Uray

Uray Урай
Town
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Coordinates: 60°08′N 64°48′E / 60.133°N 64.800°E / 60.133; 64.800
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Founded	1922
Town status since	1965
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)
• Total	39,457
• Estimate  (2025)	41,251 (+4.5%)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of okrug significance of Uray
• Capital of	town of okrug significance of Uray
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Uray Urban Okrug
• Capital of	Uray Urban Okrug
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 )
Postal code	628285
Dialing code	+7 34676
OKTMO ID	71878000001
Website	www.uray.ru

Uray (Russian: Ура́й; Mansi: Урай) is a town in Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, located on the Konda River 350 kilometres (220 mi) from Khanty-Mansiysk. Population: 39,457 (2010 census); 38,872 (2002 census); 37,198 (1989 Soviet census).

History

It was founded as a settlement for oil field workers. It was granted town status in 1965.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the town of okrug significance of Uray—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of okrug significance of Uray is incorporated as Uray Urban Okrug.

Economy

Uray is the organisational centre of the oil-extracting region. In 1960, the first oil field in Siberia—the Shaimskoye field—opened here). Uray is the starting point of the Shaim–Tyumen oilpipe line. TPP Uraуneftegaz OOO "LUKoil- Zapadnaya Sibir" oil reprocessor plant is located in Uray.

Other Uray industries include food and housebuilding.