En Name: | Sokol | ||||||
Ru Name: | Со́кол | ||||||
Coordinates: | 59.9167°N 195°W | ||||||
Map Label Position: | right | ||||||
Federal Subject: | Magadan Oblast | ||||||
Adm District Jur: | Magadan Urban Okrug | ||||||
Inhabloc Cat: | Urban-type settlement | ||||||
Pop 2010Census: | 4,685 | ||||||
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Sokol (ru|Со́кол) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Magadan Oblast, Russia, located 49km (30miles) 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:
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.
It is the site of the Sokol Airport.