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 ...
in
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 ...
,
Russia
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. Population: It is the second largest city in the autonomous okrug.
History
Urengoy gas Motherland stamp 1981.jpg, A USSR stamp, 1981
Yagelnoe Old Airport (Novy Urengoy).jpg, an 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 ...
at 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 li ...
, 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