Beloyarsky
Белоярский | |
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Coordinates: 63°43′N 66°40′E / 63.717°N 66.667°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug[1] |
Founded | 1969![]() |
Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 20,283 |
• Subordinated to | town of okrug significance of Beloyarsky[1] |
• Capital of | Beloyarsky District,[1] town of okrug significance of Beloyarsky[1] |
• Municipal district | Beloyarsky Municipal District[3] |
• Urban settlement | Beloyarsky Urban Settlement[3] |
• Capital of | Beloyarsky Municipal District,[3] Beloyarsky Urban Settlement[3] |
Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 ![]() |
Postal code(s)[5] | 628160, 628162, 628163, 628168 |
OKTMO ID | 71811151001 |
Beloyarsky (Russian: Белоя́рский; Khanty: Нуви сӑңхум, Nuvi săŋhum) is a town and the administrative center of Beloyarsky District in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the Kazim River (Ob's tributary), northwest of Khanty-Mansiysk, the administrative center of the autonomous okrug. Population: 20,283 (2010 Russian census);[2] 18,721 (2002 Census);[6] 20,534 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the town of okrug significance of Beloyarsky—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of okrug significance of Beloyarsky is incorporated within Beloyarsky Municipal District as Beloyarsky Urban Settlement.[3]
The town lies in the northern part of the Siberian Uvaly by the banks of the Kazym, a right tributary of the Ob.[8]
The economy of the town is based on oil and natural gas extraction.