Khanty-Mansiysk ( rus, Ха́нты-Манси́йск, Khánty-Mansíysk, lit. ''Khanty-Mansi Town'';
Khanty
The Khanty ( Khanty: ханти, ''hanti''), also known in older literature as Ostyaks (russian: остяки) are a Ugric indigenous people, living in Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, a region historically known as "Yugra" in Russia, togethe ...
: , ''Jomvoćś'';
Mansi
Mansi may refer to:
People
* Mansi people, an indigenous people living in Tyumen Oblast, Russia
** Mansi language
* Giovanni Domenico Mansi
Gian (Giovanni) Domenico Mansi (16 February 1692 – 27 September 1769) was an Italian prelate, theolog ...
: , ''Abga'') is a
city
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
and the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra,
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
. It stands on the eastern bank of the
Irtysh River, from its
confluence with the
Ob, in the
oil-rich region of
Western Siberia. Though an
independent city
An independent city or independent town is a city or town that does not form part of another general-purpose local government entity (such as a province).
Historical precursors
In the Holy Roman Empire, and to a degree in its successor states ...
, Khanty-Mansiysk also functions as the administrative center of
Khanty-Mansiysky District
Khanty-Mansiysky District (russian: Ха́нты-Манси́йский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #43-oz and municipalLaw #63-oz district (raion), one of the nine in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located in the center ...
.
Khanty-Mansiysk is one of few capitals of Russian regions that is not the largest city in the area, surpassed by
Surgut,
Nizhnevartovsk
Nizhnevartovsk ( rus, Нижневартовск, p=nʲɪʐnʲɪˈvartəfsk) is a city in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra, Russia. Since the 1960s, the Western Siberian oil boom led to Nizhnevartovsk's rapid growth from a small settlement t ...
and
Nefteyugansk
Nefteyugansk (russian: Нефтеюга́нск) is a city in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located south of the Ob River, close to the larger city of Surgut. Population:
History
It was founded on October 16, 1967, after an oil fie ...
.
Etymology
The city's name consists of the names of the local indigenous people ''
Khanty
The Khanty ( Khanty: ханти, ''hanti''), also known in older literature as Ostyaks (russian: остяки) are a Ugric indigenous people, living in Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, a region historically known as "Yugra" in Russia, togethe ...
'' and ''
Mansi
Mansi may refer to:
People
* Mansi people, an indigenous people living in Tyumen Oblast, Russia
** Mansi language
* Giovanni Domenico Mansi
Gian (Giovanni) Domenico Mansi (16 February 1692 – 27 September 1769) was an Italian prelate, theolog ...
'' and includes ''"-sk"'' ending which is a typical Russian ending for the town names. Before 1940 these people were known as ''Ostyaks'' and ''Voguls'' respectively and the city's name (then settlement) was ''Ostyako-Vogulsk''.
Geography
Climate
Khanty-Mansiysk experiences a
subarctic climate (
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
''Dfc''). The climate is extreme, with temperatures as low as and as high as . On average, however, the region is very cold, with an average temperature of . Precipitation tends to be fairly low; per year, which is heavier in the summer than in the winter. The average
wind speed
In meteorology, wind speed, or wind flow speed, is a fundamental atmospheric quantity caused by air moving from high to low pressure, usually due to changes in temperature. Wind speed is now commonly measured with an anemometer.
Wind speed ...
is , and the average
humidity is 77%.
History
It was founded in 1930 as a
work settlement of Ostyako-Vogulsk ().
Administrative and municipal status
Khanty-Mansiysk is the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of the
autonomous okrug and, within the
framework of administrative divisions, it also serves as the administrative center of
Khanty-Mansiysky District
Khanty-Mansiysky District (russian: Ха́нты-Манси́йский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #43-oz and municipalLaw #63-oz district (raion), one of the nine in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located in the center ...
, even though it is not a part of it.
[Law #43-oz] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the
town of okrug significance of Khanty-Mansiysk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts.
As a
municipal division, the town of okrug significance of Khanty-Mansiysk is incorporated as Khanty-Mansiysk Urban Okrug.
[Law #63-oz]
Demographics
Population: . Ethnic composition (2010):
*
Russians
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– 73%
*
Tatars
The Tatars ()[Tatar]
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different – 5.3%
*
Khanty
The Khanty ( Khanty: ханти, ''hanti''), also known in older literature as Ostyaks (russian: остяки) are a Ugric indigenous people, living in Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, a region historically known as "Yugra" in Russia, togethe ...
– 3.9%
*
Ukrainians
Ukrainians ( uk, Українці, Ukraintsi, ) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. They are the seventh-largest nation in Europe. The native language of the Ukrainians is Ukrainian. The majority of Ukrainians are Eastern Ort ...
– 3.1%
*
Tajiks
Tajiks ( fa, تاجيک، تاجک, ''Tājīk, Tājek''; tg, Тоҷик) are a Persian-speaking Iranian ethnic group native to Central Asia, living primarily in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Tajiks are the largest ethnicity in Taj ...
– 2.0%
*
Azeris
Azerbaijanis (; az, Azərbaycanlılar, ), Azeris ( az, Azərilər, ), or Azerbaijani Turks ( az, Azərbaycan Türkləri, ) are a Turkic people living mainly in northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan. They are the second-most nume ...
– 2.0%
*
Mansi
Mansi may refer to:
People
* Mansi people, an indigenous people living in Tyumen Oblast, Russia
** Mansi language
* Giovanni Domenico Mansi
Gian (Giovanni) Domenico Mansi (16 February 1692 – 27 September 1769) was an Italian prelate, theolog ...
– 1.6%
*
Kyrgyz – 1.3%
*
Uzbeks
The Uzbeks ( uz, , , , ) are a Turkic ethnic group native to the wider Central Asian region, being among the largest Turkic ethnic group in the area. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan, next to Kazakh and Karakalpak mino ...
– 1.2%
* Others – 6.6%
Transportation
Air travel is available at the
Khanty-Mansiysk Airport, located just outside Khanty-Mansiysk inner city. The airline
Utair
Utair (russian: ОАО «Авиакомпания «ЮТэйр») () is a Russian airline with its head office at Khanty-Mansiysk Airport while its hubs are at Surgut International Airport and Vnukovo International Airport. It operates schedule ...
has its head office on the property.
Sports
Khanty-Mansiysk is a skiing and alpine skiing center of global importance.
Biathlon World Cup competitions are annually held in the city, and tourism infrastructure has been developed here quite well. The city was the venue of the
2003 and
2011 Biathlon World Championships, and in
2005 the first Mixed Biathlon Relay Championships took place here, and again in
2010.
The
2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships where skiers with a physical disability compete, took place in Khanty-Mansiysk in March–April 2011 as well.
Khanty-Mansiysk was home to the 2015 Winter
Deaflympics and the
HC Yugra of the
Supreme Hockey League
The Supreme Hockey League (SHL) (russian: Высшая хоккейная лига (ВХЛ), links=no, ''Vysshaya hokkeinaya liga (VHL)''), also known as the Major Hockey League or Higher Hockey League (HHL), is a professional ice hockey league ...
.
The city includes the Ugra Chess Academy, which has been the venue of the
2010 Chess Olympiad
The 39th Chess Olympiad (russian: 39-я Шахматная олимпиада, ''39-ya Shakhmatnaya olimpiada''), organised by FIDE and comprising an open and a women's tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of ch ...
and the
Women's World Chess Championship 2012
The Women's World Chess Championship 2012 was a knockout tournament, to decide the women's world champion. The title was won by Anna Ushenina of Ukraine for the first time. Defending champion Hou Yifan went out in the second round.
The tournament ...
. In 2010, the Olympic Hotel was built just to house the players in the Olympiad. It also hosted the
2005 Chess World Cup, the
2007 Chess World Cup, the
2009 Chess World Cup and the
2011 Chess World Cup. It hosted the
World Rapid and Blitz Championship in 2013 and the
2014 Candidates Tournament.
In May 2015, the FIDE Grand Prix tournament was held here.
The 2018 FIDE Women's World Championship was held here on November 2–23, 2018. It included 64 chess players from 28 countries and was won by
Ju Wenjun
Ju Wenjun (; born 31 January 1991) is a Chinese chess grandmaster. She is the current Women's World Chess Champion. In March 2017 she became the fifth woman to achieve a rating of 2600. She is a three-time Women's World Chess Champion having w ...
.
File:Ice palace of Khanty-Mansiysk.jpg, Ice Palace
File:River port and auto depot of Khanty-Mansiysk.jpg, River port and bus station
File:Khanty-Mansiysk theater.JPG, A theater in Khanty-Mansiysk
File:Church of the resurrection of Christ in Khany-Mansiysk.JPG, Church of the Resurrection
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Partnership cities
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Yerevan
Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and i ...
,
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...
(since 2014)
References
Notes
Sources
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External links
Official website of Khanty-MansiyskKhanty-Mansiysk Business DirectoryThe biggest portal in Khanty-Mansiysk*
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Cities and towns in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Populated places established in 1930
1930 establishments in Russia
Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union
Ski areas and resorts in Russia
Populated places on the Irtysh River