Urengoy

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Map showing the location of Urengoy. The red dots show the beginning and end of the failed Salekhard-Igarka Railway.
Map showing the location of Urengoy. The red dots show the beginning and end of the failed Salekhard-Igarka Railway.

Urengoy (Russian: Уренго́й) is an urban-type settlement in Purovsky District of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Population: 9,329 (2002 Census); 11,868 (1989 Census).

Urengoy gas field was named after the settlement.

Coordinates: 65°58′N, 78°22′E

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