Novy Urengoy

Novy Urengoy (Russian: Новый Уренгой ) is a city in Russia with 104 107 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010 ). It is located in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District in the northern West Siberia at the Pur - inflow Jewo - Jacha, about 450 km east of the district capital Salechard. The nearest town is Tarko-Sale, located 139 km south of Novy Urengoy.

History

With the first hole near the present city of Novy Urengoy the development of the Urengoy gas field was started in 1966, which led to the settlement of labor in this hitherto largely uninhabited area. Near the village of Urengoy (literally " the way" in the Nenets, " sleepy ", according to other interpretations " Tall Grass " or " endless hills " ), about 80 km east of the present town, in the late 1960s resulted in a working class neighborhood. With the expansion of undeveloped gas resources, a new city was created in September 1973 in addition to the name Novy Urengoy, ie "New Urengoy " was in contrast to the workers' settlement.

1980 Novy Urengoy the city status was, which now numbered over 16,000 inhabitants, granted. 2004, the urban settlements Korottschajewo (Russian Коротчаево ) and Limbjajacha ( Лимбяяха ) were incorporated, both on the left bank of the Pur ( very close to the "old" Urengoy on the opposite river bank ) are located about 70 km to the east, where originally the Arctic Circle railway river should have cross (now but bends towards the railway line south from Surgut ). Through these incorporations Novy Urengoy exceeded the limit of 100,000 inhabitants and became the big city.

Demographics

Note: Census data

Economy and Transport

As the center of one of the most important natural gas production regions of Russia Novy Urengoy is now unofficially as the capital of the Russian gas production. The three largest companies are based in Novy Urengoy to the company Gazprom owned gas companies Urengoigasprom, Jamburggasdobytscha and Tjumenburgas that together provide almost 75 % of Russian gas production.

Due to its remote location has Novy Urengoy no highway connections to the rest of Russia. However, there is a rail link over Surgut and Tobolsk to Tyumen ( from there to Moscow ), also an airport. In the (old ) Urengoy, 80 km further east, there is an important river port on Pur, in the operating company is located in Novy Urengoy. The transport of the funded at Novy Urengoy gas to European Russia and Europe via the pipeline " Urengoy - Pomary [ between Kazan and Cheboksary ] - Uzhhorod ".

Sports

The volleyball men and women of Fakel Novy Urengoy playing in the Russian Super League.