Novy Urengoy (, lit: “New Urengoy”) is the most populous

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Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug The Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (; ) also known as Yamalia () is a federal subject of Russia and an autonomous okrug of Tyumen Oblast. Its administrative center is the town of Salekhard, and its largest city is Novy Urengoy. The 2021 Russian ...

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. In 2021, it had a population of 107,251. Novy Urengoy is located around 450km away from

Salekhard Salekhard ( ; Khanty language, Khanty: , ''Pułñawat''; , , formerly Obdorsk) is a Classification of inhabited localities in Russia, town and the administrative centre of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. The town lies on the Arctic Circle, ...

, the capital of the

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Etymology

The name of the city means New Urengoy. The word Urengoy comes from a combination of

Khanty The Khanty (), also known in older literature as Ostyaks (), are a Ugric Indigenous people, living in Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, a region historically known as " Yugra" in Russia, together with the Mansi. In the autonomous okrug, the K ...

word ''Ure'' meaning Old woman and

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word ''Ngo'', meaning island.

History

Urengoy gas Motherland stamp 1981.jpg, A USSR stamp, 1981 Yagelnoe Old Airport (Novy Urengoy).jpg, an

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at Novy Urengoy Airport 1983 CPA 5445.jpg, A USSR stamp, 1983 It was founded in 1975 after the discovery of the Urengoy gas field, one of the largest in Russia. Town status was granted to it in 1980.

Demographics

Population:

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the city of okrug significance of Novy Urengoy—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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.Law #42-ZAO As a municipal division, the city of okrug significance of Novy Urengoy is incorporated as Novy Urengoy Urban Okrug.Law #102-ZAO

Climate

Nature

Drifting River Sede-Yakha (Novy Urengoy).jpg, Sede-Yakha river Aurora Near Novy Urengoy.jpg, Aurora in Novy Urengoy North Districts of Novy Urengoy.jpg, Jungle in Novy Urengoy Novy Urengoy has a

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(

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''Dfc''). Winters are severely cold and long with average temperatures from to in January, while summers are mild and brief with average temperatures from to in July.

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is moderate, and is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year.

Economy

A major industry of the city is oil and gas production, with one of the largest gas fields in the world in the area and substantial prospects for further exploration. The

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company

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is the main local employer. Zapolyarnoye Field (Novy Urengoy).jpg, Zapolyarnoye gas field Уренгойская ГРЭС.jpg, Urengoyskaya GRES a

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Novy Urengoy gas production department.jpg, Urengoy gas production department

Transportation

The city is situated on the

Tyumen Tyumen ( ; rus, Тюмень, p=tʲʉˈmʲenʲ, a=Ru-Tyumen.ogg) is the administrative center and largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. It is situated just east of the Ural Mountains, along the Tura ( ...

–Novy Urengoy railway line. Traveling north from Tyumen, Novy Urengoy is the last station of significance. Noyabrsk is the previous station of significance. Novy Urengoy is along the Salekhard–Igarka Railway, "Dead Road". Extending from Novy Urengoy to Stary Nadym is one section of the "Railway of Death" that serves as an important freight railway. The city is served by the Novy Urengoy Airport. Boeing 737-522, S7 - Siberia Airlines AN1140266.jpg, Boeing 737 at Novy Urengoy Airport Novy Urengoy railway station.jpg, Novy Urengoy railway station Novy_Urengoy_(Overpass).jpg, Overpass bridge in Novy Urengoy

Sports

Lake (Novy Urengoy).jpg, Snowmobile racing on water Lake Winter (Novy Urengoy).jpg, Reindeer team during the Festival of the Peoples of the North Chaumont Volley-Ball 52 vs Fakel Novy Urengoy, Challenge Cup, 12 avril 2017 - 49.jpg,

Fakel Novy Urengoy Fakel Novy Urengoy () is a Russian professional men's volleyball team, based in Novy Urengoy, playing in Super League since 2004. International competitions * Club World Championship *:Third place (×1) 2018 * CEV Cup *:Winners (×1) 2007 ...

players at

CEV Challenge Cup The CEV Challenge Cup is the third tier official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. The competition started in the 1980–81 season under the name CEV Cup. In 2007 it was renamed to CEV Challenge Cup. History * # ...

Skiing (Novy Urengoy).jpg, Skiing Novy Urengoy Fakel is a men's volleyball team competing in the

Russian Volleyball Super League The Russian Volleyball Super League (RVSL) () is the top league of Russian professional volleyball. It was founded in 1992, and it is considered to be the continuer of the Soviet top league, founded in 1933. Winners of the Soviet championship * ...

and playing at the Gazodobytchik Sports Center. In the 2008–09 season they finished third in the competition, behind Zenit Kazan and Iskra Odintsovo.

References

Notes

Sources

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External links

Official website of Novy Urengoy
*Official website of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Novy Urengoy

PRO New Urengoy - city portal
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Populated places of Arctic Russia Populated places established in 1975 1975 establishments in the Soviet Union Socialist planned cities