Khanty-Mansiysk
| Khanty-Mansiysk (English) Ханты-Мансийск (Russian) Ёмвош (Khanty) |
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.svg.png) Location of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug in Russia |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug |
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| Urban okrug | Khanty-Mansiysk Urban Okrug |
| Mayor | Andrei Gennadevich Bukarinov |
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| Area | 250.1 km2 (96.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2002 Census) | 71,829 inhabitants[1] |
| - Density | 287 /km2 (740 /sq mi)[2] |
| Time zone | YEKT/YEKST (UTC+5/+6) |
| Founded | 1582 |
| Previous names | Ostyako-Vogulsk (until 1940) |
| Postal code(s) | 628000 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 +7 3467 |
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Khanty-Mansiysk (Russian: Ха́нты-Манси́йск) is an oil boom town in Russia, the historical, administrative, cultural and sports center of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. It is located on the Irtysh River, 15 kilometers (9 mi) from its confluence with the Ob. The population as of the 2002 Census was 53,953,[1] up from 34,462 recorded in the 1989 Census. It is served by Khanty-Mansiysk Airport.
Khanty-Mansiysk hosted the 2009 Chess World Cup championship from November 20 to December 15, 2009.
Khanty-Mansiysk was the venue of the 2003 Biathlon World Championships, and in 2005 the first Mixed Biathlon Relay (4×6 km) took place here. The town also hosted the 2005 Chess World Cup and the 2007 Chess World Cup.
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History
It was founded in 1930 as a work settlement Ostyako-Vogulsk (Остяко-Вогульск) after the obsolete names of Ostyaks and Voguls for the Khants and Mansi peoples. In 1940 it was renamed Khanty-Mansiysk, and it was granted town status in 1950, merging with the village of Samarovo, known since the 16th century, along the way.
Today Khanty-Mansiysk is a flourishing town, which in recent years has received considerable foreign investment. For example, in 2007, the English architect Norman Foster signed an agreement to build a 280-metre high skyscraper in an attractive part of the town. When it is built, the Crystal Skyscraper will be one of the tallest buildings in Russia. Besides this, the Dutch architect Erick Van Egeraat is planning to build a business complex in the town centre.
Geography
The town is located in Western Siberia on the eastern bank of the Irtysh, and less than 30 kilometres from that river's confluence with the Ob. It is 950 kilometres by road from Tyumen and 1900 kilometres from Moscow.
Climate
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The climate in Khanty-Mansiysk is extreme, with temperatures as low as -49 C° and as high as 34.5 C°. On average, however, the region is very cold, with an average tempurature of -1.1 C°. Precipitation tends to be fairly low; 553 millimetres per year.
Other information
- Average wind speed — 2.7 m/s
- Average humidity — 77%
Population
Culture
Science
Economy
Service Industries. Khanty-Mansiysk is a centre of skiing/alpine skiing of the universal importance. Biathlon World Cup competitions are annually held in the city, and tourism infrastructure has been developed here quite well. In 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk was the venue of Biathlon World Championships, and in 2011 these competitions will be held again; besides, the World Chess Olympiad will take place in Khanty-Mansiysk in 2010.
15 hotels offered their services to tourists in 2005. All of them are fully booked during Biathlon World Cups, regional and All-Russia conferences, etc., so it’s practically impossible to book a room in a hotel during these events. In 2007 during Biathlon World Cup Final 65 thousand tourists visited the Nordic Ski Centre in Khanty-Mansiysk, which equals to the population of Khanty-Mansiysk.
The airline UTair Aviation has its head office in Khanty-Mansiysk.[3] [1]
Events
- 1582 The first exact mentioning about a little town of prince Samar in the Brief Kungur Siberian Chronicles
- 1637 Foundation of Samarovo Yam (mail staging post) ( coachmen’s families were invited to live here by Tsar Michail order)
- 1708 Samarovo became part of Siberian province.
- 1808-1816 г. Construction of stone church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Mother of God
- 1853 The 9-th census was carried out, which showed that the population of Samarovo was 370 males and 350 females.
- 1860 The first river voyage by a steamboat was made from Berezovo with a stop in Samarovo
- 1873 Construction of a new river quay and a wooden pavement.
Miscellaneous
A bridge crossing the Irtysh was opened in Khanty-Mansiysk in 2004. The bridge consists of fourteen spans and has a total length of 1,315.9 meters. Its main span is 231 m long.
Khanty-Mansiysk hosted the 2009 Chess World Cup championship from November 20 to December 15, 2009.
In this area the Khanty language is spoken. The Khanty written language was first created after the October Revolution on the basis of the Latin script in 1930
Khanty-Mansiysk was the venue of the 2003 Biathlon World Championships, and in 2005 the first Mixed Biathlon Relay (4×6 km) took place here. Since as early as 2000 Biathlon World Cup championships are held in Khanty-Mansiysk. The town also hosted the 2005 Chess World Cup and the 2007 Chess World Cup.[2].
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Church of the Resurrection |
 The ski center 2007 |
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 River port and bus station |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_04_1.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ↑ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2002 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the Census (2002).
- ↑ "Directory: World Airlines." Flight International. 30 March-5 April 2004. 90.
External links
Media related to Khanty-Mansiysk at Wikimedia Commons- World Chess Cup 2009 website
- Official website of Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug-Ugra
- The Official Information Portal of Khanty-Mansiysk Self-Government (Russian) (English)
- Brief information (Russian)
- Irtysh River Bridge at Structurae
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