Vuktyl
| Vuktyl (English) Вуктыл (Russian) Вуктыл (Komi) |
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.svg) Location of the Komi Republic in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of December 2014) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Komi Republic |
| Administratively subordinated to | town of republic significance of Vuktyl |
| Administrative center of | town of republic significance of Vuktyl |
| Municipal status (as of December 2014) | |
| Municipal district | Vuktyl Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Vuktyl Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Vuktyl Municipal District, Vuktyl Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 12,356 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Town status since | 1989 |
| Postal code(s) | 169570 |
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Vuktyl (Russian: Вукты́л) is a town in the Komi Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Pechora River near its confluence with the Vuktyl River, 575 kilometers (357 mi) northeast of Syktyvkar, the capital of the republic. Population: 12,356 (2010 Census);14,472 (2002 Census);19,330 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1968 and granted town status in 1989. A major oil pipeline runs from Vuktyl to Ukhta to Torzhok.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, the town of Vuktyl is, together with four rural-type settlement administrative territories (comprising ten rural localities), incorporated as the town of republic significance of Vuktyl—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Vuktyl is incorporated as Vuktyl Municipal District; the town of Vuktyl is incorporated within it as Vuktyl Urban Settlement. The four rural-type settlement administrative territories are incorporated into four rural settlements within the municipal district.
The town is served by the Vuktyl Airport.
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