Arriving in Ugra, every tourist dreams of visiting unique natural monuments, famous throughout Russia. Ugra is the historical name of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, which is also known as the 186 region.
General information, geography and resources
The capital, or administrative center, is Khanty-Mansiysk. He, like the whole region, is part of the Ural Federal District. The area of the region is 534.8 thousand square meters. km 1.6 million people live in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug.
186 region of Russia, i.e. Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, is located in the middle of the country. The central part of the West Siberian Plain falls precisely on this area. On the territory of the district there are highlands, lowlands, lowlands. In the Ural part, one can observe the mid-mountain relief. The maximum heights are:
- Pedy town - 1010 m;
- Narodnaya city - 1894 m.
Regarding the climate, I want to say that it is sharply continental. In January, the average temperature in the region is -18-24 ° C, and in July + 15.7-18.4 ° C.
Irtysh, Ob, 12 tributaries of large rivers and many small streams flow through the district. Their total number is about 30 thousand.
The animal and plant worlds boast their diversity. Depending on the territory, representatives of flora and fauna may vary.
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug is the leader in many indicators among the remaining constituent entities of the Russian Federation:
- I place - the volume of industrial production;
- I place - oil production;
- I place - electricity production;
- II place - gas production;
- II place - tax revenues to the budget system;
- II place - the volume of investment in fixed assets.
Administrative division
There are 106 municipalities in the district. Also, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug is divided into 13 urban districts:
- Kogalym.
- Nefteyugansk.
- Pyt-Yah.
- Nizhnevartovsk.
- Nyagan.
- Urai.
- Langepas.
- Surgut
- Khanty-Mansiysk.
- Yugorsk.
- Pokachi.
- Rainbow.
- Megion.
The 186 region is divided into 9 municipal districts: Berezovsky, Kondinsky, Surgut, Nefteyugansky, Beloyarsky, Sovetsky, Nizhnevartovsky, Oktyabrsky, Khanty-Mansiysk.
History shows that since the beginning of the 20th century the district has been included in various areas:
- 01/17/1934 - Ob-Irtysh region;
- 12/07/1934 - Omsk;
- 07/04/1937 - Yamal-Nenets National District;
- 08/14/1944 - Tyumen region.
transport and logistic
186 region is quite developed in the transport sector. So, in the district there are 8 airports and 3 river ports.
The air hubs are located in Khanty-Mansiysk, Beloyarsk, Nyagan, Kondinsky, Kogalym, Urai, Sovetsky district and Berezovo.
River ports: Serginsky, Nizhnevartovsk, Surgut.
