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 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).
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%).
Магаданска област | Província de Magadan | Oblast Magadan | Magadani oblast | استان ماگادان | 마가단 주 | Magadanska oblast | Oblast Magadan | マガダン州 | Obwód magadański | Магаданская область | Magadanská oblasť | Magadanin alue | 马加丹州
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