Megion

Megion
Мегион
town of okrug significance
Monument to Pioneers (up);
Square near the Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin
Flag of Megion
Flag
Coat of arms of Megion
Coat of arms
Interactive map of Megion
Megion is located in Russia
Megion
Megion
Location of Megion
Megion is located in Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Megion
Megion
Megion (Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug)
Coordinates: 61°01′59″N 76°06′35″E / 61.0331°N 76.1097°E / 61.0331; 76.1097
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKhanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
First mentioned1910
Town status sinceJuly 23, 1980
Government
 • BodyDuma
 • HeadPetrichenko Aleksey
Area
 • Total
50.51 km2 (19.50 sq mi)
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)
 • Total
49,449
 • Estimate 
(2021)
52,887 (+7%)
 • Density979.0/km2 (2,536/sq mi)
 • Urban okrugMegion Urban Okrug [Wikidata]
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 Edit this on Wikidata)
Postal codes
628680, 628681, 628684
Dialing code+7 34643
OKTMO ID71873000001
Town DayJuly 23
Websitewww.admmegion.ru

Megion (Russian: Мегион) is a town in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra, Russia, located at the altitude of 45 meters (148 ft) above sea level, on the right bank of the Ob River, 380 kilometers (240 mi) east of Khanty-Mansiysk and 760 kilometers (470 mi) northeast of Tyumen. The area of the town is 50.51 square kilometers (19.50 sq mi) and the nearest airport is in Nizhnevartovsk (30 kilometers (19 mi) away). Population: 49,449 (2010 census); 46,566 (2002 Census); 39,783 (1989 Soviet census).

Foundation and subsequent town development became possible with the discovery of oil in the Middle Ob Region. It was the Megion oil workers who drilled the first well in the Samotlor field, the largest oil field in the country, and initiated its industrial development. This laid the groundwork for the construction of Megion and Nizhnevartovsk, which together constitute one of the most significant centers of the Russian oil industry today.

History

Coat of arms of Megion in the 1990s

It was first mentioned in 1810. In 1961, the first oil in Western Siberia was struck there. On September 29, 1964, Megion was granted urban-type settlement status. On July 23, 1980, it was elevated in status to that of a town. Now the town is a center of the oil and natural gas industries.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with one urban-type settlement, incorporated as the town of okrug significance of Megion—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of okrug significance of Megion is incorporated as Megion Urban Okrug.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Law #43-oz
  2. 1 2 3 "Историческая справка". Official website of Megion (in Russian). Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Charter of Megion, Article 1.1
  4. ↑ Charter of Megion, Article 5.1.1
  5. ↑ Charter of Megion, Article 5.1.2
  6. ↑ "Глава города Мегион". Official website of Megion (in Russian). Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Справочные данные по муниципальному образованию город Мегион". Official website of Megion (in Russian). Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  8. 1 2 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.
  9. 1 2 Law #63-oz
  10. ↑ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  11. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  12. ↑ Charter of Megion, Article 3.1
  13. ↑ 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).
  14. ↑ 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.

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