Belojarsky (Chanting and Mansi)

city Belojarsky Beloyarsky coat of arms Federal district Ural region Autonomous circle of the Khanty and Mansi / Ugra Rajon Belojarsky Chief of Administration Vladimir Leonidowitsch Wassik Nail Faridowitsch Bassyrov Founded 1969 City since 1988 surface 72  km² population 20,283 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 282 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 20  m Time zone UTC + 5 Telephone code (+7) 34670 Post Code 628160-628163 License Plate 86, 186 OKATO 71 181 Geographical location Coordinates 63 ° 43 '  N , 66 ° 40'  E Coordinates: 63 ° 43 '0 "  N , 66 ° 40' 0"  E

Situation in Russia

Location in the Khanty and Mansi Autonomous Okrug / Ugra

List of cities in Russia

Belojarski ( Russian Белоя́рский ) is a city in Western Siberia , in the Khanty and Mansi Autonomous Okrug / Ugra ( Russia ), with 20,283 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The city is located on the northern flank of the Siberian ridge in the West Siberian lowlands on the Kasym , a right tributary of the Ob . The climate is continental.

The city of Belojarsky is the administrative center of the raion of the same name in the north-west of the autonomous region.

history

Belojarsky was established in 1969 as a base for the construction of natural gas pipelines from the Yamal Peninsula via Nadym to the European part of Russia. The place name refers to the light rocks (Russian бе́лый / bely - white, light) that emerge on the steeply sloping river bank (Russian яр / jar ).

In 1973 the place became an urban-type settlement, in 1988 it received city rights with the establishment of the raion of the same name.

Population development

year	Residents
1970	400
1979	7,542
1989	20,534
2002	18,721
2010	20,283

Note: census data (1970 rounded)

Culture, education and sights

There is a small history and local museum in Belojarsky. There are branches of several regional higher educational institutions.

economy

The main branch of the economy is the operation and maintenance of the natural gas pipelines through Tyumentransgas (Тюментрансгаз). After oil discoveries in the area, companies like RITEKBelojarskneft (РИТЭКБелоярскнефть) began to exploit the deposits.

Rather of local importance are reindeer and fur animal husbandry as well as fishing, which are carried out in the Rajon.

See also

• List of cities in the Khanty and Mansi Autonomous Okrug / Ugra

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)

Web links

Commons : Belojarski  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the Rajonsverwaltung (Russian)
• Belojarsky on mojgorod.ru (Russian)