Vuktyl (russian: Вукты́л, kv, Вуктыл) 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 ...
in the
Komi Republic
The Komi Republic (russian: Республика Коми; kv, Коми Республика), sometimes simply referred to as Komi, is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. Its capital is the city of Syktyvkar. The population of th ...
,
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 on the right bank of the
Pechora River near its
confluence with the , northeast of
Syktyvkar, the
capital of the republic. Population:
History
It was founded in 1968 and granted town status in 1989.
A major oil pipeline runs from Vuktyl to
Ukhta
Ukhta (russian: Ухта́; kv, Уква, ''Ukva'') is an important industrial town in the Komi Republic of Russia. Population:
It was previously known as ''Chibyu'' (until 1939).
History
Oil springs along the Ukhta River were already known i ...
to
Torzhok
Torzhok (russian: Торжо́к) is a town in Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Tvertsa River along the federal highway M10 and a branch of the Oktyabrskaya Railway division of the Russian Railways. The town is famous for its folk craft of ...
.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, the
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 ...
of Vuktyl is, together with four
rural-type settlement administrative territories (comprising ten rural localities), incorporated as the
town of republic significance of Vuktyl—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts.
[Law #16-RZ] As a
municipal division, the town of republic significance of Vuktyl is incorporated as Vuktyl Municipal District; the town of Vuktyl is incorporated within it as Vuktyl Urban Settlement.
[Law #11-RZ] The four rural-type settlement administrative territories are incorporated into four rural settlements within the municipal district.
Transportation
The town is served by the
Vuktyl Airport.
References
Notes
Sources
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External links
*Mojgorod.ru
Entry on Vuktyl
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Cities and towns in the Komi Republic
Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union
Populated places established in 1968