Administrative center of Kogalym Urban Okrug Local time Thursday 10:31 PM Team Avangard-Yugra Kogalym | Urban okrug Kogalym Urban Okrug Area 20.5 km² Number of airports 1 | |
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Administratively subordinated to town of okrug significance of Kogalym Administrative center of town of okrug significance of Kogalym Weather -5°C, Wind SW at 19 km/h, 84% Humidity | ||
Kogalym (Russian: Когалым) is a town in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the Inguyagun River 325 kilometers (202 mi) northeast of Khanty-Mansiysk. Population: 58,181 (2010 Census); 55,367 (2002 Census); 44,297 (1989 Census).
Contents
- Map of Kogalym Khanty Mansi Autonomous Okrug Russia
- History
- Administrative and municipal status
- Economy
- Transport
- Climate
- References
Map of Kogalym, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia
History
It was founded in 1975 due to the development of the oil fields in its vicinity. It was granted town status on August 15, 1985.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with one rural locality, incorporated as the town of okrug significance of Kogalym—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of okrug significance of Kogalym is incorporated as Kogalym Urban Okrug.
Economy
Economy of the town is based on oil extraction. The headquarters of the main extraction subsidiary of Lukoil (OOO LUKOIL-Zapadnaya Sibir) is in Kogalym.
Transport
The town is served by the Kogalym International Airport, railway station. The town is served by buses and quite a big number of taxi companies. The traffic is not congested, except during peak hours, while small traffic jams are in evidence throughout the day.
Climate
Because of location the weather in town is freezing in winter and not warm at summer. The average temperature in January is about from -30 to -40 (the minimum -62 was marked on Vatyogan oil-field on 2009) The average speed of wind is 3,1 meters per second The average humidity is 76,5%