Sokol (Magadan)

Russia / Magadan / Stekolnyy / Magadan
 quarter (urban subdivision), invisible
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).
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.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokol,_Magadan_Oblast
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Coordinates:   59°55'13"N   150°44'59"E
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