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Nyagan

Nyagan (English)
Нягань (Russian)
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Map of Russia - Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (2008-03).svg
Location of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug in Russia
Nyagan is located in Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Nyagan
Nyagan
Location of Nyagan in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Coordinates: 62°08′N 65°23′E / 62.133°N 65.383°E / 62.133; 65.383Coordinates: 62°08′N 65°23′E / 62.133°N 65.383°E / 62.133; 65.383
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Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of December 2009)
Country Russia
Federal subject Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Administratively subordinated to town of okrug significance of Nyagan
Administrative center of town of okrug significance of Nyagan
Municipal status (as of December 2009)
Urban okrug Nyagan Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Nyagan Urban Okrug
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 54,890 inhabitants
Rank in 2010 304th
Time zone YEKT (UTC+05:00)
Founded 1965
Official website
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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: 54,890 (2010 Census);52,610 (2002 Census);54,061 (1989 Census).

Nyagan is one of the youngest towns in Western Siberia. It was established in 1965 as a forestry center; 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.


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