Magadan Oblast (English) Магаданская область (Russian)
Location of Magadan Oblast in Russia
Coat of Arms	Flag
Coat of arms of Magadan Oblast	Flag of Magadan Oblast
Anthem: None
Administrative center	Magadan
Established	December 3, 1953
Political status Federal district Economic region	Oblast Far Eastern Far Eastern
Code	49
Area
Area - Rank within Russia	461,400 km² 11th
Population (as of the 2002 Census)
Population - Rank within Russia - Density - Urban - Rural	182,726 inhabitants 81st 0. Heraldry in its most general sense encompasses all matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of officers of arms. A flag is a piece of Cloth, often flown from a pole or mast, generally used Symbolically for signaling or identification A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history traditions and struggles of its people recognized either by a nation's Magadan (Магада́н is a Port town on the Sea of Okhotsk and gateway to the Kolyma region Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Russia is a Federation which consists of 83  subjects. These subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal This article is about an administrative division of the federal government of Russia Russia is divided into twelve economic regions (экономи́ческие райо́ны ekonomicheskiye rayony, sing The Russian Federation is divided into 83  subjects ( subyekty) of which 46 are oblasts ("provinces" sing The Far Eastern Federal District (Дальневосто́чный федера́льный о́круг Dalnevostochny federalny okrug) is the largest of the seven Far Eastern economic region (Дальневосто́чный экономи́ческий райо́н tr Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Russia 's area is about 17 million square kilometers (65 million sq Russian Census of 2002 (Всеросси́йская пе́репись населе́ния 2002 го́да was the first Census of the Russian Federation carried 4 inhab.  / km² 92. 3% 7. 7%
Official language	Russian
Government
Governor	Nikolay Dudov
First Deputy Governor	Nikolay Karpenko
Legislative body	Oblast Duma
Charter	Charter of Magadan Oblast
Official website
http://www.magadan.ru/

Magadan Oblast (Russian: Магада́нская о́бласть, Magadanskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) in the Far Eastern Federal District. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Nikolay Nikolayevich Dudov (Никола́й Никола́евич Ду́дов was the governor of Magadan Oblast of Russia. A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation The term basic law is used in some places as an alternative to " Constitution " implying it is a temporary but necessary measure without formal enactment A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Russia is a Federation which consists of 83  subjects. These subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Oblast (во́бласць oblast о́бласт oblast о́бласть област/ oblast; oblasť област о́бласть is a type of Administrative division The Far Eastern Federal District (Дальневосто́чный федера́льный о́круг Dalnevostochny federalny okrug) is the largest of the seven This article is about an administrative division of the federal government of Russia Its administrative center is the city of Magadan. Magadan (Магада́н is a Port town on the Sea of Okhotsk and gateway to the Kolyma region

Contents 1 History 2 Terrain and wildlife 3 Economy 4 Geography 4.1 Time zone 5 Administrative divisions 6 Demographics 7 External links 8 Footnotes

History

Magadan Oblast was established in 1953 in what had popularly been known as Kolyma. This is an article about the region commonly known as Kolyma For river it is named after see Kolyma River The Kolyma (pronounced koh-lee-MAH As a result of considerable raw resources, especially gold, silver, tin, and tungsten deposits, mining activities and road building had been developed during the Stalin era in the 1930s and 1940s under the coordination of Dalstroy and its forced labor camps. Joseph Stalin ( ნამდვილი გვარი ჯუღაშვილი|Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili; March 5 1953 was General Secretary of the Communist Party Dalstroy (or Dalstroi was an organization set up in 1931 by the Soviet NKVD (the predecessor of the KGB) in On Stalin's death, Dalstroy was disbanded and the regional administration took over many of its former responsibilities. From then on, paid labor replaced most of the convict-based manpower, attracted by the region's rapid economic expansion, especially the gold-mining interests.

The indigenous peoples of the region, including the Evens, Koryaks, Yupiks, Chukchis, Orochs, Shors, Chuvans and Itelmens, who had traditionally lived from fishing along the Sea of Okhotsk coast or from reindeer herding in the River Kolyma valley, suffered from the industrialisation of the area but were able to rely on institutional support until 1987 when Perestroika started to cause many of the older structures to close. The Evens or Eveny (formerly known as the Lamuts a term meaning "ocean people" in Even ( Эвены in Russian) are a people in Koryaks (or Koriak are an indigenous people of Kamchatka Krai in the Russian Far East, who inhabit the coastlands of the Bering Sea to the south of the The Yupik or in the Central Alaskan Yup'ik language, Yup'ik, are a group of indigenous or aboriginal peoples of western southwestern and southcentral Chukchi, or Chukchee (чукчи ( plural) ru чукча ( singular) are an Indigenous people inhabiting the Chukchi Peninsula Not to be confused with the Oroqen of China or the Oroks of Sakhalin Island. Shors or Shorians (Шорцы also transliterated as Shorts, Shortses) are a people in the Kemerovo Oblast in Russia. Chuvans (чува́нцы are one of the forty or so " less-numerous peoples of the North " recognized by the Russian government The Itelmen, sometimes known as Kamchadal, are an Ethnic group who are the original inhabitants living on the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia. The Sea of Okhotsk ( Russian: Охо́тское мо́ре English Transliteration: Okhotskoye More) is a part of the western Pacific Ocean, The Kolyma River (Колыма́ is a river in northeastern Siberia, whose basin covers parts of the Sakha Republic, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, and (Перестройка) is the Russian term (now used in English for the economic reforms introduced in June 1987 by the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev As a result, many of those who can no longer rely on traditional sources of income are now unemployed^[1].

Chukotka was formerly an autonomous okrug subsumed within Magadan Oblast, but it declared its separation in 1991. Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (Чуко́тский автоно́мный о́круг tr

Terrain and wildlife

Magadan Oblast consists principally of mountainous desert, tundra, and taiga. In physical Geography, tundra is an area where the Tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons Taiga (ˈtaɪgə from Turkic or Mongolian) is a Biome characterized by Coniferous forests The southern part of the region is partly forested with birch, willow, mountain ash, larch and alder.

The animal species in the south include snow sheep, reindeer, moose and brown bears. The snow sheep ( Ovis nivicola) is a Species of Sheep, which comes from the mountainous areas in the northeast of Siberia. The moose (North America or elk (Europe Alces alces, is the largest extant Species in the Deer family. The Brown Bears is a name shared by all sports teams at Brown University, a University located in Providence Rhode Island in the United States There are also many varieties of birds, including ducks and seabirds. The Sea of Okhotsk has rich fishing grounds for pollock, herring, cod, flounder and salmon, as well as whales, seals, crabs and shellfish. The Sea of Okhotsk ( Russian: Охо́тское мо́ре English Transliteration: Okhotskoye More) is a part of the western Pacific Ocean,

Economy

The economy is centred on mining interests for gold, silver and other non-ferrous metals. The city of Magadan is the only large industrial centre. Magadan (Магада́н is a Port town on the Sea of Okhotsk and gateway to the Kolyma region The other main contributor to the economy is fishing, particularly for export, with processing companies in Magadan, Ola, Yamsk, and Evensk. Recently, there has been interest in exploiting the coal resources in the region. Over the medium term, there seem to be excellent opportunities for petroleum and natural gas exploitation. Agriculture is not well developed in the region.

Unfortunately, despite these rich natural resources, the economy has not prospered as much as might have been expected in recent years. The severe climate and poorly developed infrastructure are partly to blame but the difficult transition from Soviet times has led to the collapse of a number of companies with the result that many inhabitants have left the region. Recently, there do seem to have been renewed efforts to encourage foreign investment which could lead to improvements in the economy. Indeed, on a visit to Magadan in November 2005, President Vladimir Putin supported the extension of special tax advantages for the region in order to encourage gold exploitation^[2]. The President of Russia (Президент России or the President of the Russian Federation, Президент Российской Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (; born 7 October 1952 in Leningrad, USSR; now Saint Petersburg, Russia was the second President of Russia Companies involved in food processing and production include Gormolzavod, a distillery, a pasta factory, a sausage factory, the Duchka state poultry farm, and the Khasynsky state farm.

Geography

Time zone

Magadan Oblast is located in the Magadan Time Zone (MAGT/MAGST). Magadan Time is one of the three time zones that make up the Sakha Republic. UTC offset is +1100 (MAGT)/+1200 (MAGST).

Administrative divisions

Main article: Administrative divisions of Magadan Oblast

Demographics

Population: 182,726 (2002 Census). Russian Census of 2002 (Всеросси́йская пе́репись населе́ния 2002 го́да was the first Census of the Russian Federation carried

Ethnic groups: According to the 2002 Census the ‘national composition’ was: • 146,488 Russians (80. Russian Census of 2002 (Всеросси́йская пе́репись населе́ния 2002 го́да was the first Census of the Russian Federation carried The Russian people (Русские— Russkie) are an East Slavic Ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries 17%); • 18,068 Ukrainians (9. Ukrainians (Українці Ukrayintsi,) are an East Slavic Ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine, or more broadly— Citizens 89%); • 2,527 Evens (1. The Evens or Eveny (formerly known as the Lamuts a term meaning "ocean people" in Even ( Эвены in Russian) are a people in 38%); • 2,169 Belarusians (1. Belarusians or Belorussians (Беларусы Biełarusy previously also spelled Belarussians, Byelorussians and Belorusians, also 19%); • 2,006 Tatars (1. Tatars ( Tatar: Tatarlar/Татарлар sometimes spelled Tartars, are a Turkic -speaking ethnic group or multiple ethnic groups 10%); • 888 Koryaks (0. Koryaks (or Koriak are an indigenous people of Kamchatka Krai in the Russian Far East, who inhabit the coastlands of the Bering Sea to the south of the 49%); • 808 Ingush (0. The Ingush ( Ingush: Галгай "Ghalghay" are an Ethnic group of the North Caucasus, mostly inhabiting the Russian 44); • 780 Germans (0. This article is about the German diaspora See Germans for the German ethnicity in general 43); • 643 Itelmen (0. The Itelmen, sometimes known as Kamchadal, are an Ethnic group who are the original inhabitants living on the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia. 35%); • 563 Azeris (0. This article is about Azeris in Russia For Azeris in general see the respective article 31%); • 479 Moldovans (0. Moldovans, or Moldavians (original name Moldoveni; Молдовень in the Moldovan Cyrillic script, used nowadays only in Transnistria 26%); • 469 Yakuts (0. Yakuts, self-designation Sakha, are a Turkic -speaking people associated with the Sakha (Yakutia Republic. 26%); • 466 Buryats (0. The Buryats or Buriyads, numbering approximately 436000 are the largest ethnic minority group in Siberia and are mainly concentrated in their homeland the 26%); • 378 Ossetians (0. The Ossetians (ирæттæ irættæ are an Iranic Ethnic group indigenous to Ossetia, a region that spans the Caucasus Mountains 21%); • 357 Chuvash (0. 20%); • 344 Bashkirs (0. The Bashkirs, a Turkic people, live in Russia, mostly in the republic of Bashkortostan. 19%); • 330 Armenians (0. The Armenians (Հայեր Hayer) are a Nation and Ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and in the Armenian Highlands A large 18%); • 314 Kamchadals (0. The Kamchadals ( Камчадалы in Russian) is a former name of the Itelmens, the native people of Kamchatka, used in the 18th century by 17%); • and a few other groups of less than three hundred persons each. • In addition, 0. 33% of the inhabitants declined to state their nationality on the census questionnaire. ^[3]

External links

• (Russian) Official website of Magadan Oblast
• (English) Overview of Magadan Oblast (Kommersant newspaper)

Footnotes

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