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For other places with the same name, see Sokol (disambiguation). Urban-type settlement in Magadan Oblast, Russia
Sokol Со́кол
Urban-type settlement
Location of Sokol
Sokol is located in RussiaSokolSokolLocation of SokolShow map of RussiaSokol is located in Magadan OblastSokolSokolSokol (Magadan Oblast)Show map of Magadan Oblast
Coordinates: 59°55′N 150°45′E / 59.917°N 150.750°E / 59.917; 150.750
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMagadan Oblast
Administrative districtMagadan Urban Okrug
Founded1962Edit this on Wikidata
Population
 • Total4,685
Time zoneUTC+11 (MSK+8 Edit this on Wikidata)
Postal code(s)685918Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID44701000056

Sokol (Russian: Со́кол) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Magadan Oblast, Russia, located 49 kilometers (30 mi) north of Magadan on the Kolyma Highway (federal highway M56) section connecting Magadan and Ust-Nera, and is also on the proposed rail link connecting the Amur Yakutsk Mainline with Magadan. Population: 4,685 (2010 Census); 4,715 (2002 Census); 8,011 (1989 Soviet census).

History

It was founded in 1962 and was granted urban-type settlement status in 1964. It is serving and housing the workers of the Sokol Airport.

Transportation

It is the site of the Sokol Airport.

References

  1. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  2. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  3. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  4. Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (in Russian).
  5. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики . 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
Administrative divisions of Magadan Oblast
Administrative center: Magadan • Rural localities
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