Nyagan

Nyagan
Нягань
Town
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Nyagan is located in Russia
Nyagan
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Location of Nyagan
Nyagan is located in Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Nyagan
Nyagan
Nyagan (Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug)
Coordinates: 62°08′N 65°23′E / 62.133°N 65.383°E / 62.133; 65.383
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKhanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Founded1965
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)
 • Total
54,890
 • Estimate 
(2021)
63,034 (+14.8%)
 • Rank304th in 2010
 • Subordinated totown of okrug significance of Nyagan
 • Capital oftown of okrug significance of Nyagan
 • Urban okrugNyagan Urban Okrug
 • Capital ofNyagan Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 Edit this on Wikidata)
Postal code
628181Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID71879000001
Websitewww.admnyagan.ru

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); 54,890 (2010 census); 52,610 (2002 census); 54,061 (1989 Soviet census).

Economy and history

Nyagan is one of the youngest towns in Western Siberia. It was established in 1965 as a forestry center village;[citation needed], and was originally named Nyakh (Нях, also sometimes called Nyagyn). This Khanty language toponym (alternatively meaning 'a small river on a plain' or 'a smile') appeared on maps in the same year. The village of Nyakh was ultimately reorganized as a town and was renamed to Nyagan on August 15, 1985: the name hailed from the nearby Nyagan railway station, which in turn was named after the Nyagan-Yugan River (Khanty: Нягыньеган, romanized: Nyagin'yegan, lit. 'large river').

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.

The town today has switched from a focus on forestry to a center of the petroleum and natural gas industries.

Climate

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

Administrative and municipal status

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. As a municipal division, the town of okrug significance of Nyagan is incorporated as Nyagan Urban Okrug.

Culture

On September 1, 2000 a regional museum opened in Nyagan.

Notable people

People born in Nyagan include:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #43-oz
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  3. 1 2 3 Law #63-oz
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  9. ↑ Pospelov, Evgenij M. (2008). Geografičeskie nazvanija Rossii: toponimičeskij slovarʹ ; bolee 4000 nazvanij geografičeskich obʺektov Rossii [Geographical names of Russia: toponymic dictionary; More than 4000 names of geographical objects in Russia] (in Russian) (Spravočnoe izd ed.). Moskva: AST [u.a.] p. 523. ISBN 978-5-17-054966-5.
  10. ↑ "Climate: Nyagan - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved August 26, 2013.

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