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Novy Urengoy
Новый Уренгой
City[1]
Counter-clockwise: Central Square, Leningradsky Avenue, Lake Molodezhnoe, Gubkina Avenue, Epiphany Cathedral
Counter-clockwise: Central Square, Leningradsky Avenue, Lake Molodezhnoe, Gubkina Avenue, Epiphany Cathedral
Flag of Novy Urengoy
Flag
Coat of arms of Novy Urengoy
Coat of arms
Location of Novy Urengoy
Map
Novy Urengoy is located in Russia
Novy Urengoy
Novy Urengoy
Location of Novy Urengoy
Novy Urengoy is located in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Novy Urengoy
Novy Urengoy
Novy Urengoy (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug)
Coordinates: 66°05′N 76°41′E / 66.083°N 76.683°E / 66.083; 76.683
CountryRussia
Federal subjectYamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug[1]
Founded1975
City status since1980
Government
 • HeadAndrey Voronov
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total104,107
 • Rank155th in 2010
 • Subordinated tocity of okrug significance of Novy Urengoy[1]
 • Capital ofcity of okrug significance of Novy Urengoy[1]
 • Urban okrugNovy Urengoy Urban Okrug[3]
 • Capital ofNovy Urengoy Urban Okrug[3]
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 Edit this on Wikidata[4])
Postal code(s)[5]
629300–629329Edit this on Wikidata
Dialing code(s)+7 3494
OKTMO ID71956000001
Websitewww.newurengoy.ru

Novy Urengoy (Russian: Но́вый Уренго́й, lit: “New Urengoy”) is a city in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Population: 107,251 (2021 Census);[6] 104,107 (2010 Russian census);[2] 94,456 (2002 Census);[7] 93,235 (1989 Soviet census).[8] It is the largest city in the autonomous okrug.

History

It was founded in 1975 after the discovery of the Urengoy gas field, one of the largest in Russia.[citation needed] Town status was granted to it in 1980.[citation needed]

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 districts.[1] As a municipal division, the city of okrug significance of Novy Urengoy is incorporated as Novy Urengoy Urban Okrug.[3]

Climate

Nature

Novy Urengoy has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc). Winters are severely cold and long with average temperatures from −30 °C (−22 °F) to −22 °C (−8 °F) in January, while summers are mild and brief with average temperatures from +10 °C (50 °F) to +18 °C (64 °F) in July. Precipitation is moderate, and is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year.

Climate data for Novy Urengoy
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −22
(−8) 		−21
(−6) 		−13
(9) 		−6
(21) 		1
(34) 		11
(52) 		18
(64) 		15
(59) 		8
(46) 		−3
(27) 		−13
(9) 		−18
(0) 		−4
(26)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −30
(−22) 		−30
(−22) 		−23
(−9) 		−17
(1) 		−7
(19) 		4
(39) 		10
(50) 		8
(46) 		2
(36) 		−9
(16) 		−20
(−4) 		−26
(−15) 		−11
(11)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 27
(1.1) 		20
(0.8) 		24
(0.9) 		25
(1.0) 		34
(1.3) 		48
(1.9) 		57
(2.2) 		64
(2.5) 		61
(2.4) 		45
(1.8) 		36
(1.4) 		30
(1.2) 		471
(18.5)
Source: World Climate Guide[9]

Economy

A major industry of the city is oil and gas production, with one of the largest gas fields in the world in the area and substantial prospects for further exploration. The government-owned company Gazprom is the main local employer.

Transportation

The city is situated on the Tyumen–Novy Urengoy railway line. Traveling north from Tyumen, Novy Urengoy is the last station of significance. Noyabrsk is the previous station of significance.

Novy Urengoy is along the Salekhard–Igarka Railway, "Dead Road". Extending from Novy Urengoy to Stary Nadym is one section of the "Railway of Death" that serves as an important freight railway.

The city is served by the Novy Urengoy Airport.

Sports

Fakel is a men's volleyball team competing in the Russian Volleyball Super League and playing at the Gazodobytchik Sports Center. In the 2008–09 season they finished third in the competition, behind Zenit Kazan and Iskra Odintsovo.

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Law #42-ZAO
  2. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. ^ a b c Law #102-ZAO
  4. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  6. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  7. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  8. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  9. ^ World Climate Guide - Novyy Urengoy — [1]. Retrieved 19 November 2012.

Sources

External links

Administrative divisions of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
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