Nagayevo, Magadan

Coordinates: 59°33′N 150°47′E / 59.550°N 150.783°E / 59.550; 150.783

Nagayevo (Russian: Нага́ево) was an urban-type settlement on the shore of Nagayev Bay of the Sea of Okhotsk in what later became present day Magadan Oblast, in the Russian Far East.

Presently, Nagayevo is a microdistrict in and the port area of the city of Magadan, the administrative center of Magadan Oblast.

History

Nagayevo was a predecessor of the present day city of Magadan. It was founded in 1929 on the shore of Nagayev Bay of the Sea of Okhotsk. It rapidly grew, and in 1930 it was granted urban-type settlement status. In 1931, it became the administrative center of Okhotsk-Evenk National Okrug.

In 1932, the Settlement of Magadan was founded just 2.5 kilometers (1.6 mi) from Nagayevo, also on the coast. In 1939, they were both merged into the new Town of Magadan.

See also

• Ports and harbours of the Russian Pacific Coast
• Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union