Megion
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| Megion Мегион |
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| Country | Russia | ||
| District | Ural | ||
| Subdivision | Town | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Alexander Kuz'min | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 50.51 km² (19.5 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| - Total | 51,600 | ||
| Time zone | YEKT (UTC+5) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | YEKTST (UTC+6) | ||
| Postal code | 628680-628685 | ||
| Area code(s) | +7 34663 | ||
| License plate | 86 | ||
| Website: www.admmegion.ru | |||
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Megion (Russian: Мегион) is a town in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located at the altitude of 45 meters (148 ft) below sea level, on the right bank of the Ob River, 380 kilometers (236 mi) east of Khanty-Mansiysk and 760 kilometers (472 mi) north-east of Tyumen. The area of the town is is 50.51 square kilometers (19.5 sq mi) and the nearest airport is in Nizhnevartovsk 30 kilometers (19 mi) away.
Population: 51,600 (2007 est.);[citation needed] 46,566 (2002 Census);[1] 39,783 (1989 Census).[2]
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It was first mentioned in 1810. In 1961, the first oil in Western Siberia was struck there. Now it is a center of the oil and natural gas industries.
[edit] External links
- Official website of Megion (Russian)(English)
[edit] References
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). 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) (Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
- ^ 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.) (Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics (1989). Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
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