Magadan (Russian:Магадан;IPA:[məɡɐˈdan]) is a port town and the administrative center of Magadan Oblast, Russia, located on the Sea of Okhotsk in Nagayevo Bay in Taui Bay and serving as a gateway to the Kolyma region. Population: 95,982(2010 Census);99,399(2002 Census);151,652(**** Census).