Iskatelei

Urban-type settlement Iskatelei Искателей flag coat of arms Federal district Northwest Russia region Autonomous Okrug of the Nenets Rajon Sapolyarny Founded 1968 Urban-type settlement since 1982 population 6881 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 81853 Post Code 166700, 166701 License Plate 83 OKATO 11 111 653 Geographical location Coordinates 67 ° 40 '  N , 53 ° 8'  E Coordinates: 67 ° 40 '0 "  N , 53 ° 8' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in the Autonomous Okrug of the Nenets

Iskatelei ( Russian Искателей ) is an urban-type settlement in northwestern Russia . The place belongs to the Nenets Autonomous Okrug within the Arkhangelsk Oblast and has 6,881 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010). It is located in the Sapoljarny rajon (literally Transpolar Rajon ).

geography

Iskatelei borders to the north with the city of Narjan-Mar , the capital of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. The oblast capital Arkhangelsk is located about 665 kilometers southwest of the settlement. The closest city to Naryan-Mar is Ussinsk in the Komi Republic , which is about 270 km southeast. About 17 kilometers before Narjan-Mar, the Pechora is split into the Big Pechora and the Small Pechora by a large river island . Iskatelei is to the right of the Great Pechora , about 90 kilometers from its confluence with the Pechora Bay of the Barents Sea .

history

Iskatelei originally emerged in 1968 as a working base for the exploration of oil and natural gas deposits. In 1982 Iskatelei received urban-type settlement status. Until 2005 the settlement was under the administration of Naryan-Mars. With the municipal administrative reform in 2005, the settlement became independent. To date, Iskatelei is the only urban-type settlement in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug.

Population development

The following overview shows the development of the population of Iskatelei.

year	Residents
1989	8,672
2002	6,981
2010	6,881

Note: census data

Economy and Infrastructure

The oil and gas industries are still the main economic activity in Iskatelei.

Like Naryan-Mar, Iskatelei has no road connections with other Russian cities. However, there are plans for the construction of a road connection from Narjan-Mar to Ussinsk . The most important national means of transport is air traffic via the airports in Narjan-Mar and the rural settlement of Amderma . There are regular flight connections to Moscow , Saint Petersburg , Arkhangelsk and Pechora . Ship transport also plays an important role, but due to the freezing of the Pechora, it can only be carried out from spring to autumn.

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 of State Statistics of the Russian Federation); Čislennost 'naselenija po municipal'nym obrazovanijam i naselennym punktam Archangel'skoj oblasti, vključaja Neneckij avtonomnyj okru Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 Goda (population number of municipal structure and places the Arkhangelsk including the Autonomous circles Nenets results of the All-Russian census 2010.) Table (Download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of Arkhangelsk Oblast)
2. ↑ Article on the 40th anniversary of the settlement on dvinainform.ru ; Reviewed April 1, 2010
3. ↑ The Autonomous Circle of the Nenets on terrus.ru  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Reviewed April 1, 2010  
4. ↑ Iskatelei on allnw.ru ; Reviewed April 1, 2010

Web links

• Iskatelei on the official website of the Sapolyarny rajon (Russian)