Sowetski (Chanting and Mansi)

city Sovetsky Советский flag coat of arms Federal district Ural region Autonomous circle of the Khanty and Mansi / Ugra Rajon Sowetski Founded 1963 City since 1996 surface 83  km² population 26,495 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 319 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 110  m Time zone UTC + 5 Telephone code (+7) 34675 Post Code 628240-628242 License Plate 86, 186 OKATO 71 124 604 Website gorod.sovetskiy.ru Geographical location Coordinates 61 ° 22 ′  N , 63 ° 34 ′  E Coordinates: 61 ° 22 ′ 0 ″  N , 63 ° 34 ′ 0 ″  E

Situation in Russia

Location in the Khanty and Mansi Autonomous Okrug / Ugra

List of cities in Russia

Sowetski ( Russian Советский ) is a city in Western Siberia , in the Khanty and Mansi Autonomous Okrug / Ugra ( Russia ) with 26,495 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The city of Sovetsky is located in the west of the Khanty and Mansi Autonomous Okrug, between the Ob River and the Urals in the West Siberian lowlands . The climate is continental.

Sowetski is the administrative center of the raion of the same name .

The city lies on the railway line Iwdel - Priobje , which was opened in 1969 ; the name of the station is Verkhnekondinskaja (Верхнекондинская). A branch to Agirisch branches off here .

There is an airport four kilometers south of the city.

history

The place and a forestry enterprise were established in 1963 when the Iwdel - Priobje railway was built and immediately received the status of an urban-type settlement . In 1997 the settlement was granted city rights.

Population development

year	Residents
1970	5,897
1979	13,674
1989	21,123
2002	23,230
2010	26,495

Note: census data

Culture and sights

A Rajon Museum and Exhibition Center has existed in Sowetski since 1985, focusing on archeology, ethnography and the modern history of the area.

Economy and Infrastructure

The main industries are oil production , mainly operated by the company Lukoil belonging Uraineftegas (Урайнефтегаз) and forestry (Советсклес, Sowetskles ).

A 350 meter high transmission mast for VHF and TV has been located near Sowetski since 1986.

sons and daughters of the town

• Olga Melnik (* 1974), biathlete

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

• City administration website (Russian)
• Sovetsky on mojgorod.ru (Russian)