Megion
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Megion (Russian: Мегион) is a town in Nizhnevartovsky District of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, situated near the Ob River.
Population: 46,566 (2002 Census).
There was a mention of it in 1810. In 1961, the first oil in Western Siberia was struck there. Now it is a centre of the oil and natural gas industries.
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Cities and towns in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug |  |
| Administrative center: Khanty-Mansiysk Beloyarsky | Kogalym | Langepas | Lyantor | Megion | Nefteyugansk | Nizhnevartovsk | Nyagan | Pokachi | Pyt-Yakh | Raduzhny | Sovetsky | Surgut | Uray | Yugorsk |
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