About city
The geographical position
Nefteyugansk is located in the South-Eastern part of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - Ugra, the geographical location which is related to the Central part of the West Siberian plain. The third largest (after the Surgut and Nizhnevartovsk) Autonomous districts. Nefteyugansk is situated on the right Bank of channels of the Yugansk Ob is the only major city on the Ob river, wholly located on the island between the river channels.
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- Territory |
 126,2 |
- The population |
Climatic conditions
По климатическим условиям Нефтеюганск относится к району с резко континентальным климатом, который характеризуется продолжительной суровой зимой и коротким летом. Среднегодовая температура воздуха: -3,3°C
Historical note
Its birth Nefteyugansk obliged richest oil reserves unique Ust-balykskoye field was discovered in 1961 – the first-born among the fields of the Middle Ob region. Drilled wells R-62, R-63 was the basis of the new major oil-producing base. The construction of the city began with the landing of explorers on the coast of the river Ob of the Yugansk.
The city status was assigned to the work settlement of oil explorers 16 October 1967, decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR "On the transformation of the work settlement of Surgut Nefteyugansk district, Khanty-Mansi national district of the Tyumen region to the city of district submission".
