: 92,782[25], 102,000[26], 27,000[27], 148,000[28], 123,000[29], 122,000[30], 89,193[31], 90,421[32]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[33], Great dictionary of geographical names[34]
- Capital of: Magadan Urban Okrug[35], Magadan Oblast[36]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Magadan[37]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Magadan[38]
- Category for people buried here: Q7976867[39]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Magadan[40]
- Different from: Magadán[41]
- Elevation above sea level: 70 m[42]
- Area: 295 km²[43]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q27966288[44]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Magadan[45]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Magadan include Magadan Time[46], a time zone[47].
Why It Matters
Magadan has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Magadan is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Entities named for Magadan include Magadan Time[46], a time zone[47].