Megion

Megion (in English)
Мегион (Russian)
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Location of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug in Russia
Megion
Location of Megion in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Coordinates: 61°03′N 76°06′E / 61.050°N 76.100°E / 61.050; 76.100Coordinates: 61°03′N 76°06′E / 61.050°N 76.100°E / 61.050; 76.100
Coat of arms
Flag
Town Day July 23[2]
Administrative status (as of December 2009)
Country Russia
Federal subject Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug[1]
Administratively subordinated to town of okrug significance of Megion[1]
Administrative center of town of okrug significance of Megion[1]
Municipal status (as of December 2009)
Urban okrug Megion Urban Okrug[3]
Administrative center of Megion Urban Okrug[3]
Head[4] Mikhail Igitov[5]
Representative body Duma[6]
Statistics
Area 50.51 km2 (19.50 sq mi)[7]
Population (2010 Census) 49,449 inhabitants[8]
Density 979/km2 (2,540/sq mi)[9]
Time zone YEKT (UTC+05:00)[10]
First mentioned 1810[11]
Town status since July 23, 1980[12]
Postal code(s)[13] 628680, 628681, 628684
Dialing code(s) +7 34643[7]
Official website
Megion on Wikimedia Commons

Megion (Russian: Мегион) is a town in Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located at the altitude of 45 meters (148 ft) above sea level, on the right bank of the Ob River, 380 kilometers (240 mi) east of Khanty-Mansiysk and 760 kilometers (470 mi) northeast of Tyumen.[7] The area of the town is 50.51 square kilometers (19.50 sq mi)[7] and the nearest airport is in Nizhnevartovsk (30 kilometers (19 mi) away). Population: 49,449 (2010 Census);[8] 46,566 (2002 Census);[14] 39,783 (1989 Census).[15]

History

It was first mentioned in 1810.[11] In 1961, the first oil in Western Siberia was struck there. On September 29, 1964, Megion was granted urban-type settlement status.[11] On July 23, 1980, it was elevated in status to that of a town.[12] Now the town is a center of the oil and natural gas industries.

Coat of arms of Megion in the Soviet times

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with one urban-type settlement, incorporated as the town of okrug significance of Megion—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of okrug significance of Megion is incorporated as Megion Urban Okrug.[3]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #43-oz
  2. ↑ Charter of Megion, Article 3.1
  3. 1 2 3 Law #63-oz
  4. ↑ Charter of Megion, Article 5.1.2
  5. ↑ Official website of Megion. Mikhail Sergeyevich Igitov (in Russian)
  6. ↑ Charter of Megion, Article 5.1.1
  7. 1 2 3 4 Official website of Megion. About the town (in Russian)
  8. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  9. ↑ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  10. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  11. 1 2 3 Official website of Megion. History (in Russian)
  12. 1 2 Charter of Megion, Article 1.1
  13. ↑ Russian Post. Postal Code Search (in Russian)
  14. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "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] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  15. ↑ 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). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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