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Nizhnevartovsk

Coordinates: 60°56′20″N 76°35′42″E / 60.93889°N 76.59500°E / 60.93889; 76.59500
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Nizhnevartovsk
Нижневартовск
City[1]
From top down, left to right:
lake Komsomolskoye skyline;
buildings near lake Komsomolskoye; the derricks near lake Kymyl.
Flag of Nizhnevartovsk
Flag
Coat of arms of Nizhnevartovsk
Coat of arms
Location of Nizhnevartovsk
Map
Nizhnevartovsk is located in Russia
Nizhnevartovsk
Nizhnevartovsk
Location of Nizhnevartovsk
Nizhnevartovsk is located in Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Nizhnevartovsk
Nizhnevartovsk
Nizhnevartovsk (Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug)
Coordinates: 60°56′20″N 76°35′42″E / 60.93889°N 76.59500°E / 60.93889; 76.59500
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKhanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug[1]
Founded1909
City status sinceMarch 9, 1972
Government
 • BodyCity Duma[2]
 • MayorBoris Khokhryakov
Area
[3]
 • Total271.319 km2 (104.757 sq mi)
Elevation
45 m (148 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[4]
 • Total251,694
 • Rank73rd in 2010
 • Density930/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
 • Subordinated tocity of okrug significance of Nizhnevartovsk[1]
 • Capital ofNizhnevartovsky District,[1] city of okrug significance of Nizhnevartovsk[1]
 • Urban okrugNizhnevartovsk Urban Okrug[5]
 • Capital ofNizhnevartovsk Urban Okrug,[5] Nizhnevartovsky Municipal District[5]
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
628600-628624
Dialing code(s)+7 3466
OKTMO ID71875000001
City DayMarch 9
Websitewww.n-vartovsk.ru

Nizhnevartovsk (Russian: Нижневартовск, IPA: [nʲɪʐnʲɪˈvartəfsk]) is the second largest city in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located along the right bank of the Ob River. Population: 251,694 (2010 Census);[4] 239,044 (2002 Census);[8] 241,457 (1989 Soviet census).[9]

Geography

The city is laid out on a grid system; however, due to its location on the bank of the river, there is a central kink in the grid which parallels the river's course.

Climate

Each winter, temperatures can drop as low as −50 °C (−58 °F), and the local residents build a number of ice parks with snow and ice sculptures and play areas for children, mostly comprising images of Father Frost (Russian Santa), and ice slides. In the summer, temperatures can reach as high as +35 °C (95 °F).

History

It was founded in 1909; its development into a large city was boosted in the 1960s by the discovery of the Samotlor Oil Field, the largest in the country.[citation needed] Town status was granted to it on March 9, 1972.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nizhnevartovsk serves as the administrative center of Nizhnevartovsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the city of okrug significance of Nizhnevartovsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the city of okrug significance of Nizhnevartovsk is incorporated as Nizhnevartovsk Urban Okrug.[5]

Economy

Nizhnevartovsk is the center of the West Siberian oil-producing region and one of the wealthiest cities in the country. The Nizhnevartovsk Airport is the fifteenth busiest airport in Russia, well ahead of those in many larger cities.[citation needed]

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Twin towns and sister cities

Nizhnevartovsk is twinned with:

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Law #43-oz
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ Социальный паспорт города Нижневартовска по состоянию на 01.01.2012 года. Официальный сайт органов местного самоуправления города Нижневартовска
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ a b c d Law #63-oz
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  8. ^ 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).
  9. ^ 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.

Sources

  • Дума Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры. Закон №43-оз от 7 июля 2004 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры и порядке его изменения», в ред. Закона №129-оз от 9 декабря 2015 г. «Об изменениях административно-территориального устройства Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры и о внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Новости Югры", №83, 17 июля 2004 г. (Duma of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra. Law #43-oz of July 7, 2004 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra and on the Procedures for Its Change, as amended by the Law #129-oz of December 9, 2015 On the Changes to the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra and on Amending Various Laws of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra. Effective as of the day which after ten days after the official publication date.).
  • Дума Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры. Закон №63-оз от 25 ноября 2004 г. «О статусе и границах муниципальных образований Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры», в ред. Закона №129-оз от 9 декабря 2015 г. «Об изменениях административно-территориального устройства Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры и о внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования и до 1 января 2006 года применяется в целях реализации статей 84, 85 Федерального закона от 06.10.2003 №131-ФЗ. Опубликован: "Новости Югры", №143, 7 декабря 2004 г. (Duma of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra. Law #63-oz of November 25, 2004 On the Status and Borders of the Municipal Formations of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra, as amended by the Law #129-oz of December 9, 2015 On the Changes to the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra and on Amending Various Laws of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra. Effective as of the day which after ten days after the official publication date; also in effect until January 1, 2006 in order to meet the requirements of Articles 84, 85 of the Federal Law #131-FZ of October 6, 2003.).

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