Sovetsky, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug

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Coordinates: 61.3614° N 63.5842° E

Sovetsky (Russian: Сове́тский) is a town in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located 470 km west of Khanty-Mansiysk. Population: 23,230 (2002 Census); 21,123 (1989 Census).

It was founded in 1963 and granted urban-type settlement status in 1963. Town status since 1997.

It is served by Sovetsky Tyumenskaya airport.