Sokol, Magadan Oblast

Sokol
Со́кол
Location of Sokol
Sokol
Location of Sokol
Sokol
Sokol (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
Founded1962
Population
  Total
4,685
Time zoneUTC+11 (MSK+8 )
Postal code(s)
685918
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).