Novy Urengoy

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Novy Urengoy (English)
Новый Уренгой (Russian)
-  City[1]  -


Clockwise: Unidentified Fountain, Unidentified Square, Leningrad Prospect


Location of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug in Russia
Novy Urengoy
Location of Novy Urengoy in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Coordinates: 66°05′N 76°41′E / 66.083°N 76.683°E / 66.083; 76.683Coordinates: 66°05′N 76°41′E / 66.083°N 76.683°E / 66.083; 76.683
Coat of arms
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Administrative status (as of September 2009)
Country Russia
Federal subject Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug[1]
Administratively subordinated to city of okrug significance of Novy Urengoy[1]
Administrative center of city of okrug significance of Novy Urengoy[1]
Municipal status (as of December 2004)
Urban okrug Novy Urengoy Urban Okrug[2]
Administrative center of Novy Urengoy Urban Okrug[2]
Head Ivan Kostogriz
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 104,107 inhabitants[3]
- Rank in 2010 155th
Time zone YEKT (UTC+05:00)[4]
Founded 1975
City status since 1980
Dialing code(s) +7 3494
Official website
Novy Urengoy on Wikimedia Commons

Novy Urengoy (Russian: Но́вый Уренго́й) is a city in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Population: 104,107 (2010 Census);[3] 94,456 (2002 Census);[5] 93,235 (1989 Census).[6] It is the second largest city in the autonomous okrug after Noyabrsk.[3]

History

A square in the city
Postage stamp issued by the Russian Post in 2009 depicting the city

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

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.[2]

Climate

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
Average high °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)		 −3.6
(25.6)
Average low °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)		 −11.5
(11.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 27
(1.06)		 20
(0.79)		 24
(0.94)		 25
(0.98)		 34
(1.34)		 48
(1.89)		 57
(2.24)		 64
(2.52)		 61
(2.4)		 45
(1.77)		 36
(1.42)		 30
(1.18)		 471
(18.53)
Source: World Climate Guide[7]

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. 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, "Railway of Death". Extending from Novy Urengoy to Stary Nadym is one section of the Railway of Death that is used 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 3-rd in the competition, behind Zenit Kazan and Iskra Odintsovo.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #42-ZAO
  2. 1 2 3 Law #102-ZAO
  3. 1 2 3 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 05 апреля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of April 05, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. ↑ Russian 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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  6. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ World Climate Guide - Novyy Urengoy — . Retrieved 19 November 2012.

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