Uray
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Uray or Urai (Russian: Ура́й) is a town in Kondinsky District of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, located on the Konda River some 350 km from Khanty-Mansiysk. Population: 38,872 (2002 Census); 37,198 (1989 Census). Postal code: 628285. Dialing code: 34676. It is served by Uray Airport.
Uray was founded as a settlement for oil field workers. Uray was granted town status in 1965.
[edit] Economy and industry
Uray is the organizational center of the oil-extracting region. In 1960, the first oil field in Siberia—the Shaimskoye field—opened here). Uray is the starting point of the Shaim–Tyumen oilpipe line. TPP Uraуneftegaz OOO "LUKoil- Zapadnaya Sibir" oil reprocessor plant is located in Uray.
Other Uray's industries include food industry and housebuilding.
[edit] External links
- Official website of Uray (Russian)
- Uray on the map of Russia (Russian)
- Uray entry at MojGorod.ru (Russian)
- "Znamya" (the Banner), the newspaper of the city of Uray (Russian)
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