Megion (russian: Мегион) is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

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 ...

, located at the altitude of above sea level, on the right bank of the

Ob River } The Ob ( rus, Обь, p=opʲ: Ob') is a major river in Russia. It is in western Siberia; and together with Irtysh forms the world's seventh-longest river system, at . It forms at the confluence of the Biya and Katun which have their origins ...

, east of

Khanty-Mansiysk Khanty-Mansiysk ( rus, Ха́нты-Манси́йск, Khánty-Mansíysk, lit. ''Khanty-Mansi Town''; Khanty: , ''Jomvoćś''; Mansi: , ''Abga'') is a city and the administrative center of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra, Russia. It stan ...

and northeast of

Tyumen Tyumen ( ; rus, Тюмень, p=tʲʉˈmʲenʲ, a=Ru-Tyumen.ogg) is the administrative center and largest city of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. It is situated just east of the Ural Mountains, along the Tura River. Fueled by the Russian oil and gas in ...

. The area of the town is and the nearest airport is in

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 ...

( away). Population: 46,566 ( 2002 Census); Foundation and further town development became possible with the discovery of petroleum on this site. It predetermined the construction of Megion and

which both are now regarded as a major centre of oil producing.

History

It was first mentioned in 1810. In 1961, the first oil in Western

Siberia Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive region, geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a ...

was struck there. On September 29, 1964, Megion was granted

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

status. On July 23, 1980, it was elevated in status to that of a town. Now the town is a center of the

oil An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic (does not mix with water) & lipophilic (mixes with other oils). Oils are usually flammable and surface active. Most oils are unsaturated ...

and

natural gas Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbo ...

industries. Coat of Arms of Megion (Khanty-Mansia) soviet

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with one

, incorporated as the town of okrug significance of Megion—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.Law #43-oz As a municipal division, the town of okrug significance of Megion is incorporated as Megion Urban Okrug.Law #63-oz

Gallery

File:Храм Покрова Божией Матери.jpg, Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin File:Мегион, Аллея славы.jpg, Alley of Honor to heroes of the passed conflicts File:Стела на въезде в город.jpg, Welcoming sign at the entrance to the town File:Общий вид города Мегион.jpg, One of the neighbourhoods and Sayma river

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External links

Official website of MegionOfficial website of Megion
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug Populated places on the Ob River