Pokatschi

city Pokachi Покачи flag coat of arms Federal district Ural region Autonomous circle of the Khanty and Mansi / Ugra Urban district Pokatschi mayor Rajan Challiulin Founded 1984 City since 1992 surface 22  km² population 17,171 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 781 inhabitants / km² Time zone UTC + 5 Telephone code (+7) 34669 Post Code 628660, 628661 License Plate 86, 186 OKATO 71 184 Geographical location Coordinates 61 ° 45 ′  N , 75 ° 35 ′  E Coordinates: 61 ° 45 ′ 0 ″  N , 75 ° 35 ′ 0 ″  E

Situation in Russia

Location in the Khanty and Mansi Autonomous Okrug / Ugra

List of cities in Russia

Pokatschi ( Russian Покачи ) is a city in Western Siberia , in the Khanty and Mansi Autonomous Okrug / Ugra ( Russia ) with 17,171 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The city is located in the West Siberian lowlands on the right bank of the Wat-Jegan, a tributary of the Agan, which in turn flows into the Ob . The climate is continental.

The city Pokachi located on the territory of the Rajons Nizhnevartovsk , but the Autonomous County reports directly.

Pokachi is about a 70 km long road with Langepas connected, where the closest to Station located.

history

After oil was found in 1970 in the settlement area of ​​the Khanty Pokachev family, a temporary workers' settlement was established here as part of the promotion of the now Pokachev deposit (Покачевское месторождение), which was started in 1978 . In 1984 the construction of a new permanent settlement began 21 km away, which became a town in 1992.

Population development

year	Residents
1989	11,536
2002	17,017
2010	17.171

Note: census data

Culture and sights

Pokatschi has a small local museum.

economy

Dominating the city is the economic sector oil demand, which by the company Lukoil owned company Pokatschewneftegas is operated (Покачевнефтегаз).

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 : Pokatschi  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Private website about Pokatschi (Russian, photos)
• Pokatschi on mojgorod.ru (Russian)