Yugorsk (russian: Югорск) 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
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 ...
,
Russia
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, located in the northwestern part of the
East-West lowland, from
Khanty-Mansiysk
Khanty-Mansiysk ( rus, Ха́нты-Манси́йск, Khánty-Mansíysk, lit. ''Khanty-Mansi Town''; Khanty language, Khanty: , ''Jomvoćś''; Mansi language, Mansi: , ''Abga'') is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the admini ...
. Population:
Geography
The relief in the town is flat. The town is surrounded by forests. The
Ess River flows from the town.
History
![Old Coat of Arms of Yugorsk](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Old_Coat_of_Arms_of_Yugorsk.png)
The settlement of Komsomolsky was built in 1962 to support
timber
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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. The settlement grew as the gas fields of Western
Siberia
Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive 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 part of ...
were being explored, and the production association
Tyumentransgas (since 2007
GazpromTransgazYugorsk) developed. In March 1959, subdivisions of
railway troops Railway troops are soldiers who are also railway engineers. They build, repair, operate or destroy militarily relevant railway lines and their associated infrastructure.
History
The establishment of railway troops by the great powers followed th ...
started the construction of the "Ivdel-Ob" railway.
The town was renamed Yugorsk in July 1992. The name originates from the name of the land "Yugra", or "Yugoria"—the place where the
Khanty and Mansi peoples live.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the
town of okrug significance of Yugorsk—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 #43-oz] As a
municipal division, the town of okrug significance of Yugorsk is incorporated as Yugorsk Urban Okrug.
[Law #63-oz]
Employment
The
OOO Gazprom transgaz Yugorsk gas company is based in Yugorsk.
References
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Cities and towns in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union
Populated places established in 1962