Gubkinsky
Губкинский | |
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![]() Gubkinsky | |
Coordinates: 66°26′N 76°30′E / 66.433°N 76.500°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug[1] |
Founded | April 22, 1986 |
Town status since | 1997 |
Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 23,335 |
• Subordinated to | town of okrug significance of Gubkinsky[1] |
• Capital of | town of okrug significance of Gubkinsky[1] |
• Urban okrug | Gubkinsky Urban Okrug[3] |
• Capital of | Gubkinsky Urban Okrug[3] |
Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 ![]() |
Postal code(s)[5] | |
OKTMO ID | 71952000001 |
Gubkinsky (Russian: Губкинский) is a town in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the left bank of the Pyakupur River, south of Salekhard. Population: 23,335 (2010 Census);[2] 20,407 (2002 Census);[6] 9,676 (1989 Census).[7]
The town is named after the Soviet geologist Ivan Gubkin. It was founded on April 22, 1986 as an oil-extracting settlement.[citation needed] Town status was granted to it in 1997.[citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the town of okrug significance of Gubkinsky—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of okrug significance of Gubkinsky is incorporated as Gubkinsky Urban Okrug.[3]