Gubkinsky (town)
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| Administrative status (as of September 2009) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug |
| Administratively subordinated to | town of okrug significance of Gubkinsky |
| Administrative center of | town of okrug significance of Gubkinsky |
| Municipal status (as of December 2004) | |
| Urban okrug | Gubkinsky Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Gubkinsky Urban Okrug |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 23,335 inhabitants |
| Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
| Founded | April 22, 1986 |
| Town status since | 1997 |
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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); 20,407 (2002 Census); 9,676 (1989 Census).
The town is named after the Soviet geologist Ivan Gubkin. It was founded on April 22, 1986 as an oil-extracting settlement. Town status was granted to it in 1997.
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. As a municipal division, the town of okrug significance of Gubkinsky is incorporated as Gubkinsky Urban Okrug.
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