Kogalym (; ) is a

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Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra, also known as Khanty-Mansia (Khantia-Mansia), is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Tyumen Oblast). It has a population of 1,532,243 as of the 2010 Census. Its administrative center is lo ...

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, located on the Inguyagun River northeast of

Khanty-Mansiysk Khanty-Mansiysk (, lit. ''Khanty-Mansi Town''; Khanty: , ''Jomvoćś''; Mansi: , ''Abga'') is a city in west-central Russia. Technically, it is situated on the eastern bank of the Irtysh River, from its confluence with the Ob, in the oil-ri ...

. Population:

History

Kogalym was founded in 1975 because of the development of

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s in its vicinity. It was granted town status on 15 August 1985.Электронная анталогия "Культурное наследие Югры"
Когалым. Историческая справка

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with one rural locality, incorporated as the town of okrug significance of Kogalym—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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.Law #43-oz As a municipal division, the town of okrug significance of Kogalym is incorporated as Kogalym Urban Okrug.Law #63-oz

Economy

Kogalym's economy is entirely dominated by the oil industry. The headquarters of the main extraction subsidiary of Lukoil (OOO LUKOIL-Zapadnaya Sibir) is located in Kogalym.

Transport

The town is served by the Kogalym International Airport, a railway station, buses, and several taxi companies. There is little congestion, except during peak hours, while small traffic jams occur.

Climate

Kogalym has a

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''Dfc''). Because of the northern location, its winters are frigid, and its summers are cool. The temperature in January is typically −30 to −40 C (a low of −62 C was recorded at the Vatyogan oil field in 2006). The average wind speed is 3.1 metres per second, and the average humidity is 76.5%

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* * {{Authority control Cities and towns in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union Populated places established in 1975 Socialist planned cities