Sapolyarny (Yamal-Nenets)

Urban-type settlement Zapolyarny Заполярный flag Federal district Ural region Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Rajon Nadym Founded 1984 Urban-type settlement since 1998 population 1024 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Height of the center 20  m Time zone UTC + 5 Telephone code (+7) 34995 Post Code 629757 License Plate 89 OKATO 71 156 653 Geographical location Coordinates 66 ° 27 '  N , 73 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 66 ° 27 '30 "  N , 73 ° 50' 30"  E

Situation in Russia

Location in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug

Sapoljarny ( Russian Заполярный ) is an urban-type settlement in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug ( Russia ) with 1024 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The settlement is located on the tundra of the northern part of the West Siberian lowlands , about 320 km as the crow flies east of the district administrative center Salekhard . It is located on the right bank of the river Nyda , which flows into the Obbusen , about 50 km from the mouth and a little below the confluence of the left tributary Chejacha.

Sapoljarny belongs to Nadym Rajon and is about 120 km north-northeast from its administrative center Nadym .

history

The history of the place begins with the arrival of the first construction workers from Tjumentransgas on December 18, 1984, who were supposed to build a pumping station on the natural gas pipeline Jamburg  - Jelez , which was under construction . The pumping station went into operation on July 25, 1986; the first permanent residential buildings were also completed at this time. On June 3, 1998, Sapolyarny received urban-type settlement status. The name refers to the location of the place behind the Arctic Circle (Russian sa poljarnym krugom ).

Population development

year	Residents
2002	995
2010	1,024

Note: census data

Economy and Infrastructure

The pumping station on the Jamburg - Jelez natural gas pipeline, today operated by Gazprom Transgas Jugorsk on this section, is a local feature . The settlement is also a logistical center for the exploitation and further exploration of the Medweschje natural gas reservoir .

Road connection exists to the settlement of Pangody located 75 km to the south , where the railway line and the road between Novy Urengoy and Nadym run.

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

• Sapolyarny on the Nadym Raion Administration website (in Russian)