Khanty-Mansiysk
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| Administrative status (as of December 2009) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug[1] |
| Administratively subordinated to | town of okrug significance of Khanty-Mansiysk[1] |
| Administrative center of | Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug,[citation needed] Khanty-Mansiysky District,[1] town of okrug significance of Khanty-Mansiysk[1] |
| Municipal status (as of December 2009) | |
| Urban okrug | Khanty-Mansiysk Urban Okrug[2] |
| Administrative center of | Khanty-Mansiysk Urban Okrug,[2] Khanty-Mansiysky Municipal District[2] |
| Mayor[citation needed] | Andrey Bukarinov[citation needed] |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 80,151 inhabitants[3] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 208th |
| Time zone | YEKT (UTC+06:00)[4] |
| Founded | 1930[citation needed] |
| Town status since | 1950[citation needed] |
| Previous names | Ostyako-Vogulsk (until 1940)[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 628000 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 3467[citation needed] |
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Khanty-Mansiysk (Russian: Ха́нты-Манси́йск, lit. Khanty-Mansi Town; Khanty: Ёмвош; Mansi: Абга) is an oil boom town and the administrative center of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, located on the eastern bank of the Irtysh River, 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) from its confluence with the Ob. Population: 80,151 (2010 Census);[3] 53,953 (2002 Census);[6] 34,462 (1989 Census).[7]
History
It was founded in 1930 as a work settlement of Ostyako-Vogulsk (Остяко-Вогульск) after the obsolete names of Ostyaks and Voguls for the Khanty and Mansi peoples.[citation needed] In 1940, it was renamed Khanty-Mansiysk, and it was granted town status in 1950, merging with the village of Samarovo, known since the 16th century, along the way.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
Khanty-Mansiysk is the administrative center of the autonomous okrug[citation needed] and, within the framework of administrative divisions, it also serves as the administrative center of Khanty-Mansiysky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of okrug significance of Khanty-Mansiysk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of okrug significance of Khanty-Mansiysk is incorporated as Khanty-Mansiysk Urban Okrug.[2]
Economy
Today Khanty-Mansiysk is a flourishing town, which in recent years has received considerable foreign investment. For example, in 2007, the English architect Norman Foster signed an agreement to build a 280-meter (920 ft) high skyscraper in an attractive part of the town. When it is built, the Crystal Skyscraper will be one of the tallest buildings in Russia. Besides this, the Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat is planning to build a business complex in the town center.
Transportation
The airline UTair Aviation has its head office on the property of Khanty-Mansiysk Airport in Khanty-Mansiysk.[8]
Climate
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Khanty-Mansiysk experiences a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc). The climate is extreme, with temperatures as low as −49 °C (−56 °F) and as high as +34.5 °C (94.1 °F). On average, however, the region is very cold, with an average temperature of −1.1 °C (30.0 °F). Precipitation tends to be fairly low; 553 millimeters (21.8 in) per year, which is heavier in the summer than in the winter. The average wind speed is 2.4 meters per second (7.9 ft/s), and the average humidity is 77%.
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
4.5 (40.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
31.6 (88.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
20.4 (68.7) |
8.7 (47.7) |
3.1 (37.6) |
34.5 (94.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −14.9 (5.2) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
3.7 (38.7) |
12.9 (55.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
18.9 (66) |
11.8 (53.2) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−12.8 (9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −18.9 (−2) |
−17.3 (0.9) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
7.4 (45.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
7.8 (46) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
−0.75 (30.65) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −22.9 (−9.2) |
−21.6 (−6.9) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
2.8 (37) |
10.9 (51.6) |
14.0 (57.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−20.9 (−5.6) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −49 (−56) |
−46.5 (−51.7) |
−40.1 (−40.2) |
−31.3 (−24.3) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−1 (30) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−28.6 (−19.5) |
−43.4 (−46.1) |
−49 (−56) |
−49 (−56) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 32 (1.26) |
22 (0.87) |
27 (1.06) |
29 (1.14) |
46 (1.81) |
55 (2.17) |
61 (2.4) |
83 (3.27) |
55 (2.17) |
45 (1.77) |
39 (1.54) |
36 (1.42) |
530 (20.87) |
| Avg. rainy days | 0.4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 127.4 |
| Avg. snowy days | 27 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0.03 | 0.1 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 27 | 166.13 |
| % humidity | 83 | 81 | 76 | 69 | 65 | 66 | 71 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 76.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 31 | 100 | 174 | 206 | 250 | 289 | 304 | 219 | 140 | 79 | 44 | 10 | 1,846 |
| Source #1: Pogoda.ru.net[9] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: NOAA (sun only, 1961–1990)[10] | |||||||||||||
Sports
Khanty-Mansiysk is a skiing and alpine skiing center of global importance. Biathlon World Cup competitions are annually held in the city, and tourism infrastructure has been developed here quite well. The city was the venue of the 2003 and 2011 Biathlon World Championships, and in 2005 the first Mixed Biathlon Relay Championships took place here, and again in 2010. The 2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships where skiers with a physical disability compete, took place in Khanty-Mansiysk in March–April 2011 as well.
Fifteen hotels offer their services to tourists since 2005. All of them are fully booked during Biathlon World Cups, regional and All-Russia conferences, etc., so it is practically impossible to book a room in a hotel during these events. In 2007 during the Biathlon World Cup Final 65,000 tourists visited the Nordic Ski Centre in Khanty-Mansiysk, which is equal to the overall population of Khanty-Mansiysk.
Khanty-Mansiysk is home to HC Yugra of the Kontinental Hockey League.
The city includes the Ugra Chess Academy, which has been the venue of the World Chess Olympiad in 2010 and the Women's World Chess Championship 2012. In 2010, the Olympic Hotel was built just to house the players in the Olympiad. It also hosted the 2005 Chess World Cup, the 2007 Chess World Cup, the 2009 Chess World Cup, the 2011 Chess World Cup and the 39th Chess Olympiad in 2010.It recently hosted the World Rapid and Blitz Championship in 2013. The World Chess Olympiad took place in Khanty-Mansiysk in 2010.
Miscellaneous
A bridge crossing the Irtysh River was opened in Khanty-Mansiysk in 2004. The bridge consists of fourteen spans and has a total length of 1,315.9 meters (4,317 ft). Its main span is 231-meter (758 ft) long.
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Ice Palace
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River port and bus station
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A theater in Khanty-Mansiysk
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Church of the Resurrection
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Law #43-oz
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Law #63-oz
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
- ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Russian)
- ↑ "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]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989) (in Russian). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ↑ "2010 Annual Report." (Archive) UTair Aviation. 58. Retrieved on 27 February 2012. "Airport, Khanti-Mansiysk, Tyumen region, 628012 Russian Federation". - Russian (Archive): "628012, Российская Федерация, город Ханты-Мансийск, аэропорт"
- ↑ "Pogoda.ru.net" (in Russian). Weather and Climate. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Climate Normals for Hanty-Mansijsk". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
Sources
- Дума Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры. Закон №43-оз от 7 июля 2004 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры и порядке его изменения», в ред. Закона №127-оз от 9 ноября 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры и порядке его изменения"». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Новости Югры", №83, 17 июля 2004 г. (Duma of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra. Law #43-oz of July 7, 2004 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra and on the Procedures for Its Change, as amended by the Law #127-oz of November 9, 2012 On Amending the Law of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra and on the Procedures for Its Change". Effective as of the day which after ten days after the official publication date.).
- Дума Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры. Закон №63-оз от 25 ноября 2004 г. «О статусе и границах муниципальных образований Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры», в ред. Закона №73-оз от 25 июня 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры "О статусе и границах муниципальных образований Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа — Югры"». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования и до 1 января 2006 года применяется в целях реализации статей 84, 85 Федерального закона от 06.10.2003 №131-ФЗ. Опубликован: "Новости Югры", №143, 7 декабря 2004 г. (Duma of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra. Law #63-oz of November 25, 2004 On the Status and Borders of the Municipal Formations of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra, as amended by the Law #73-oz of June 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra "On the Status and Borders of the Municipal Formations of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug—Yugra". Effective as of the day which after ten days after the official publication date; also in effect until January 1, 2006 in order to meet the requirements of Articles 84, 85 of the Federal Law #131-FZ of October 6, 2003.).
External links
- Official website of Khanty-Mansiysk
- Official website of Khanty-Mansiysk (Russian)
- World Chess Cup 2009 website
- Brief information (Russian)
- The biggest portal in Khanty-Mansiysk (Russian)
- Photo Gallery by Sergey Dolya
- Irtysh River Bridge at Structurae
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