Nefteyugansk (russian: Нефтеюга́нск) is a

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Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra (Russian and Mansi: Ханты-Мансийский автономный округ — Югра, ''Khanty-Mansiysky avtonomny okrug — Yugra;'' Khanty: Хӑнты-Мансийской Aвтономной � ...

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, located south of the

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, close to the larger city of

Surgut Surgut ( rus, Сургу́т, p=sʊrˈgut; Khanty: Сәрханӆ, ''Sərhanł'') is a city in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the Ob River near its junction with the Irtysh River. It is one of the few cities in Russia to be lar ...

. Population:

History

It was founded on October 16, 1967, after an oil field had been discovered on a small forest clearing in the middle of the

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marshland in 1961. The main and the only big enterprise in the city, ''Yuganskneftegaz'', was founded in February 1966. The name 'Yugansk' comes from the indigenous

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name of a small river near the city, ''neft means oil in Russian, and ''gaz'' is

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. The economy of the city remains

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-based, and was a major center for the Russian oil enterprise ''

YUKOS OJSC "Yukos Oil Company" (russian: ОАО Нефтяна́я Компа́ния Ю́КОС, links=no, ) was an oil and gas company based in Moscow, Russia. Yukos was acquired from the Russian government by Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovs ...

'', which owned ''Yuganskneftegaz''. In fact, the "Yu" in "YUKOS" comes from the "yu" in "Nefteyugansk" and therefore from "

Yuganskneftegaz Yuganskneftegaz (russian: Юганскнефтегаз) is a wholly integrated subsidiary of Rosneft that owns and operates the second largest oil production complex in Russia. It was formerly the most important production subsidiary of Yukos, bu ...

". The other three letters come from the oil-refining factory "Kuibyshev-Org-Sintez", situated in

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. On June 26, 1998, city mayor

Vladimir Petukhov Vladimir Arkadyevich Petukhov (russian: Влади́мир Арка́дьевич Петухо́в; December 16, 1949 – June 26, 1998) was mayor of Nefteyugansk in 1996–1998. According to the investigative committee of the Russian Federation, h ...

was shot dead on the way to his office. Before his murder, Petukhov had been on a

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demanding that the chairmen of municipal and district tax offices be dismissed from their positions and a criminal case against Yukos be filed on counts of

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. Petukhov's widow later on called for an investigation into

Mikhail Khodorkovsky Mikhail Borisovich Khodorkovsky (russian: link=no, Михаил Борисович Ходорковский, ; born 26 June 1963), sometimes known by his initials MBK, is an exiled Russian businessman and opposition activist, now residing in L ...

's role in events. Back then Khodorkovsky was head of Yukos. On September 20, 2005 Dmitry Yegortsev, acting mayor of Nefteyugansk, was assaulted and wounded with a knife. After the stabbing of Yegortsev, Igor Gribanov took over City Hall as acting mayor. Just a few months later, he died of carbon monoxide poisoning at his home on January 6, 2006. Since January 2005, Yuganskneftegaz has been owned by the state-owned oil company

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. The mayor of Nefteyugansk is Sergey Dektyarev.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nefteyugansk serves as the

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Nefteyugansky District Nefteyugansky District (russian: Нефтеюга́нский 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 south of the autonom ...

, even though it is not a part of it.Law #43-oz As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the city of okrug significance of Nefteyugansk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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. As a municipal division, the city of okrug significance of Nefteyugansk is incorporated as Nefteyugansk Urban Okrug.Law #63-oz

Transportation

The city is served by the

Surgut International Airport Surgut Airport , also listed as Surgut North Airport, is an airport in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia located north of Surgut. It services medium-sized airliners. In 2018 Surgut Airport handled 1,758,310 passengers. In May 2019, the airp ...

Consumer market

On the territory of the municipality, the population is provided with goods and services: 447 shops, 33 wholesale enterprises, 1 city market for 901 jobs; 141 catering establishments for 8276 seats; 274 facilities for the provision of various types of services. In 2010, 8 stores were opened with a trading area of 8.7 thousand square meters; 6 catering establishments for 383 seats. The city has a large number of large specialized shops selling food and non-food products. Among the federal networks represented in the city, one can single out: Pyaterochka, DNS, Domostroy, Red & White, Wildberries.Wildberries
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Climate

Nefteyugansk has a

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( Dfc) like most of Russia. Summers are mild to warm with cool nights. Winters are long and very cold.

Sport

The most popular sport in Nefteyugansk is skiing, biathlon, futsal and martial arts. The most sportsmen from Yugansk win different All-Russian, European and World competitions. Sport subjects in town: *

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* Stadium «Neftyanik» * Ice home * Sport complex «Olimp» * Fitness club «Aelita» On 16 September 2014 was opened new modern sport complex - Centre Physical Education and Sports «Zhemchuzhina Yugry» Sport clubs: *Hockey club «Rosneft-

» *Futsal club « BLIK-Nefteyugansk» is playing in Russian Futsal Championship. Home area - «Zhemchuzhina Yugry»

Twin cities

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* Târgovişte,

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References

Notes

Nefteyugansk Mayor Dies in Fire at Home
by Anatoly Medetsky, themoscowtimes.com, Jan. 11, 2006

Sources

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External links

Official website of the Nefteyugansk City Administration

Notes of a local resident. Photos of the city.

Informational website of Nefteyugansk
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