Novy Urengoy (russian: Но́вый Уренго́й, lit: “New Urengoy”; Nenets: Едэй Уренгой, ''Edėy Urengoy'') 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 ...

Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug The Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (YaNAO; russian: Яма́ло-Не́нецкий автоно́мный о́круг (ЯНАО), ; yrk, Ямалы-Ненёцие автономной ӈокрук, ) or Yamalia (russian: Ямалия) is a fed ...

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. Population: It is the second largest city in the autonomous okrug.

History

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Ilyushin Il-14 The Ilyushin Il-14 (NATO reporting name: Crate) was a Soviet twin-engine commercial and military personnel and cargo transport aircraft that first flew in 1950 in aviation, 1950, and entered service in 1954. The Il-14 was also manufactured in Eas ...

Novy Urengoy Airport Novy Urengoy Airport is an airport in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia located 4 km southwest of Novy Urengoy. It handles medium-sized aircraft. History New terminal construction On 25 July 2017, the contest was held, to confirm ...

1983 CPA 5445.jpg, A USSR stamp, 1983 It was founded in 1975 after the discovery of the

Urengoy gas field The Urengoy gas field in the northern West Siberia Basin is the world's second largest natural gas field after South Pars / North Dome Gas-Condensate field. The gas field has over ten trillion cubic meters (1013 m³) in total deposits. It l ...

, one of the largest in Russia. Town status was granted to it in 1980.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the city of okrug significance of Novy Urengoy—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

.Law #42-ZAO As a municipal division, the city of okrug significance of Novy Urengoy is incorporated as Novy Urengoy Urban Okrug.Law #102-ZAO

Climate

Nature

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subarctic climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...

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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''). Winters are severely cold and long with average temperatures from to in January, while summers are mild and brief with average temperatures from to in July.

Precipitation In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravitational pull from clouds. The main forms of precipitation include drizzle, rain, sleet, snow, ice pellets, graupel and hail. ...

is moderate, and is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year.

Economy

A major industry of the city is oil and gas production, with one of the largest gas fields in the world in the area and substantial prospects for further exploration. The

government-owned State ownership, also called government ownership and public ownership, is the ownership of an industry, asset, or enterprise by the state or a public body representing a community, as opposed to an individual or private party. Public ownersh ...

company Gazprom is the main local employer. Zapolyarnoye Field (Novy Urengoy).jpg,

Zapolyarnoye gas field The Zapolyarnoye gas field is a natural gas field located in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. It was discovered in 1965 and developed by Gazprom. It began production in 2001 and produces natural gas, oil, and condensates. The total proven res ...

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combined cycle power plant A combined cycle power plant is an assembly of heat engines that work in tandem from the same source of heat, converting it into mechanical energy. On land, when used to make electricity the most common type is called a combined cycle gas turb ...

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Transportation

The city is situated on the

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 ...

–Novy Urengoy railway line. Traveling north from Tyumen, Novy Urengoy is the last station of significance.

Noyabrsk Noyabrsk ( rus, Ноя́брьск, p=nɐˈjabrʲsk; Tundra Nenets: Нюдя Пэвдей мар, romanized: ''Njudja Pəvdej mar''; Forest Nenets: Нюча пэ”дя”й марˮ, romanized: ''Njuča pəꜧdjaꜧj marꜧ'') is the second larg ...

is the previous station of significance. Novy Urengoy is along the Salekhard–Igarka Railway, "Dead Road". Extending from Novy Urengoy to Stary Nadym is one section of the "Railway of Death" that serves as an important freight railway. The city is served by the

. Boeing 737-522, S7 - Siberia Airlines AN1140266.jpg, Boeing 737 at

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Sports

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Fakel Novy Urengoy Fakel Novy Urengoy (russian: Факел Новый Уренгой) is a Russian professional men's volleyball team, based in Novy Urengoy, playing in Russian Volleyball Super League, Super League since 2004. International competitions * FIVB ...

players at

CEV Challenge Cup The CEV Challenge Cup is the third tier official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. It started in the 1980–81 season under the name CEV Cup. In 2007 it was renamed CEV Challenge Cup. History * CEV Cup (1980� ...

Skiing (Novy Urengoy).jpg, Skiing Novy Urengoy Fakel is a men's volleyball team competing in the

Russian Volleyball Super League The Russian Volleyball Super League (RVSL) (russian: Волейбольная суперлига) is the top league of Russian professional volleyball. It was founded in 1992, and it is considered to be the continuer of the Soviet top league, f ...

and playing at the Gazodobytchik Sports Center. In the 2008-09 season they finished third in the competition, behind Zenit Kazan and Iskra Odintsovo.

References

Notes

Sources

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External links

Official website of Novy Urengoy
*Official website of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Novy Urengoy

PRO New Urengoy - city portal
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Populated places of Arctic Russia Populated places established in 1975 1975 establishments in the Soviet Union Socialist planned cities