Sokol, Magadan Oblast
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Sokol
Со́кол | |
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  Sokol Location of Sokol  Sokol Sokol (Magadan Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 59°55′N 150°45′E / 59.917°N 150.750°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Magadan Oblast |
| Administrative district | Magadan Urban Okrug |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,685 |
| Time zone | UTC+11 (MSK+8 [2]) |
| Postal code[3] | 685918 |
| OKTMO ID | 44701000056 |
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);[1] 4,715 (2002 census);[4] 8,011 (1989 Soviet census).[5]