One of the most prosperous Siberian cities, and, possibly, the whole of Russia, is developing successfully thanks to the gas fields located in the region. The job offer in this harsh region significantly exceeds the capabilities of a small town, so the population of Yugorsk Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug is constantly growing.
Geographic information
Geographically, the city is located in the south of the North-Sosvinsk Upland, related to the West Siberian Plain. At a distance of 5 km flows a small river Ess, a tributary of the Konda River. It borders with the Soviet district of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. At a distance of 420 km is the capital of the Autonomous Okrug of Khanty-Mansiysk.
The relief of the territory is mainly flat, gently hilly. The city is located in the taiga zone, surrounded by forests, with a predominance of conifers and an abundance of mushrooms and berries.
The region is located in a zone of sharply continental climate, with short warm summers and very long and cold winters, which is why the heating period is accordingly long too. The territory on natural and climatic conditions of work is equated to the regions of the Far North. In the coldest month, January, the average temperature is + 17.5 ° C, in the coldest - minus 16.5 ° C. In the year, the average temperature is minus 0.7 ° C.
General information
Yugorsk, Tyumen region, is located in the western part of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug. A small town is the administrative center of the eponymous district. It covers an area of 152.18 km². The population density of the city of Yugorsk is 244.12 people / sq. Km.
Monotown, the city-forming enterprise, which is Gazprom Transgaz Yugorsk, a subsidiary of Gazprom, which manages the largest gas transmission system in the world. It provides jobs for 30, 000 people, of which about 6, 000 are Ugra residents, the rest work on a rotational basis.
The city has the Geological station of the Sverdlovsk Railway, which is capable of handling passenger trains 500 meters long, freight trains 700 meters long. Transportation is carried out in the direction of Sverdlovsk - Priobye. Highways of local importance only, with a total length of 130.2 km. The nearest airport is Sovetsky Airport, 15 km from the property.
Settlement foundation
The first population of Yugorsk was a team of 17 loggers who reached these deaf places at that time for logging necessary for the construction of the Ivdel-Ob railway. It happened on March 21, 1962, although now the city’s birthday is celebrated on the first Saturday of September. The organization of Ess station was planned for 175 km of the railway. Later, the next batch of workers arrived - tractor drivers and fellers. On the basis of the forest station, the Essky timber industry enterprise was formed, which in October 1962 was renamed Komsomolsky.
Quite quickly, the timber industry enterprise became a large diversified enterprise, which was engaged not only in timber harvesting, but also in its processing and harvesting of resin. An advanced enterprise has become a pioneer in introducing new technology. The village was growing rapidly, the population was growing, people from all regions of the big country came to work here. The first streets of the settlement were clearings built up with barracks and dugouts.
Foundation of the city
In 1962, railway lines were laid to the Ess station. In the same years, enormous hydrocarbon reserves were explored in the north of the region and industrial development of oil and gas fields began. In 1964, the Directorate for the Construction of Gas Pipelines moved to the village of Komsomolsky, now JSC Gazprom Transgaz Yugorsk, which was involved in the construction of the Igrim – Serov gas pipeline. In October 1966, a 220 km section of the Ivdel2-Konda railway was commissioned.
By 1970, the population of Yugorsk, at that time the village of Komsomolsky, reached 6, 600 people. Young people from all over the Soviet Union came here to work, attracted by taiga romance and good wages. In the 70-80s, the village grew and improved, many new jobs were created in connection with the increase in logging and gas transportation. By 1979, the population of Yugorsk had doubled, to 12, 500 inhabitants. According to the latest data from the Soviet period, 24, 900 people lived in the settlement.
