Nyagan
Nyagan
Town in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Nyagan (Russian: Нягань) is a town in the northwest of Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located near the Ob River and 230 kilometers (140 mi) northwest of Khanty-Mansiysk. It is named after the Nyagan-Yugan River, a tributary of the Ob River. Population: 63,034 (2021 Census);[6] 54,890 (2010 Russian census);[2] 52,610 (2002 Census);[7] 54,061 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
Nyagan
Нягань | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 62°08′N 65°23′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug[1] |
| Founded | 1965 |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 54,890 |
| • Rank | 304th in 2010 |
| • Subordinated to | town of okrug significance of Nyagan[1] |
| • Capital of | town of okrug significance of Nyagan[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Nyagan Urban Okrug[3] |
| • Capital of | Nyagan Urban Okrug[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2  [4]) |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 628181 |
| OKTMO ID | 71879000001 |
| Website | www |
Nyagan is one of the youngest towns in Western Siberia. It was established in 1965 as a forestry center;[citation needed] it is now principally a center of the petroleum and natural gas industries, and was originally named Nyakh (Нях). This toponym appeared on maps in the same year, but the town was renamed on August 15, 1985. The town territory is a waterlogged area, and the region is notable for sudden temperature drops. The railway from Yekaterinburg to the Ob region has passed through Nyagan since April 2, 1967. Nyagan Airport, which opened in 1993, handles the Russian Antonov An-24, Yakovlev Yak-40, and Tupolev Tu-134 aircraft.
Classified by Köppen-Geiger system as continental sub-arctic climate (Dfc), with warm-to-mild summers and long very cold winters. Precipitation is distributed over the course of the year, but is somewhat more in summer.
| Climate data for Nyagan | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −16.4 (2.5) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
3.4 (38.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
18.8 (65.8) |
22.7 (72.9) |
18.6 (65.5) |
11.9 (53.4) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
2.7 (36.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −20.7 (−5.3) |
−19.0 (−2.2) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
5.5 (41.9) |
13.4 (56.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
7.6 (45.7) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
−2.1 (28.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −24.9 (−12.8) |
−23.7 (−10.7) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
0.2 (32.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
8.7 (47.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−15.5 (4.1) |
−21.7 (−7.1) |
−6.7 (20.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 32 (1.3) |
20 (0.8) |
22 (0.9) |
34 (1.3) |
46 (1.8) |
66 (2.6) |
76 (3.0) |
83 (3.3) |
63 (2.5) |
53 (2.1) |
42 (1.7) |
33 (1.3) |
570 (22.6) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[9] | |||||||||||||
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the town of okrug significance of Nyagan—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of okrug significance of Nyagan is incorporated as Nyagan Urban Okrug.[3]
On September 1, 2000 a regional museum opened in Nyagan.
People born in Nyagan include:
- Irina Gaidamachuk (born 1972), serial killer
- Maria Sharapova (born 1987), tennis player
- Maxim Shulgin (born 1983), volleyballer
- Law #43-oz
- 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.
- Law #63-oz
- "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- "Climate: Nyagan - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
- Дума Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры. Закон №43-оз от 7 июля 2004 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры и порядке его изменения», в ред. Закона №129-оз от 9 декабря 2015 г. «Об изменениях административно-территориального устройства Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры и о внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Новости Югры", №83, 17 июля 2004 г. (Duma of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra. Law #43-oz of July 7, 2004 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra and on the Procedures for Its Change, as amended by the Law #129-oz of December 9, 2015 On the Changes to the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra and on Amending Various Laws of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra. Effective as of the day which after ten days after the official publication date.).
- Дума Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры. Закон №63-оз от 25 ноября 2004 г. «О статусе и границах муниципальных образований Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры», в ред. Закона №129-оз от 9 декабря 2015 г. «Об изменениях административно-территориального устройства Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры и о внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования и до 1 января 2006 года применяется в целях реализации статей 84, 85 Федерального закона от 06.10.2003 №131-ФЗ. Опубликован: "Новости Югры", №143, 7 декабря 2004 г. (Duma of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra. Law #63-oz of November 25, 2004 On the Status and Borders of the Municipal Formations of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra, as amended by the Law #129-oz of December 9, 2015 On the Changes to the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra and on Amending Various Laws of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra. Effective as of the day which after ten days after the official publication date; also in effect until January 1, 2006 in order to meet the requirements of Articles 84, 85 of the Federal Law #131-FZ of October 6, 2003.).